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Targeted Food Subsidies Would Help South Asia Cope with Future Food Price Spikes

A spike in the cost of food staples like rice and wheat could push tens of millions more people into extreme poverty in South Asia but food subsidies targeted at the very poorest in the region would help them cope with still-high prices, says a new report by ADB.

ADB and Solomon Islands Chart Path to Improved Transport, Connectivity, Energy

ADB and the Government of Solomon Islands have agreed to a new five-year strategy to reduce poverty and promote inclusive growth through improvements in transport, information and communications technology, renewable energy, and public sector management.

ADB Expects Pacific Growth and Inflation to Moderate in 2012

Economic growth in the Pacific region is expected to slow to 6.0% in 2012 from 7.0% in 2011, according to the latest Pacific Economic Monitor released today by ADB. The slowdown is driven by lower growth in large resource-exporting economies that dominate regional growth.

Climate-Linked Migration Poses Growing Humanitarian Threat - Study

Climate change will cause an upward surge in migration this century, and governments in disaster-prone Asia-Pacific nations must promptly enact a broad range of measures to stave off future humanitarian crises, according to a new ADB report released today.

Asian Nations Must Build Resilience to Climate Change - ADB

Nothing less than transformational change will be required to build societies in Asia and the Pacific that are resilient to climate change, Bindu Lohani, ADB Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, stressed today in his keynote speech at the Second Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum.

ADB Reports Increase in Number and Complexity of Integrity Violations

Some 225 allegations of corruption or integrity violations were submitted to ADB last year, leading to 34 individuals and 31 firms being debarred from doing business with the organization, a new report shows.

亚行:亚洲国家必须提高能力适应气候变化

泰国 曼谷(2012年3月12日讯) — 今天,在第二届亚太地区适应气候变化论坛上,亚行主管知识管理和可持续发展的副行长宾度・罗哈尼(Bindu Lohani)做了主旨发言。他强调,亚太地区要建设能适应气候变化的社会必须进行重大转变。

泰国 曼谷(2012年3月12日讯) — 今天,在第二届亚太地区适应气候变化论坛上,亚行主管知识管理和可持续发展的副行长宾度・罗哈尼(Bindu Lohani)做了主旨发言。他强调,亚太地区要建设能适应气候变化的社会必须进行重大转变。

亚行报告,违反诚信情况的数量及复杂性均显提高

菲律宾 马尼拉 (2012年3月12日讯) — 一份新报告显示,亚洲开发银行(亚行)在去年共收到225份腐败或违反诚信的指控,这导致34名个人及31家公司被取消了与亚行进行业务往来的资格。

ADB President Meets Philippine Officials Ahead of 45th Annual Meeting

The President of ADB today met with the Philippines’ President Benigno S. Aquino III and Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima as part of preparations for the organization’s 45th Annual Meeting, which takes place 2-5 May in Manila.

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