News Releases

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

The Government of Japan and ADB are extending a $1.9 million grant to help rural entrepreneurs in Kampong Thom, Cambodia develop micro and small enterprises.

Governments in Asia and the Pacific need to prepare for a large increase in climate-induced migration in the coming years, says a forthcoming report by ADB.

The People's Republic of China needs to reform its rural financial system if it is to tackle poverty in the countryside and allow agriculture and local businesses to play a strong, long-term role in the domestic economy, says a new book from ADB.

ADB is to help the Philippines overhaul its social protection programs to make them more effective and targeted at the poor.

ADB will continue to help countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion promote tourism as a way to reduce poverty. The announcement came at the 2011 ASEAN Tourism Forum in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh.

ADB, with assistance from the Government of Japan, is launching a first ever remittance investment project to provide safe, affordable remittance services to thousands of Bangladeshi migrant workers and their families.

The People's Republic of China should continue to promote its various payment mechanisms for ecological services and encourage more private sector funding for environmental protection, says a joint publication launched today by ADB and the PRC's National Development and Reform Commission.

Social enterprises are making an important contribution to inclusive economic growth and in providing opportunities for the poor in the Asia and Pacific region, but they need financing from impact investors to scale up their efforts. A social stock exchange offers a possible mechanism to bring the two together.

The Government of Sweden is extending an additional SEK35,000,000 (about $5 million equivalent) to an ADB-administered trust fund which is helping combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific.