ADB, based in Manila, is dedicated to reducing poverty in the Asia and Pacific region through pro-poor sustainable economic growth, social development, and good governance. Established in 1966, it is owned by 64 members - 46 from the region. 
An Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) US$80 million loan will help improve the urban environment and public health of about 3.9 million people in Shandong province in the People's Republic of China (PRC) by reducing pollution in the Hai River Basin.
The Asian Development Bank today signed an agreement to establish a knowledge hub on clean energy at India's Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) is assisting the People's Republic of China (PRC) in formulating strategies in using foreign capital during the 11th Five-Year Plan (2006-2011) period.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) will begin the second phase of its Energy Efficiency Initiative (EEI) in the second half of this year, under which around US$1 billion a year is planned for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) today launched a series of consultations that will take place across the region to assess the relevance and future direction of its policy on energy.
Innovative approaches will be needed to quickly provide sustainable water and sanitation to serve Asia's cities, a senior official of Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) told a session at the World Urban Forum (WUF) yesterday.
No region in the world is as critical to future climate change as Asia, Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) President Haruhiko Kuroda told the opening of ADB's Clean Energy Week today.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) will help provide a reliable system for resolving commercial disputes in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), through a US$650,000 technical assistance grant package cofinanced by the Government of Luxembourg.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) is prepared to provide US$800 million to US$900 million in new loans to Indonesia in 2006, and US$1 billion to US$1.1 billion in 2007, said Edgar Cua, ADB's Country Director in Indonesia, today before meeting of the Consultative Group on Indonesia scheduled for 14 June.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) will play host for three days next week to experts and policymakers on clean energy development, climate change, energy access and security, and energy governance.
