News Releases

ADB will provide $72 million in further assistance to Nepal for an ongoing program aimed at helping poor and isolated rural communities access credit and financial services.

ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda and Minister of Finance Omar Zakhilwal met in Kabul on Tuesday to discuss ADB support for major infrastructure projects in Afghanistan's transport, energy, agriculture and irrigation sectors.

ADB is extending a $200 million loan to help People's Republic of China's Heilongjiang province improve its road transport sector.

ADB's Board of Directors approved a $100 million concessional loan to rehabilitate one of Viet Nam's oldest and largest irrigation and drainage systems located in the heart of the Red-Thai Binh river basin.

The People's Republic of China's drive to expand the use of biogas energy generated from waste materials is getting support from a $66.08 million ADB loan.

ADB and Daiwa Securities Group announced today ADB's planned issuance of its inaugural Water Bond to finance its work in the water sector in Asia and the Pacific.

Viet Nam's low-lying and flood-prone Mekong Delta region will get support from Australia and ADB to help cope with the potentially devastating impacts of climate change.

The People's Republic of China will receive $100 million dollar loan from the Asian Development Bank to develop small towns and cities in Shanxi province, a move that will provide new jobs and help narrow the urban-rural income gap.

The People's Republic of China is getting a $100 million ADB loan to help boost the incomes of poor farmers in Shanxi province and to ease strains on the environment caused by traditional agricultural practices.

Isolated rural villages in Sri Lanka will be connected to provincial road networks through an innovative project that will work closely with local governments to employ poor villagers, particularly women, to rehabilitate and maintain rural access roads in their area.