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Covid pushes back Asia Pacific's fight against extreme poverty by 2 years:
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], August 25 (ANI): The Asia Pacific region will find it harder than before to escape poverty as the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed back the fight against poverty in the region by at least two years, according to a report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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ADB to provide USD 96.3 mn loan to improve water supply, sanitation servic
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India on Monday signed a USD 96.3-million loan agreement to provide safe drinking water and improve water supply and sanitation services in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
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ADB approves $96.3 mn loan for safe drinking water in Himachal Pradesh
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $96.3 million loan to provide safe drinking water and improve water supply and sanitation services in Himachal Pradesh.
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Asian Development Bank to provide 143 million USD for trade facilitation
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bangladeshi government on Wednesday signed agreements for a 143-million-U.S. dollar loan to improve the volume, efficiency, predictability and security of cross-border trade in Bangladesh.
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Sri Lanka PM holds talks with World Bank, Asian Development Bank represent
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday held discussions with the country's representatives of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) amid the ongoing economic crisis in the Island nation.
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ADB offers $2 million loan to support urban development projects in Nagala
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday signed an agreement with the Government of India to offer $2 million project readiness financing (PRF) loan for designing climate-resilient urban infrastructure, strengthening institutional capacity and improving
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ADB forecasts gloomy picture for Pakistan's economy
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 7 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday forecast Pakistan's economic growth rate to slow down to 4 per cent this year from 5.6 pc in the Fiscal Year 2021.
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ADB pegs India's economic growth at 7.5 per cent for 2022-23
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday said the Indian economy is projected to grow by 7.5 per cent in the current financial year and the growth would accelerate to 8 per cent in 2023-24.
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ADB and HSBC set up $100 mn partial guarantee programme for microfinance i
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and HSBC India (HSBC) on Thursday signed an agreement to establish a $100 million partial guarantee programme to support more than 400,000 micro-borrowers and mostly women-run micro-enterprises across India.
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Pakistan among least open economies in the world: ADB Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 13 (ANI): Pakistan has one of the lowest trade-to-GDP ratios at just 30 per cent, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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CPEC won't yield results without structural reforms: ADB
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mandaluyong [Philippines], February 3 (ANI): Stressing the need for structural reforms, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said Pakistan can improve its economic connectivity if the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is implemented successfully.
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ADB recommends a four-pronged policy for Pakistan to capitalise on CPEC
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 3 (ANI): Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recommended a four-pronged policy for Pakistan to capitalize on its China Pakistan Economic Corridor project (CPEC) project.
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