Asian Development Bank (ADB)

FILE PHOTO: A police officer checks a passenger's body temperature at a quarantine checkpoint amid the reimposed strict lockdown to curb Covid-19 infections, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, August 5, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

Philippines secures $900 mln in loans from World Bank, ADB for Covid-19 vaccines

Despite recording one of the highest number of coronavirus cases in the region, the Philippines is playing catchup with some of its neighbours in vaccine procurement and was one of the last...

Global Economy

Digital platforms providing new growth opportunities: ADB

FILE PHOTO: The sign of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is pictured at its headquarters in Beijing, China July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

Global Economy

Pacific island nations turn to Beijing-backed AIIB as pandemic sinks economies

A student studying through distance learning in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. An estimated 1.7 billion students have been affected by COVID-19-related school closures worldwide. Photo: adb.org

Economy

ADB calls for far-reaching reforms to build resilient education systems amid Covid-19

Economy

Speed up project implementation while maintaining health regulations: ADB to government

Asian Development Bank (ADB) categorises the people who earn between $2 and $20 per day as the middle class. Photo: Mumit M

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Economy

ADB to give $500m more to support job recovery

Global Economy

ADB to establish Asia-Pacific regional hub to help improve tax cooperation

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