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Private Firm to Clean Up Water
News Brief, 2001
Drinking water in Ho Chi Minh City will be increased by a third as a result of a US$106 million loan package to be provided by the Asian Development Bank together with four financial institutions for the Thu Duc Build-Operate-Transfer Water Treatment Project.
Helping the Private Can Help the Public
ADB Review Article by Pamposh Dhar, October 2001
Bucking common beliefs, the public sector has much to gain from private enterprise.
Building Cambodia
ADB Review Article by Marcia R. Samson, October 2001
Like many developing countries, Cambodia, with its legacy of civil strife, requires physical infrastructure. Requiring everything from improved waterworks to electricity to irrigation canals, Cambodia faces a colossal challenge.
Saving Asia's Environment
ADB Review Article by John Cole, October 2001
Environmental degradation in the Asian and Pacific region is pervasive, accelerating, and unabated, putting at risk people's health and livelihood and hampering the economic growth needed to reduce the level of poverty in the region.
Water At Last: But Who Will Pay?
ADB Review Article by John Cole, April 2001
For residents of many small towns in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, water is now available in their own homes, thanks to a series of externally financed projects, including five funded by the Asian Development Bank.


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