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Partnerships Critical to Overcome COVID-19 Crisis
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has reinforced the need for stronger and more strategic partnerships in Asia and the Pacific, Asian Development Bank (ADB)...
Amid COVID-19, India’s GDP to Contract by 9.0% in FY2020
India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth for fiscal year (FY) 2020 ending on 31 March 2021 is forecast to contract by 9.0% as the...
ADB Forecasts 1.8% Growth for China in 2020 and 7.7% in 2021
Gross domestic product (GDP) in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is forecast to grow 1.8% this year as the economy continues to feel the brunt of the coronavirus...
Developing Asia’s Economic Growth to Contract in 2020
Economies across developing Asia will contract this year for the first time in nearly six decades but recovery will resume next year, as the region starts to emerge from the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, according...
CSOs to ADB: End dirty energy legacy, ban coal
Days before the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Annual Governors Meeting, civil society groups challenged the bank anew to jumpstart Asia's energy transition by decarbonizing...
ADB Approves $25 Million Cornerstone Investment to Improve Telecom Services in PNG
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $25 million investment in Fiji’s Amalgamated Telecom Holdings (ATH) subsidiary, ATH International Venture Pte. Limited, (ATHIV),...
ADB Approves $274M Loan to Upgrade Roads Vital to Uzbekistan’s Regional Connectivity
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a $274.2 million loan to reconstruct 240 kilometers (km) of highway in the western part of Uzbekistan...
All Sectors Must Engage to Meet Asia Pacific’s Road Safety Challenge
Road safety is a growing public health concern in Asia and the Pacific that kills more than one person a minute—a challenge that requires...
Safety, Data, and Green: Transport Sector’s Sustainable Recovery from COVID-19
The transport sector must emerge from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as a driver of sustainable growth with three critical factors in mind—SDG, which...
ADB Supports Philippines’ Financial Inclusion Reforms with $300M Loan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $300 million policy-based loan to support the Philippine government’s efforts to boost inclusive growth by implementing...