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How SOE Reform Has Transformed Timor-Leste's First Commercial Bank

BNCTL has come a long way since it began its gradual journey transforming into Timor-Leste’s first commercial bank with help from ADB and the Government of Australia.

The Pacific Islands: Connecting Countries to Each Other and the World

Connectivity in the Pacific has two components: the physical and the digital. ADB has been working with development partners to help people and businesses overcome their isolation.

The Pacific Islands: The Push for Renewable Energy

A structural shift is taking place in the Pacific islands, as countries move away from fossil fuels in favor of more climate friendly forms of energy.

Pakistan: Responding to Disaster with Partnership

When an unprecedented disaster struck Pakistan, ADB joined with other partners to provide lasting solutions.

Using Output-Based Aid to Increase Access to Domestic Sanitation in Manatuto

To complement the ADB-funded District Capitals Water Supply Project, Timor-Leste’s National Directorate of Basic Sanitation proposed a PDA on designing a scheme that will use performance-based subsidies to attract donors and investors in supporting sanitation projects for low-income communities in the urban area of Manatuto, a district in the central part of the country. This design will go beyond just toilets, and instead improve sanitation using a proposed system that includes collecting both human excreta and greywater through underground pipes that lead to safe treatment and disposal away from households, thereby enhancing wastewater management and basic sanitation as well as reducing health risks due to exposure to water-borne diseases.

Expanding Access to Credit for Agriculture and Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprise Borrowers in Pakistan

This project involves a loan of up to $20,000,000 or Pakistan rupee equivalent to Khushhali Bank Limited to expand credit access for agriculture and micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in Pakistan.

Unlocking the Economic Potential of Women in the Pacific

Doing business in the Pacific is hard, but it’s a lot harder for women. Fortunately, sweeping reforms across the Pacific are creating an enabling environment for business and opening up opportunities for women.

Using Water as Fuel: Pakistan’s Ranolia Hydropower Project

A 17 megawatt run-of-river plant harnesses Pakistan’s rich clean energy potential, generating enough power to service about 600,000 new connections or 4.8 million people.

In Pakistan, a Devastating Flood has Helped People Prepare for Climate Change

Communities affected by one of the most damaging disasters in Pakistan's history worry that more extreme weather events will come as the earth's climate changes.

Keeping the Water Flowing to Pakistan’s Cities

Building Back Better in Pakistan

After a catastrophic earthquake in Pakistan, swift action by ADB and other development partners led to one of the most successful recovery efforts ever undertaken.

پاکستان میں بہترتعمیر نو

ٹرک ڈرائیور اشفاق عباسی کو مظفر آباد سے آٹھ مقام کا سفر طےکرنے کےلیے پہلے7 سے 8 گھنٹے کا وقت لگتا تھا لیکن اب اس مخدوش سٹرک کی تعمیرنوہونے کی وجہ سے وہ یہ سفر آدھے وقت میں طےکرکے اپنی منزل پر پہنچ جاتا ہے۔

Road Project Opens Pakistan Valley to Tourists

Restoring a vital road damaged by the 2005 earthquake boosts tourism and opens livelihood opportunities in Pakistan’s Neelum Valley.

Making It Easier to Do Business in the Pacific

It is now easier to register a business in many Pacific island countries following a successful pilot program in the Solomon Islands.

Trees Provide Income and Preserve Land in Pakistan

A sustainable livelihood project in Pakistan is boosting poor farmers’ income and protecting their land from erosion.

Biogas Brings a Better Life to Pakistan's Rural Women

Thanks to an ADB project, women in rural Pakistan are now using biogas to cook meals for their families, freeing their kitchens from unhealthy fumes and giving them more time for other activities.

Central Asia Cross-Border Trade and Transport

Rehabilitated roads in landlocked Tajikistan boost trade at home and with other Central Asian nations and the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

Рост торговли в Центральной Азии за счет новой дороги

Отремонтированные дороги в Таджикистане, стране, не имеющей выхода к морю, помогают развить внутреннюю торговлю и торговлю с другими странами Центральной Азии и Китайской Народной Республикой (КНР).

Pakistan: Women Step Up After Earthquake - 2012

The 2005 earthquake in Pakistan created thousands of widows who had to quickly learn to provide for their family and community. ADB's assistance programs included special provisions to help women, especially widows and other heads of household, who suddenly found themselves thrust into new roles of responsibility.

Providing Electricity to Pakistan's Remote Fishing Villages

The fisherfolk of the Indus Delta in Sindh Province finally have electricity to light up their homes, and their lives.