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31 october 2007
ADB Project in Rajasthan to Improve
Living Conditions for 1.6M Urban Residents
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian
Development Bank (ADB) is entering its second urban development
program in the Indian state of Rajasthan, participating in a $390
million project designed to improve the living conditions of 1.6
million urban residents in the nation's largest state.
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30 october 2007
ADB Expands Private Sector Operations in Kazakhstant
ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN - Asian
Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda today met with Kazakh
President Nursultan Nazarbayev to discuss ADB activities in Kazakhstan.
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30 october 2007
The Energy and Environmental Benefits of Methane Utilization Projects
Keynote Speech by Dr. Bindu N. Lohani
Vice President, Finance and Administration
Asian Development Bank
At the Methane to Markets Partnership Expo
Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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29 october 2007
ADB: Regional Cooperation Essential to Economic Growth in Central Asia
Central Asian countries must
work together to remove barriers hampering trade and improve roads
and other infrastructure if the region is to maintain its rapid
economic growth, a senior Asian Development Bank official said
ahead of a regional cooperation meeting.
Note: The Ministers from CAREC (Central Asia
Regional Economic Cooperation) will meet in Madrid during the
41st Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development
Bank.
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3 october 2007
ADB Hails Progress in Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Two Years after Pakistan Earthquake
A construction boom is underway in earthquake-hit areas of northern Pakistan as the second
anniversary of the 2005 disaster approaches, according to the Asian Development Bank.
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17 october 2007
ADB Vice President Stresses Need for Economic and Social Benefits to Be Shared by Many
BEIJING, PEOPLE1S REPUBLIC
OF CHINA - Asian Development Bank Vice President Ursula Schaefer-Preuss
today stressed the need to ensure that access to economic and
social benefits in Asia can be shared by many, not just by the
few.
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15 october 2007
Four South Asian Countries Agree to ICT Connectivity
Senior officials from Bangladesh, Bhutan,
India and Nepal have agreed to collaborate on a subregional information
communication technology (ICT) project to improve connectivity
among the four countries.
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10 october 2007
ADB to help clean up the PRC's Songhua
river basin; Japan, ADB assist LAO PDR in developing the private
sector
The Asian Development Bank is
helping to prepare the third major investment project that will
significantly contribute to pollution control in the Songhua River
Basin, located in the northeastern part of the People's Republic
of China.
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5 october 200
510 Million to Promote Renewable Energy
in Pakistan
Pakistani authorities on Friday signed
an agreement with the Asian Development Bank for a $510 million
multi-tranche loan for the development of renewable energy.
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3 october 2007
ADB Hails Progress in Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Two Years after Pakistan Earthquake
A construction boom is underway in earthquake-hit areas of northern Pakistan as the second
anniversary of the 2005 disaster approaches, according to the Asian Development Bank.
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25 April 200
ADB To Focus on Environment and Inclusive Growth in PRC
Balanced and inclusive economic growth as well as increased protection for the environment top the list of priorities
set out by the Asian Development Bank in its new development
strategy for the People's Republic of China.
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25 April 200
ADB Supports Environmental Infrastructure Development in PRC's Xinjiang
The Asian Development Bank will provide a $105 million
loan to the People's Republic of China to improve infrastructure, address
environmental concerns and promote sustainable economic growth in northwest
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
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25 April 200
ADB Lending $450M for the First Ultra Mega Power Project in India
The Asian Development Bank executed a loan agreement for a $450 million loan to Coastal Gujarat Power Limited,
a wholly owned subsidiary of the Tata Power Company Limited which is the
largest private power utility in India.
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18 April 200
Wind Power Projects Add to ADB Effort to Help India's Private Sector Develop Cleaner Power Sources
The Asian Development Bank and India's private sector are developing two
wind power projects to further build the South Asian nation's access to cleaner energy sources.
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17 April 200
ADB to Promote Clean Energy through Private Equity Funds
Using up to $100 million in seed capital, the Asian Development Bank is helping establish
five private sector funds with a total target investment of up to $1.2 billion in clean energy projects in Asia.
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