Urban Development: News Releases

ADB has approved $9 million in project readiness financing to support the preparation and design of urban sector projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which will support the Government of Pakistan in accelerating the delivery of...

ADB and the Government of Mongolia today signed a $20 million loan agreement to expand the scope of ongoing wastewater treatment projects to an additional five provincial centers of Mongolia.

ADB and the Government of Mongolia today signed $53 million in grant agreements to help transform ger areas in Ulaanbaatar into affordable, low-carbon, and climate-resilient eco-districts.

ADB and the Government of India today signed a $60 million loan to continue financing riverbank protection works, renovation of flood embankments, and community-based flood risk management activities in critically flood-prone areas...

ADB has approved a $250 million loan to enhance cross-border trade opportunities and improve urban infrastructure and services in Lincang Prefecture in the People’s Republic of China.

HA NOI, VIET NAM (11 December 2018) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $45 million loan to help Viet Nam transform secondary towns into more economically inclusive, competitive tourism destinations.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (10 December 2018) — Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Mr. Takehiko Nakao and Philippine Finance Secretary Mr. Carlos Dominguez III met today and discussed cooperation in 2018.

Cities in developing Asia and the Pacific are growing fast, but this surge in urbanization has led to increasing pollution and environmental concerns, threatening to impact the quality of people’s lives. Innovative climate solutions...

ADB and India today signed a $169 million loan as the first tranche of up to $500 million in multitranche financing to develop climate-resilient water supply, sewerage, and drainage infrastructure in at least 10 cities in the state...

ADB and the Government of the Lao PDR today signed grant agreements worth $125.5 million in total for three projects in the tourism and urban sectors.