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ADB Welcomes Passage of Secured Transactions Act

17 May, 2012 - 00:00

ADB welcomes the passing of a new Secured Transactions Act in Palau, which will make it easier for local people to conduct business in the island nation. ADB supported the drafting of the Act, which was prepared following extensive consultations.

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クリーン・エナジー・ボンドを 2年ぶりに発行

16 May, 2012 - 00:00

【マニラ、2012年5月16日】アジア開発銀行(以下ADB、格付:Aaa/AAA)は今月、アジア・太平洋地域におけるADBの再生エネルギー関連事業を支援する債券「クリーン・エナジー・ボンド」を発行・販売する。 【マニラ、2012年5月16日】アジア開発銀行(以下ADB、格付:Aaa/AAA)は今月、アジア・太平洋地域におけるADBの再生エネルギー関連事業を支援する債券「クリーン・エナジー・ボンド」を発行・販売する。

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ADB Sells $339 Million in Clean Energy Bonds

16 May, 2012 - 00:00

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised the equivalent of $339 million from its second sale of Clean Energy Bonds to Japanese retail investors. The bonds will support ADB’s ongoing renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in Asia and the Pacific.

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ADB Support Brightens Dark Highway Tunnel with Solar-Powered Lights

16 May, 2012 - 00:00

A poorly lit four-lane tunnel that crosses one of Metro Manila’s key thoroughfares has been illuminated using solar technology and a public-private partnership supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The sub-standard lights of the Boni Tunnel, which intersects EDSA, were replaced with solar-powered light emitting diodes or LEDs.

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ADB, Exim Bank Sign Loan to Boost Trade, Jobs in Eight Poorer States in India

14 May, 2012 - 00:00

A $100 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to the Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) will channel critical export finance to smaller firms in some of the poorer Indian states, creating thousands of jobs through increased trade.

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ADB Delegation Visits Honiara to Discuss Support for Solomon Islands

10 May, 2012 - 00:00

Officials from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will visit Honiara today to meet with Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo and other senior government officials for discussions on ADB’s support to Solomon Islands.

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ADB Concludes 45th Annual Meeting

5 May, 2012 - 00:00

ADB today concluded the 45th Annual Meeting of its Board of Governors in Manila, Philippines and announced that the 2013 meeting will take place in New Delhi, India.

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Reform of International Financial Safety Nets Now a Priority - ADB Seminar

5 May, 2012 - 00:00

The system of international financial safety nets needs to be reorganized to ensure sufficient liquidity to combat systemic crises, an ADB seminar heard today. The seminar, Reforming International Financial Safety Nets, took place at ADB’s 45th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors.

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ADB and IDB to Boost Asia-Latin America Links

5 May, 2012 - 00:00

ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda and Inter-American Development Bank President Luis Moreno spoke today about ways the two development banks can strengthen trade and investment between Asia and the Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean during ADB’s 45th Annual Meeting in Manila.

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