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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) mobilised a $135 million climate financing package for VinFast Trading and Production JSC (VinFast).

ADB has approved a $50 million grant to help the Government of Tajikistan mitigate the adverse economic and social impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved US$32.5mil in financing to Cambodia for improving access to quality health services in northwest Banteay Meanchey province, the Manila-based lender said in a statement on Thursday (Oct 20).

Stefania is responsible for ADB’s projects in the agriculture and rural development sector in Myanmar, Viet Nam and Timor-Leste. She is committed to sustainable agriculture as a means to reduce our environmental footprint and achieve food and nutrition security. She is a development economist with experience in Asia and Africa. Prior to join ADB, she worked at the

Basher works on food security and rural development issues, contributes to ADB’s agenda of sustainable development, and supports the ADB-wide knowledge management process on food security and sustainability. Before joining ADB, he taught economics at university, worked as an economist at the World Bank and a researcher at Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies. In

Parthasarathi Shome received Brazil’s highest civilian honour, Commander of the Order of the Southern Cross, for his contributions to Brazilian fiscal reform. He was Adviser (Minister of State) to the Indian Finance Minister, and chaired the Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC). Earlier, he was Chief Economist, UK Revenue and Customs; Chief of Tax Policy, IMF; and

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered its 2022 economic growth outlook for Laos to 2.5 per cent from 3.4 per cent projected in April and to 3.5 per cent from 3.7 per cent for 2023.

The government has upgraded the P59-billion railway project connecting Quezon City and Rizal province from monorail to metro rail, as it closes in on a $1 billion loan from the Asian Development Bank to get the project started.

Over 60 percent of employers has noted an increase in demand for new hires with digital skills in the past five years, according to a report of the Asian Development Bank and online professional network LinkedIn.

President Marcos yesterday witnessed the signing of the contract for the South Commuter Railway Project as he reiterated the government’s commitment to pursue measures that would promote the recovery of the pandemic-stricken economy.