Yokohama 2017: News Releases
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ADB will invest $1.5 million to assist Fiji’s Presidency of the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP 23) to the UNFCCC and join the Government of Fiji’s COP 23 Advisory Panel.
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ADB will establish a trust fund to promote the integration of high-level technology and innovative solutions in the design and implementation of its projects in Asia and the Pacific. Japan will be the first donor to the fund.
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More infrastructure investments are needed to support growth in Asia and the Pacific and combat climate change, ADB President Takehiko Nakao said in his opening address at the 50th Annual Meeting of ADB’s Board of Governors.
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ADB has partnered with Canada to establish a new trust fund to support greater private sector participation — while improving gender equality — in the bank’s climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts.
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ADB's cofinancing operations hit a new record in 2016, exceeding the $14 billion mark and reflecting the importance of partnerships in addressing Asia and the Pacific’s continuously growing development needs.
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ADB is delivering on its goal to increase development finance to the Asia and Pacific region, achieving most of its development and operational targets in the 4-year period 2013-16, says a new ADB performance review.
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ADB and CNBC today presented the second annual ADB Private Sector-CNBC awards to businesses from India and the Philippines for their innovative and impactful private sector solutions to key development challenges.
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ADB's private sector operations approved in 2016 will provide key support for job creation, access to finance, and business opportunities across ADB DMCs, according to PSOD's Development Effectiveness Report 2016.
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ADB announced two new initiatives to improve and monitor the business environment for PPPs in Asia and the Pacific.
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An ADB History Book, Banking on the Future of Asia and the Pacific: 50 Years of the Asian Development Bank, was released today at ADB’s 50th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors in Yokohama.