COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (1 April 2020) — A $100,000 (LKR 18.17 million) grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has funded the purchase of emergency medical supplies through the United Nations...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (25 March 2020) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a $500,000 grant from its Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund to Maldives to help finance the government’s...
ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA (17 March 2020) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has reallocated $1.4 million from a health project in Mongolia to procure essential medical equipment for early detection,...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (18 March 2020) —The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today announced a $6.5 billion initial package to address the immediate needs of its developing member countries (DMCs) as they...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (14 March 2020) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $3 million grant to support the Philippine government’s response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic,...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (14 March 2020) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $3 million grant to support the Philippine government’s response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic,...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (26 February 2020) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a further $2 million to help developing countries in Asia and the Pacific contain the outbreak of the novel...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (25 February 2020) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today signed an agreement for a private sector loan of up to CNY130 million ($18.6 million) to Jointown Pharmaceutical Group...
TANNA, VANUATU (21 February 2020) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) joined the Government of Vanuatu in a commissioning ceremony today to open several junior secondary schools that were built back...
While natural disasters greatly hinder economic growth in the South Pacific region, official development assistance significantly mitigates such adverse effects. Natural disasters bring tremendous...