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Asia should prioritise exchange-rate stability, targeted support amid Horm
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Asian economies should strengthen policy frameworks and focus on stabilisation measures as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East threatens the region's energy, trade, and financial resilience, according to Albert Park, Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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IIFL Home Finance secures USD 300 million loan from Asian Development Bank
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
IIFL Home Finance Limited secured a USD 300 million loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank to expand access to affordable housing finance for lower-income borrowers, specifically targeting women in India. The financing package represents the company's first syndicated external commer
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ADB partners with Aavas Financiers to expand affordable housing, MSME lend
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a senior secured debt financing package of up to USD 108 million (in Indian rupee equivalent) with Aavas Financiers Limited to expand access to affordable housing loans for lower-income households and business loans for micro, small, and medium-siz
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NextFin Asia: A New Dedicated Fund for the Catapult: Inclusion SE Asia Pro
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Luxembourg City [Luxembourg] / Singapore, February 23: The Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) announces a major evolution of the Catapult: Inclusion SE Asia program with the launch of its first dedicated investment fund, delivered through NextFin Asia. Launched in partnership w
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India has much to show the world, doesn't mean there are no challenges ahe
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India is demonstrating significant progress across sectors such as healthcare, finance, and the creative economy, showing the world its potential for growth but it does not mean there are no challenges ahead, Curtis Chin, Former US Ambassador to the Asian Development Bank and Managing Direct
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At the Crossroads of Silicon and Strategy: Uzbekistan's Director of Semico
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In an exclusive interview with ANI, Akramov underscored the significance of international platforms such as AI Impact Summit 2026 in fostering dialogue that transcends borders. He said, "We are here because of the invitation of Asian Development Bank. For Uzbekistan, participation in glob
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Tripura emerging as model state in Development, says CM Manik Saha at Trip
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said that the state is becoming a model for various states in implementing development plans. He emphasised that this progress has been made possible by the stable law and order, peace, and harmony currently prevailing throughout the state.
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AVPN's AI Opportunity Fund Expands Regional Efforts to Build AI Skilling I
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Singapore, January 21: AVPN, the largest network of social investors in Asia, today announced three initiatives that further expand the impact of the AI Opportunity Fund: Asia-Pacific, supported by Google.org and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which started as a USD 15 million Fund. Last
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ADB approves $240 million loan for Chennai metro expansion in India
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 240 million loan--the second tranche of the Chennai Metro Rail Investment Project--to support the expansion of the metro rail network and provide cleaner, safer, and more reliable urban transport across the Chennai Metropolitan Area, India.
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ADB approves USD 108 mn loan to Mizoram to strengthen public healthcare sy
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 108 million results-based loan to support the Government of Mizoram in strengthening its public health care system and achieving universal health coverage.
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ADB ups India's growth forecast to 7.2% for FY26, from earlier 6.5%
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised its growth forecast for India by 0.7 percentage points from 6.5 per cent to 7.2 per cent for 2025-26, days after India registered robust July-September quarter growth and prospects of a stronger fiscal.
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Pakistan drowning in mismanagement: ADB warns of worsening water insecurit
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistan continues to face an alarming water crisis, with over 80 per cent of its population still deprived of access to clean drinking water, despite minor improvements in the last decade, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has cautioned in its latest Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO) r
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