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1 October 2009
ADB Supports Project To Preserve World's Second Largest Saline Lake
An ecologically significant lake in the Kyrgyz Republic will benefit from a water supply and sanitation services improvement project to be funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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30 September 2009
ADB-Funded Railway to Help Afghanistan Improve Regional Links, Boost Growth
Afghanistan's push to develop reliable, safer, sustainable transport systems that boost growth, and increase connectivity with neighboring countries are getting support from a $165 million Asian Development Bank (ADB) grant.
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29 September 2009
ADB $100M Loan To Improve Sri Lanka's Neglected Wastewater System
Around 1.5 million residents in Colombo, Sri Lanka’s economic and administrative center, will benefit from a large-scale wastewater management project funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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29 September 2009
ADB to Extend $500 Million to Georgia for Seven-Year Road Upgrade Program
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending up to $500 million to Georgia to support a major overhaul of vital link-roads between Central Asia and the Caucasus.
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23 September 2009
ADB to Extend $600 Million Urban Services Investment Program to Azerbaijan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will extend up to $600 million in loans to Azerbaijan for water and sanitation improvements in towns that have suffered from decades of neglect and underinvestment in infrastructure.
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22 September 2009
ADB Extends $100 Million to Develop Small Cities, Towns in PRC's Liaoning Province
The People's Republic of China's (PRC) drive to develop smaller towns and cities in a balanced, environmentally sustainable way is getting support from a $100 million Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan.
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18 September 2009
Project to Improve Water Supply, Sanitation Services in Nepal
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will support a Nepal Government project to improve access to water and sanitation services in small towns throughout the country.
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10 August 2009
ADB and Partners Address HIV Risks in Infrastructure Projects
New infrastructure projects have brought major economic benefits to Asia and the Pacific region, but they can also facilitate the spread of HIV and other diseases which ADB and its partners are actively working to mitigate, ADB Vice-President Ursula Schae
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31 July 2009
Tajikistan Gets Additional $20 Million ADB Grant to Improve Key Highway
Tajikistan is obtaining an additional $20 million grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve sections of a major road that links its capital Dushanbe to neighbor Kyrgyz Republic.
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29 July 2009
ADB to Help Georgia Improve Urban Transport
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a $30 million loan to finance infrastructure repairs and upgrades in selected urban municipalities in Georgia which have been hard hit by the global economic crisis and conflict with the Russian Federation.
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28 July 2009
Mongolia Gets ADB, Korea Support to Improve Maintenance, Safety of Roads
A $500,000 technical assistance grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help the Government of Mongolia overhaul the management of its poorly maintained network of roads.
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16 July 2009
ADB Extends $50 Million to Improve Key Road Corridor in Kyrgyz Republic
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending $50 million to the Kyrgyz Republic to continue upgrading a major transport corridor that supports the livelihoods of over half a million people and is the country's main trading link with PRC.
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9 July 2009
ADB to Help Improve Water Management in Urban Centers of 3 South Asian Countries
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping select urban centers in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka improve water management to enhance economic opportunities and reduce waterborne diseases.
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1 July 2009
PRC's Xinjiang Region Gets $100 Million ADB Loan to Improve Roads, Environment
Xinjiang, a poor region in northwest People's Republic of China (PRC), will receive a $100 million loan for urban living improvements designed to spur sustainable growth and improve the environment.
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26 June 2009
ADB Extends $200 Million for First Urban Development Program in India's North East
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing up to $200 million to improve infrastructure in five state capital cities of North East India, the first time it has extended large scale assistance for urban sector development in one of the country's most un
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23 June 2009
ADB President Says Sustained Water Sector Investment Can Help Fuel Growth
Governments in Asia and the Pacific must continue to invest in water infrastructure in spite of the economic crisis or face fundamental threats to their economic growth and social development, ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda said yesterday.
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11 June 2009
Nepal's Development Hampered by Instability, Poor Infrastructure - Study
Nepal's efforts to accelerate economic growth and reduce poverty are being hampered by political instability, poor infrastructure, and other critical obstacles, a new study has found.
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2 June 2009
ADB, Islamic Development Bank to Set Up Shari'ah-Compliant Infrastructure Fund
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) today agreed to set up Asia's first major multi-country Islamic infrastructure fund.
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29 May 2009
ADB Signs Declaration Calling on Transport Sector to Curb Emissions
Without immediate action, the transport sectors of developing countries will account for the overwhelming share of increased carbon dioxide emissions by 2030, according to a new declaration signed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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2 May 2009
Sustainable Transport Key to Economic Development and Poverty Reduction, Says ADB Vice-President
Asia and the Pacific's economies and their ability to lift people out of poverty may suffer unless urgent measures are taken to ensure better movement of people and goods, a seminar audience heard today.
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29 April 2009
ADB, Japan to Help Asia Cut Human, Economic Losses from Water Disasters
Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are providing support for improved flood management in the region, in a bid to lower the rising human and economic costs of water-related disasters.
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28 April 2009
Boost for Afghan Plan to Develop Railway System
Afghanistan's push to develop a railway system that will spur economic growth and make the country a key transit and trade route within Asia is to receive support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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27 April 2009
Southeast Asia Faces Soaring Economic Costs If Climate Change Action Delayed - New Study
Southeast Asia, one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to climate change, faces a poorer future unless global warming is controlled, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) study, titled The Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia: A Region
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13 March 2009
ADB, Pakistan Outline Strategic Priorities In Five-Year Plan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Pakistan have designed a major new strategic partnership aimed at promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth through structural reforms and investment in the energy and infrastructure sectors
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10 March 2009
ADB Loan to Build Future for Struggling City in Viet Nam
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will develop and upgrade key urban infrastructure and services in the city of Thanh Hoa in Viet Nam, where a lack of employment opportunities is forcing many people to move to large metropolises like Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh
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20 February 2009
ADB to Help Asian Cities Provide Clean, Inclusive Transport
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to fund a pilot project that will help cities in the region develop transport systems that are better for the environment and are affordable to the poor.
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13 February 2009
ADB Water Project to Ease the Strain on Women in LAO PDR
Women who spend up to two hours a day on the backbreaking task of water collection and storage will be key beneficiaries of a new water supply and sanitation project in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
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9 February 2009
ADB, Korea Target Improved Training Programs for Water, Sanitation Operators
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will manage a regional technical assistance project to help improve the delivery of water and sanitation services in Asia.
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7 February 2009
India Shows Resilience During Current Economic Downturn, Says ADB President
India has shown resilience during the current global economic downturn which has seen a slowdown in growth in regional economies, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda said in Delhi at the end of a two-day visit.
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22 January 2009
Lake's Rehabilitation Offers Hope for PRC's Polluted Waterways
The restoration of the polluted West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province in the People's Republic of China (PRC) provides a model for the successful revival of other damaged waterways and wetlands, according to a new publication from the Asian Development
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15 January 2009
New Advisory Center to Improve Pacific Infrastructure
A partnership of government and international development agencies today announced the establishment of a new advisory center to assist in improving infrastructure and services in Pacific Island nations.
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