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realistic or deluded? akinwumi adesina, welcome to hardtalk. its good to see you, stephen. its great to have you here. you need the world to believe in a bright african future. how is that going right now? its going pretty well. if you take a look at the african economic outlook we had from the african development bank, the gdp growth rate, gdp growth rates last year was 3.1%. this year, its 3.7%. and next year, its going to be 4.3%. now, why that is important is that that is well abov...

First, all the Business News with rico hizon in singapore and Asia Business report. We look at what companies in America And Asia want from the us fed s intradays meeting. Todays. Im glad you could join us. I am rico hizon. It is less than 2a hours before we find out if the Us Central Bank will raise Interest Rates for a second time this year. Analysts widely expect the fed to increase the cost of borrowing. It has fallen toa16 the cost of borrowing. It has fallen to a 16 year low and Economic G...

In the row over Donald Trumps state visit to britain later this year. He said hes strongly opposed to the president addressing mps and lords in westminster. Now on bbc news all the latest Business News live from singapore. Better times ahead. Toyota revises its Profit Forecast. We find out why. And how much of your Household Budget goes to your kids . Good morning, asia. Hello, world. Guy could you still might go you could join us for Asia Business report, im rico hizon glad you could join us. T...

voice-over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. of all the worlds continents, africa is the one likely to see the greatest transformation in the course of this century. it will likely be home to almost 40% of all humanity by 2100. if, by then, africans have benefited from sustainable development, their global economic power will be enormous. if they havent, then they...

Asakawa highlights importance of green globalization for greener economies

In Tbilisi, Georgia, at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), India emphasized the importance of focusing on poverty reduction alongside sustainable growth. Indias Vikas Sheel, speaking on behalf of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, urged ADB not to overlook its mandate on growth and shared prosperity. Despite Sitharamans absence due to Indias ongoing elections, India affirmed its support for inclusive and sustainable growth in Asia and the Pacific.

Aim to combat climate change, poverty, gender gaps in member countries

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said that developing nations in Asia-Pacific are inadequately prepared to secure the welfare of their ageing populations.

ADB: Last month, the government notified amendments to the foreign direct investment policy in the space sector to attract offshore investors in satellite manufacturing and satellite launch vehicles segments.

ADB has done some projects in satellite in the Asia Pacific region, but has not provided any assistance in the Indian space sector.