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5 Dec 2011
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Market Intermediaries in Asia and the Pacific: Developing a Regional Social Investment Exchange Initiative

This report examines the interest of market intermediaries and facilitators in supporting social enterprises (SEs). Social enterprises are defined as business-oriented not-for-profits, or mission-oriented for-profits. SEs have a social and/or environmental mission at the core of their work but seek to operate in a financially sustainable manner....
3 Dec 2011
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Energy Trade in South Asia: Opportunities and Challenges

The South Asia Regional Energy Study was completed as an important component of the regional technical assistance project Preparing the Energy Sector Dialogue and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Energy Center Capacity Development. It involved examining regional energy trade opportunities among all the member states of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. The...
22 Oct 2011
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Bangladesh: Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project

South Asia Project Briefs In 2000, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved the Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project to help reduce the incidence of poverty in the CHT and to provide a confidence-building environment to underpin the peace accord signed in 1997. This brief provides an overview of the Chittagong...
22 Oct 2011
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Bangladesh: Second Participatory Livestock Development Project

South Asia Project Briefs Following the success of the Participatory Livestock Development Project completed in 2003, the Asian Development Bank approved the Second Participatory Livestock Development Project in 2003 to improve individual and community capabilities to develop and manage income-generating activities in...
22 Oct 2011
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Bangladesh: Northwest Crop Diversification Project

South Asia Project Briefs The Asian Development Bank approved the Northwest Crop Diversification Project in 2000 to help increase income of small and marginal farmers by cultivating high-value crops and adopting appropriate modern production technologies and improved marketing. This brief provides an overview of the...
22 Oct 2011
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Bangladesh: Second East-West Electrical Interconnector Under West Zone Power System Development Project

South Asia Project Briefs A feasibility study in 1990 identified the necessity of a second east-west power interconnector from Ashuganj to Sirajganj. The primary objective was to meet the growing demand in the northern and western parts of the country by transmitting less costly electric power from the east. This brief...
22 Oct 2011
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Bangladesh: Secondary Education Sector Development Project

South Asia Project Briefs The Asian Development Bank approved the Secondary Education Sector Development Project in 2006 to strengthen management, enhance quality, and improve equity and access to secondary education. This brief provides an overview of the Secondary Education Sector Development Project in Bangladesh...
22 Oct 2011
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Bangladesh: Second Primary Education Development Program

South Asia Project Briefs Bangladesh has one of the largest primary education systems in the world. The strong national commitment to education over the past decades is evident in the rapid growth in participation and completion rates and strong overall growth in the primary education system. While access to primary...
22 Oct 2011
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Bangladesh: Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement (Sector) Project

South Asia Project Briefs In 2002, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved the Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement Sector Project with the aim of helping selected municipalities enhance accountability in municipal management and strengthen capabilities in municipal services; develop and expand physical...
3 Oct 2011
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Competitive Cities in the 21st Century: Cluster-Based Local Economic Development

Urban Development Series Economic challenges in developing Asian countries have become more complex: urban populations are growing at great cost to the environment, climate change has increased risks of natural disasters, and income gaps within and between developing countries are widening. These factors threaten the...