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12 Things to Know in 2012: Sustainable Development

22 May 2012

The Rio+20 Conference will take place in June to mark the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. Here are 12 things to know about sustainable development.

Road to HIV Prevention

15 May 2012

ADB is pushing for the amendment of the AIDS law to include HIV prevention in the workplace. This will facilitate government budget allocation for HIV prevention activities to curb an impending epidemic in Mongolia.

12 Things to Know in 2012: Asian Agriculture

9 May 2012

With rising populations, increasing food prices and environmental concerns, Asia’s agricultural sector faces a raft of challenges.

Best to Connect

8 May 2012

Asia has been very successful in reducing the rate of poverty yet nearly 1.8 billion people in the region still live on less than $2 a day. The effectiveness of development spending is more important than ever before.

Fast Facts: Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean

5 May 2012

Trade between Asia and Latin America has grown tremendously in the past decade, reaching an estimated $442 billion in 2011.

Fast Facts: Reforming International Financial Safety Nets

5 May 2012

Financial crises have shown the need for pools of emergency liquidity -- and the limits of some kinds of lending and borrowing. Learn more about why the world needs to reform its financial safety nets.

Fast Facts: Development Cooperation in a Changing World

5 May 2012

The landscape of aid has changed dramatically in the past 10 years.

Fast Facts: Seven Billion and Growing: How Will the World Feed Itself?

4 May 2012

Asia’s poor spend up to 70% of their income on food, while the rising middle class place even greater demand on food and water sources. How can the region ensure everyone has enough to eat?

Fast Facts: Regional Cooperation for Improved Financial Resilience and Liquidity Support - A Decade On and the Challenges Ahead

4 May 2012

ASEAN+3 launched the Asian Bond Markets Initiative in 2002 to improve the resilience of the financial system. This year we celebrate 10 years.

Fast Facts: ASEAN Infrastructure Fund

3 May 2012

By establishing the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund, ASEAN would be taking a major step towards investing more if its resources in its own development needs.

Fast Facts: How Can Asia Respond to Global Economic Crisis and Transformation?

3 May 2012

A new report from the Asian Development Bank says the greatest challenge for policymakers is to manage near-term issues while maintaining Asia’s successful, ongoing economic transformation as a global growth engine.

Fast Facts: ASEAN, the PRC and India - The Great Transformation?

2 May 2012

A new ADB-ADBI publication looks at how the economies of ASEAN, People’s Republic of China and India might fare by 2030.

Fast Facts: Vulnerable Cities - Waking Up to the Need for Urban Disaster Risk Management

1 May 2012

Major cities in Asia and the Pacific face threats from floods, earthquakes and tropical storms. These fast facts illustrate why we must invest in Urban Disaster Management.

Fast Facts: Climate Change and Green Asia

1 May 2012

ADB’s 45th Annual Meeting will examine the tough balancing act facing Asia & the Pacific: how to promote economic growth without sacrificing the environment. These fast facts highlight what's at stake.

Building Investment Opportunities in Asia

30 Apr 2012

ADB is hosting the Asia Finance and Risk Mitigation Forum 2012, with the theme "Catalyzing Private Capital for Investment and Trade in Developing Asia." The forum hopes to help governments create the right environment for investment so as to bring new sources of financing for much-needed public infrastructure.

Investing in the Region

26 Apr 2012

Bond markets continue to expand rapidly in emerging East Asia, as ADB's latest Asia Bond Monitor shows. But they have the potential to expand even more.

12 Things to Know in 2012: The New Silk Road

25 Apr 2012

The thriving east-west trade that once prospered along the famed Silk Road is slowly being restored to its former glory through transport and trade links being rolled out under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation program. Here are 12 facts and figures on the New Silk Road.

Powering Ahead With Solar

24 Apr 2012

As part of ADB's ongoing mission to promote solar investment across the region, experts and investors have gathered in Jodhpur, Rajasthan for the 4th Asia Solar Energy Forum to explore the latest trends and issues.

Pasig River Clean-up

24 Apr 2012

Stakeholders gather at ADB headquarters in Manila today to reconfirm their commitment to rehabilitating the capital's main waterway and to hopefully ignite a fresh round or awareness-raising.

Managing Droughts in the PRC

23 Apr 2012

A rise in droughts and an increasing demand for water across the People’s Republic of China means the country needs a more integrated approach to manage its scarce water resources, says new ADB report "Drying Up: What to Do About Droughts in the People's Republic of China."