Asian Development Bank
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- Aiming for practical and pertinent technical assistance
- ( Asian Development Bank , 2007)
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How can the Asian Development Bank (ADB) increase the development effectiveness of its technical assistance (TA) operations? This paper offers concrete recommendations to do so.
Authors... - How has ADB’s assistance performed in supporting sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction in India?
- ( H. Feig / Operations Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank , 2007)
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India has made fast economic progress but still battles high levels of poverty. Since 1986, the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) operations have concentrated on infrastructure. How has ADB’s as...
- Gender policies and accountability mechanisms at international financial institutions (IFIs)
- ( Gender Action , 2007)
- This guide describes and analyses international financial institution (IFI) gender policies and accountability mechanisms. It identifies weaknesses, and highlights policy provisions that affected comm...
Social and enviromental costs of the World Bank's hydropower project in Laos
- ( S. Lawrence / International Rivers Network , 2007)
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This trip report provides information on the implementaiton of the Nam Theum 2 (NT2) agreement with respect to hydropower development in Laos. The report summarises the social and environmental imp...
- What the ADB can do for global public goods provision in the Asia Pacific region
- ( S. P. Bajpai;D. Sharan;R. Agarwala / Asian Development Bank , 2007)
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Regional public goods (RPGs) form a key pillar to the Regional Cooperation and Integration strategy in the Asia and Pacific region by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The strategy aims to help man...
- Strategies for meeting the MDGs in Asia and the Pacific
- ( Asian Development Bank Institute , 2005)
- This is the first results-based annual report of the poverty reduction strategy (PRS) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) following its review and Board approval in July 2004. The report assesses how ...
- An annual report on the Asian Development Banks programmes and operations
- ( Asian Development Bank Institute , 2005)
- The Asian Development Bank's Annual Report 2005 takes a fresh approach to presenting the year's activities. As part of ADB's efforts to become a more effective and transparent public institution, the ...
- Assessing the Asian Development's response to the Tsunami during the 2005 period
- ( Asian Development Bank Institute , 2005)
- This report documents the Asian Development Bank's response to the Asian Tsunami, reflecting on what has been achieved in the months since the disaster. Issues covered are: immediate response; funding...
- Shortcomings of economic cooperation in the Greater Mekong
- ( S. Guttal / Jubilee South , 2003)
- The document critically examines the Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation (GMS) Programme, which was initiated by the Asian Development Bank in 1992 to boost economic development in the resou...
- Asian Development Bank needs to improve whistleblower protection
- ( Government Accountability Project , 2004)
- Following an assessment of whistleblower protection policies at four multilateral development banks (MDBs), this summary offers a detailed overview of the current status of whistleblower protection at...
