ADB asks ASEAN to focus on boosting quality of life
Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations should shift from meeting basic development targets to ramping up efforts to ...
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Food stamps tack eyed via ADB aid
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said his administration is set to establish a nationwide food stamp program in partnership ...
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DOTr gets ADB support to privatize NAIA
The Department of Transportation said Thursday it signed three transaction advisory service agreements with the Asian Development Bank to expedite ...
Read moreADB approves $500-m loan to help improve PH agriculture sector
The Asian Development Bank said Friday it approved a $500-million (about P27 billion) policy-based loan to help the Philippine government ...
Read moreADB lending $500m to help PH address impact of pandemic
The Asian Development Bank said Thursday it approved a $500-million (about P27 billion) policy-based loan to help the Philippine government ...
Read moreADB, other lenders grant $107-m loan for ACEN project in Vietnam
ACEN Corp. and the BIM Group said Tuesday the 88-megawatt Ninh Thuan wind farm in South Central Vietnam received a ...
Read moreADB approves $100-m loan for PH technical education
The Asian Development Bank said Tuesday it approved a $100-million (P5.6 billion) loan to upgrade and modernize the Philippines’ technical ...
Read moreADB adopts roadmap for Asia and the Pacific
The Asian Development Bank said it adopted a comprehensive reform roadmap featuring a new operating model to accelerate its transformation ...
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DOTr signs $1.87b worth of contracts for south railway
The Department of Transportation on Thursday signed four civil works contracts amounting to $1.87 billion for the South Commuter Railway ...
Read moreADB eyes $14-b loan to ease Asian food crisis
The Asian Development Bank on Tuesday announced plans to provide at least $14 billion over 2022–2025 in a comprehensive program ...
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