News Releases

3 May 2012

ADB Meets Most Key Development Effectiveness Targets in 2011

ADB met most of its key performance targets in 2011 but outcomes from recently completed operations remained below target despite improvements over the previous year, said an ADB performance report released today.

4 Oct 2011

ADB Provides More Funds to Develop Lao PDR SMEs, Boost Women Entrepreneurs

ADB is providing fresh support to help the Lao People's Democratic Republic build up small and medium-sized enterprises in a bid to broaden sources of growth in the national economy.

1 Sep 2011

ADB, AusAID Pacific Private Sector Initiative Assists Women, Business Environment

Efforts by ADB and the Australian Agency for International Development to promote the private sector in the Pacific Islands have improved the environment for doing business and enhanced opportunities for women, says a new report by ADB.

7 Apr 2011

ADB, Japan to Reduce Poverty in Nepal's Disadvantaged Communities

ADB and the Government of Japan are providing assistance to develop new livelihood opportunities and improve income in some of Nepal's poorest and most disadvantaged communities.

8 Mar 2011

ADB Commits to Gender Equity on 100th International Women's Day

ADB today renewed its commitment to gender equity on the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day.

21 Feb 2011

ADB, Japan Support Economic Opportunities for Women in Bhutan

ADB and the Government of Japan are providing assistance of $1.95 million to Bhutan to support increased economic opportunities for women.

25 Jan 2011

ADB, Japan to Help Bangladeshi Women Benefit from Rural Development

ADB and Government of Japan will help Bangladesh strengthen measures aimed at ensuring rural women benefit from infrastructure projects.

4 Oct 2010

Australia, ADB Work Together to Advance Gender Equality in the Region

The Government of Australia has agreed to extend an untied A$1 million grant for an ADB administered fund targeted at narrowing gender gaps in Asia and the Pacific.

22 Sep 2010

Asia Represents the World's Best Hope for Achieving MDGs, ADB President Tells UN

ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda said today that Asia and the Pacific, home to three-fifths of humanity and two-thirds of the world's poor, represented the world's best hope for achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

20 Jul 2010

ADB Extends $35 Million for Sanitation Improvement in 2 Indonesian Cities

ADB is extending a $35 million loan to help Indonesia rehabilitate and expand sanitation facilities in the cities of Medan and Yogyakarta.