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Covid-19 Threatens Asia And Pacific’s Progress On SDGs, ADB Data Show
Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 4:21 pm | ADB
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is threatening Asia and the Pacific’s progress toward critical targets under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The pandemic pushed ... More >>
ADB, New Zealand Help Boost Education Services in Ha’apai
Saturday, 27 February 2016, 2:19 pm | ADB
HA’APAI, TONGA (26 February, 2016) – The Prime Minister of Tonga, Akilisi Pôhiva, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice President, Stephen P. Groff, and New Zealand High Commissioner to Tonga, Sarah Walsh, today participated in an opening ceremony ... More >>
Australia Increases Funding for ADB Private Sector
Tuesday, 16 June 2015, 3:26 pm | ADB
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (16 June 2015) – The Government of Australia has agreed to provide an additional $8 million to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) initiative to support private sector development in Papua New Guinea (PNG), ADB announced today. More >>
Top 8 issues emerge at Pacific Business Registries Workshop
Friday, 6 March 2015, 12:00 pm | ADB
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – The 4th Pacific Business Registries Workshop , a two-day event co-hosted by ADB and the New Zealand Companies Office (NZCO), was held earlier this week in Sydney and over the course of discussions among experts and officials from ... More >>
Poor Water Supply & Sanitation Cause High Costs On Kiribati
Wednesday, 30 April 2014, 3:02 pm | ADB
Poor Water Supply And Sanitation Impose High Costs On Kiribati Inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene in South Tarawa, Kiribati’s main urban center, have been estimated to impose economic costs of between A$3.7- $7.3 million per year, ... More >>
Liquica-Maubara road section completed
Wednesday, 5 February 2014, 2:24 pm | ADB
LIQUICA, TIMOR-LESTE (5 February, 2014) – A special ceremony was held today to officially open the Liquica-Maubara section of road recently completed under the Road Network Development Sector Project, funded by a grant from the Asian Development ... More >>
Growing ADB-PNG partnership supports service delivery
Friday, 6 December 2013, 2:21 pm | ADB
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (6 December, 2013) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Papua New Guinea’s growing partnership is based on improvements in service delivery capacity, a forum was told in Port Moresby today. More >>
ADB Wind, Solar Power Project: Yap Cuts Costly Fuel Imports
Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 2:39 pm | ADB
YAP, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA (21 June 2013) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to fund wind and solar power facilities on Yap to slash fuel imports and strengthen energy security in the sparsely populated remote island group of the Federated ... More >>
ADB Assistance Tops $21.5 Billion In 2012
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 10:36 am | ADB
TheAsian Development Bank (ADB) approved $21.57 billion in financing operations including cofinancing last year, according to ADB’s 2012 Annual Report, released ahead of its 46th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors to be held 2–5 May in Delhi, ... More >>
Sympathy And Support To Solomon Islands
Monday, 9 February 2009, 5:01 pm | ADB
Floods caused by heavy rains have devastated parts of the northwest area of Guadalcanal in Solomon Islands. At least 10 people have died in the floods and as many as 2000 people have been displaced from their homes. More >>
