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ADB predicts 2pc growth rate for Pakistan this year, says vaccine rollout
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pak] April 29 (ANI): Pakistan's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would grow by two per cent during the current year subject to successful vaccine rollout and implementation of stabilisation measures, the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) has said in its latest forecast.
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Developing Asia to grow 7.3 pc even as COVID-19 lingers: ADB
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Apr 29 (ANI): Economic growth in developing Asia is set to rebound to 7.3 per cent this year supported by a healthy global recovery and early progress on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, according to a new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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India's growth to rebound to 11 pc in FY21, moderate to 7 pc in FY22: ADB
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday projected India's gross domestic product (GDP) will rebound strongly by 11 per cent in fiscal year (FY) 2021 ending on March 31, 2022 due to continued economic recovery boosted by increased public investment, va
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ADB's 2020 operations hit record high to aid COVID-19 response
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 27 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed a record 31.6 billion dollars in 2020 to help Asia and the Pacific swiftly tackle the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak; support a green, sustainable recovery from the pandemic; and address longer-term
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Masatsugu Asakawa to stand for re-election as ADB President
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 26 (ANI): Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa on Monday expressed his intention to stand for re-election as President for the five-year term after his current term ends on November 23.
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ADB delivers strong results in responding to Covid-19
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Apr 24 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) swiftly met its clients' coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic response needs in 2020 while remaining aligned with long-term strategic priorities, according to its latest Development Effectiveness Review (DER).
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ADB issues gender bonds in Canadian and Australian dollars
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 23 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched back-to-back gender bonds with a CAD750 million (around USD596 million) 7-year bond in the Canadian dollar maple market and a AUD700 million (around USD542 million) 4.5-year bond in the Australian dollar
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ADB, Nature Conservancy agree to joint action on nature-positive investmen
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Apr 22 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) on Thursday agreed to a new partnership for action on nature-positive investments, environmental sustainability and action on climate change throughout Asia and the Pacific.
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ADB, Habitat for Humanity to support housing microloans for India's vulner
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 19 ((ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has teamed with Habitat for Humanity International to help microfinance institutions (MFIs) deliver housing loans to low-income families in rural and peri-urban areas of India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Philippi
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Inclusive sanitation needed to address service gap in A-Pac: ADB
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Apr 12 (ANI): Developing countries in Asia and the Pacific must reassess their approach and investment priorities to adopt citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) to address the region's urban sanitation crisis, according to discussions on Monday at the Online ADB Sani
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ADB sells record $5 billion 5-year global benchmark bond
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 9 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) returned to the US dollar bond market with the pricing of a five billion dollars five-year global bond proceeds of which will be part of ADB's ordinary capital resources.
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$484 million ADB loan to upgrade road network in TN industrial corridor
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Apr 8 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 484 million dollars (about Rs 3,533 crore) loan to improve transport connectivity and road maintenance in the Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC) in Tamil Nadu.
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