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16 Nov 2009
News

South Asia Taps Tourism Potential for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth

South Asia Taps Tourism Potential for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Efforts by India, Nepal and Bangladesh to take advantage of the tourism potential of their rich natural and cultural attractions, including many of the world's major Buddhist sites, are getting support from...
11 Nov 2009
News

South Asia to Reap Benefits of Easing Trade, Investment Barriers

South Asia to Reap Benefits of Easing Trade, Investment Barriers Removing barriers to trade and investment will help advance integration efforts in South Asia and deliver sweeping benefits to the region, a new ADB study shows. MANILA, PHILIPPINES -...
1 Nov 2009
Publication

Study on Intraregional Trade and Investment in South Asia

This study broadens and deepens intraregional cooperation and integration in trade and investment among South Asian countries. It showcases the benefits of regional integration and presents an array of policy recommendations to maximize and realize such gains. Three parallel initiatives are needed: first, reduce nontariff barriers to deepen the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA); second,...
30 Oct 2009
Publication

Countries in Transition - A Brief Review of the Emerging Political Economy of Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, and Nepal

South Asia Occasional Papers In 2008, four countries of South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, and Nepal) held significant elections. The paper highlights various pertinent issues in the political economy of these four countries and maps out the broad contours of the reforms they need to embark on. For one...
3 Nov 2009
News

Sustainable Urbanization Key to Sustainable Growth, Says ADB

Sustainable Urbanization Key to Sustainable Growth, Says ADB With more than one billion people in the Asia and Pacific region expected to join the urban population in the next 20 years, sustainable economic development is not possible without sustainable urbanization, said a senior...
3 Nov 2009
News

亚行称：可持续城市化是可持续增长的关键

亚行称：可持续城市化是可持续增长的关键 亚洲开发银行（亚行）的一位高级官员表示，今后20 年内亚太地区城市人口将新增10 亿以上，如果城市化不能可持续发展，也就不可能有可持续的经济发展。 中国上海(2009 年11 月3 日讯) – 亚洲开发银行（亚行）的一位高级官员表示，今后20 年内亚太地区城市人口将新增10 亿以上，如果城市化不能可持续发展，也就不可能有可持续的经济发展。 亚行东亚局局长克劳斯·盖尔豪瑟（Klaus Gerhaeusser）在城市化可持续发展区域研讨会上的发言中表示，...
13 Oct 2009
News

ADB Extends $744 Million to Bangladesh for Economic Recovery, Policy Reforms

ADB Extends $744 Million to Bangladesh for Economic Recovery, Policy Reforms ADB is extending $744 million in loans to Bangladesh to help the Government overcome the impact of the global economic crisis and implement public policy reforms. MANILA,...
1 Oct 2009
Publication

Asian Sanitation Data Book 2008: Achieving Sanitation for All

Asian Sanitation Data Book 2008: Achieving Sanitation for All features raw data and analyses on the sanitation situation in 27 cities in the Asia and Pacific region and calls for actions to ensure improved access to sanitation in more rapid and efficient ways. The first data book on sanitation for the Asia and Pacific...
1 Oct 2009
Publication

Establishing Social Protection for Women Garment Workers in Bangladesh

Social Protection Project Briefs This brief explores the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Technical Assistance (TA) 4320-BAN: Social Protection for Poor Female Workers in the Garment Sector in the Context of Changing Trade Environments Project in Bangladesh, and argues that a long-term view on social protection and...
28 Sep 2009
News

ADB Funds to Improve Health and Environment Services in Bangladesh

ADB Funds to Improve Health and Environment Services in Bangladesh Two ADB loans and one technical assistance will improve the living standards of Bangladesh's city dwellers, especially the urban poor. MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Two Asian Development...