ADB approves $2 million grant for Pakistan’s fight against COVID-19 The grant, financed from the Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund, will help fund the immediate purchase of emergency medical supplies, personal protective equipment, diagnostic and laboratory supplies, and other equipment.
ADB $1 million grant to boost Mongolia’s fight against COVID-19 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $1 million grant to support the Mongolian government’s fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
ADB President, Kazakhstan minister of national economy discuss support for COVID-19 response Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and Kazakhstan’s Minister of National Economy Ruslan Dalenov discussed how ADB can support Kazakhstan in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
ADB provides $1.4 million to strengthen Mongolia’s COVID-19 preparedness The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has reallocated $1.4 million from a health project in Mongolia to procure essential medical equipment for early detection, emergency care, and management of severe respiratory diseases in wake of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
ADB to help modernize vegetable production, irrigation in Mongolia The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $40 million in loans to support the modernization of government-owned irrigation networks and vegetable production in Mongolia.
New Road Safety Observatory for Asia and Pacific Region: Fighting Road Fatalities and Injuries with Better Data The Asia-Pacific Road Safety Observatory will support countries in the region in boosting their capacity to collect, analyze, and share reliable road crash data, with the objective of drastically reducing number of road deaths and crash injuries in the region.
Afghanistan Infrastructure Trust Fund holds annual Steering Committee meeting The Steering Committee of the multi-donor Afghanistan Infrastructure Trust Fund, administered by the Asian Development Bank, held its Annual Meeting to review overall progress and provide strategic direction for efforts to support the government’s infrastructure priorities.
New ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa assumes office Masatsugu Asakawa assumes office as the 10th President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
ADB to step up private sector operations in vulnerable countries, emerging sectors The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will sharpen the focus of its private sector operations on complex, innovative, smaller, and sometimes riskier projects in challenging markets and sectors, and enhance efforts to address climate change and support women under an operational plan that will guide ADB’s nonsovereign assistance over the next 5 years.
ADB deal with RG Brands to support women-run businesses in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and RG Brands, a leading food and beverage group in Kazakhstan, signed a $20 million loan to modernize operations along the company’s regional distribution chain.
