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ADB, ACAMS partner to improve anti-money laundering capacities in developi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Dec 4 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) are partnering in the pilot rollout of an internationally accredited online training programme to boost anti-money laundering and know-your-client
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Shiv Sena MLA Adbul Sattar hails Pawar for rejecting PM Modi's offer to al
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): Shiv Sena MLA Abdul Sattar on Tuesday hailed NCP chief Sharad Pawar for rejecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's offer to ally with BJP, saying he worked as a sculptor in the formation of Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra.
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ADB's first satellite financing to expand internet access in Asia and Paci
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Dec 3 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a 50 million dollar agreement with Kacific Broadband Satellites International Ltd to provide affordable satellite-based, high-speed broadband internet connections to countries in Asia and the Pacific, especially i
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Masatsugu Asakawa elected as ADB President, to complete predecessor's unex
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Dec 2 (ANI): Masatsugu Asakawa has been unanimously elected as President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) by its board of governors.
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India, ADB sign $451 million loan to strengthen power connectivity in Tami
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 28 (ANI): India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday signed a 451 million dollar loan to strengthen power connectivity between southern and northern parts of Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC).
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ADB, Alibaba establish strategic partnership for rural vitalisation in Chi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Nov 21 (ANI): Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Alibaba Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in support of rural vitalisation in China by promoting development of internet-plus economy to help modernise the agriculture sector with the aim of helping el
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Emerging east Asia bond market growth steady amid global slowdown
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Nov 20 (ANI): Emerging east Asia's local currency bond market posted steady growth during the third quarter of 2019 despite persistent trade uncertainties and a global economic downturn, according to the latest issue of the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Asia Bond Monit
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Technology can make ageing a silver dividend for Asia's economies: ADB
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Nov 13 (ANI): Ageing populations can be a boon to economies in the Asia and Pacific region if governments adopt technology policies that improve elderly people's health, extend skills and working lives, and facilitate job matching, according to a new report from the Asian Deve
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ADB approves $300 million for power transmission expansion in Bangladesh
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines] Nov 9 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 300 million dollar loan for a project to expand power transmission lines in Greater Dhaka and western zone of Bangladesh.
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ADB underlines vast potential of fintech to bridge Asia's financial divide
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Nov 6 (ANI): Digital technologies can bring new opportunities to provide financial services to vast underserved populations in Asia and the Pacific, ADB Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development Bambang Susantono said on Wednesday.
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ADB signs $60 million private sector deal to build hydropower plant in Nep
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Nov 2 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a 60 million dollar financing package with Nepal Water and Energy Development Company (NWEDC) to help build and operate a 216-megawatt run-of-the-river hydropower plant on the Trishuli River near the capital Kathmand
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Developing Asia needs to invest more than 5 pc of GDP over next decade for
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Oct 29 (ANI): Developing Asian countries need to invest more than five per cent of their gross domestic product (GDP) over the next decade to be able to meet the infrastructure needs of their fast-growing economies, according to a newly-launched book co-published by the
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