Development
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Cambodia improves business environment in 2017
Oct 26, 2016News Hour: Economies of East Asia and the Pacific region are steadily improving the business environment, finds the World Bank Group’s annual ease of doing business report. One of these countries is Cambodia, which ranks at... -
World Bank, ADB, and Australia commit to unified approach for Pacific Islands
Oct 26, 2016News Hour: Following talks in Canberra today, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the Australian government have renewed their commitment to supporting Pacific island countries address many of the key challenges facing the... -
Typhoon Haima / Lawin leaves swathe of destruction in Philippines
Oct 26, 2016News Hour: Tens of thousands of people have been left homeless in the Philippines in the wake of Super Typhoon Haima, which ravaged northern Luzon late last week. Due to excellent preparedness by local authorities and... -
Tsunami-ravaged aceh holds first disaster simulation exercise for disabled
Oct 25, 2016News Hour: Hundreds of people, including many survivors of the 2004 Asian Tsunami, participated in Indonesia’s first disaster risk reduction (DRR) simulation for people with disabilities on Sunday in Aceh province with the support of IOM.... -
WFP alarmed at growing rates of hunger and malnutrition in Yemen
Oct 25, 2016News Hour: The World Food Programme (WFP) is increasingly concerned about deteriorating food security and growing rates of child malnutrition in Yemen, particularly in hard-to-reach areas A senior WFP team recently visited impoverished neighbourhoods and spoke... -
Takehiko Nakao urges Pakistan to stay on course with economic reforms to preserve gains
Oct 25, 2016News Hour: Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao today met with Pakistan Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif to discuss the government’s development priorities and ADB’s partnership with Pakistan. Mr. Nakao conveyed his deepest condolences... -
Saudi Arabia’s KS-Relief helps IOM Somaliland’s Yemen response
Oct 25, 2016News Hour: With support from Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KS-Relief), IOM is building up the institutional capacity of immigration and coastguard officials in Somaliland who are at the forefront of the... -
UNDP starts SDG Knowledge Exchange in Bangkok
Oct 24, 2016News Hour: More than 150 delegates and development experts from 36 countries in Asia and the Pacific convened today in Bangkok to share expertise and ideas on how to integrate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into... -
Central Asian countries identify $94 Billion energy investment needs to 2023
Oct 24, 2016News Hour: Central Asian countries have identified power investment needs of about $94 billion to 2023, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB)-commissioned study presented at an energy forum today in Islamabad. Further, the financing gap... -
ADB to boost incomes in Liupanshan, Ningxia, by improving rural roads
Oct 24, 2016News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million loan for a rural road project that will boost local incomes and cut poverty in Liupanshan, Ningxia—one of the poorest areas of the People’s...
