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. 
We have to make smart choices for the infrastructure investments today that have climate change consequences that future generations will have to live with, a senior Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) official told a meeting on Asia and Pacific's carbon market potential today.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) will help provide sustainable access to improved and safe water supply and sanitation services to about 1.6 million people in 16 towns in Bangladesh through a US$41 million loan.
An Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) US$24.6 million loan aims to improve urban infrastructure facilities and basic urban services in Thimphu and Phuentsholing, Bhutan's two largest cities, as well as in Dagana, a regional center.
More than 200 business leaders and policymakers gathered here for the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Business Development Forum (BDF), exploring the vast opportunities for private and public sectors to enter into partnerships for development.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) President Haruhiko Kuroda in a letter last week congratulated Bangladesh's Grameen Bank and its founder Dr. Mohammad Yunus on being awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.
A seminar opened today in Hanoi focusing on banking reform in Viet Nam as the country moves toward a market economy and international integration, particularly WTO accession in 2007.
Asian Development Bank's (ASX: ATB) new assistance strategy for the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) in 2007-2011 follows the Government's Five-Year National Socio-Economic Development Plan and will focus on core priorities in the country, including agriculture, health, education and infrastructure.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) will help improve the efficiency and capacity of Bangladesh's rail transport through a US$430 million investment program provided over five years through a multitranche financing facility.
The eight countries participating in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program are expected to take a major step forward in broadening and deepening the program at a meeting in the People's Republic of China (PRC) next week.
An Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) project to investigate the impact of air pollution on the health of people living in poverty was formally launched last week in Ho Chi Minh City.
