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Asian Development Bank grants USD 3 million to support Pakistan's flood re
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): Amid widespread floods across, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday approved a USD 3 million grant to support Pakistan's emergency relief efforts.
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International organisations announce USD 500 million flood relief aid to P
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 26 (ANI): In the wake of the devastating flood situation across Pakistan, International organizations and financial institutions have announced to provide a flood relief aid of over USD 500 million for the flood victims in the country, on the request of Pakistan
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Covid pushes back Asia Pacific's fight against extreme poverty by 2 years:
Updated : 3 years, 9 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, 9 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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The government of Kerala and Entigrity execute MoU to boost employment and
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Cochin (Kerela) [India], August 13 (ANI/PRNewswire): Entigrity Pvt. Ltd has entered into an MoU with the Government of Kerala and the Additional Skill Acquisition Programme Kerala (ASAP). The objective of this agreement is to provide the state's youth with cutting-edge skill sets and to incr
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GSMA Digital Societies Report, Asia Pacific 2022
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The seventh annual Digital Societies Report shines a light on the progress made by countries within the APAC region in becoming fully fledged digital societies. The report also calls for further collaboration to encourage a consistent ap
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Laos finds itself in China's 'debt trap': Report
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Vientiane [Laos], August 10 (ANI): Laos, a south-east Asian nation is at a high risk of default as the country has taken huge loans from China to build its large-scale infrastructure projects, giving new momentum to the 'debt trap' diplomacy.
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ADB approves $96.3 mn loan for safe drinking water in Himachal Pradesh
Updated : 3 years, 10 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 cuts India's GDP growth projection for 2022-23
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank has reduced India's Gross Domestic Product estimate for the current financial year 2022-23 to 7.2 per cent from its earlier projection of 7.5 per cent, citing higher-than-expected inflation will erode consumers' purchasing power.
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Asian Development Bank to provide 143 million USD for trade facilitation
Updated : 3 years, 12 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 : 4 years 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 : 4 years, 2 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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