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ADB plans $323 million in grants to support Tajikistan during 2021–2023

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to provide $323 million in grants to Tajikistan from 2021–2023 to help address the country’s development needs, according to the bank’s updated Country Operations Business Plan. In addition, $5.25 million is planned as technical assistance for knowledge and project preparation over the same period.

‘Safety, Data, and Green’ the keywords to transport sector’s sustainable recovery from COVID-19, says ADB President

The transport sector must emerge from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as a driver of sustainable growth with three critical factors in mind—SDG, which in this case stands for “Safety, Data, and Green,” Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa said at the 7th Asia and the Pacific Transport Forum 2020.

How ADB and UNICEF Partnered to Fight COVID-19

A partnership between ADB and UNICEF which, in a very short time, is delivering some $18 million of critical supplies to more than two dozen countries—and playing an important role in limiting the spread and impact of this deadly pandemic in the Asia and Pacific region.

ADB approves $100 million loan to help strengthen Uzbekistan’s resilience to health emergencies

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million loan to strengthen Uzbekistan’s resilience to public health emergencies, including the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, by steadily improving testing, diagnosis, and the management of COVID-19 cases over the next 2 years.

ADB President, Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan discuss partnership and ongoing COVID-19 support

Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade, and ADB Governor Sardor Umurzakov discussed ADB’s ongoing support for Uzbekistan’s fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the bank’s portfolio of projects in the country.

ADB, Mongolia sign projects for COVID-19 shock response, economic cooperation zone, solid waste management

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Mongolia signed three projects to lessen the socioeconomic impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on poor and vulnerable groups in Mongolia, to help support Mongolia’s post-pandemic recovery by developing an economic cooperation zone, and improve solid waste management.

Joint statement by heads of multilateral development banks and the WTO on supporting trade finance during the COVID-19 crisis.

This statement was issued by the World Trade Organization and heads of multilateral development banks, including the President of the Asian Development Bank.

ADB provides $500 million loan to mitigate health and economic impacts of COVID-19 in Uzbekistan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $500 million loan to help the Government of Uzbekistan mitigate the adverse health and economic impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

ADB approves $1 billion assistance package to support Kazakhstan’s pandemic response

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $1 billion assistance package to help the Government of Kazakhstan mitigate the health, social, and economic impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

ADB to support economic cooperation zone for Mongolia

he Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $30 million loan to develop and operationalize Mongolia’s Zamyn-Uud free zone, which is part of a proposed economic cooperation zone between the country and the People’s Republic of China (PRC).