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Saturday, September 13, 2025
TopicAsian Development Bank

Topic: Asian Development Bank

ADB approves $241 million loan for West Bengal power distribution

The program aims to enhance quality, reliability, and sustainability of power supply for 8.96 million consumers.

ADB announce second tranche of funding for Solomon Islands

Approved in June 2021, the $171 million project is funded by a concessional loan of $74.4 million and a grant of $74.5 million from the Asian Development Fund.

ADB supports Tonga’s Renewable Energy Project, new minigrid for efficient electricity supply

The project with a total cost of $53.2 million is co-financed by ADB, Green Climate Fund, the governments of Tonga and Australia, and TPL.

ADB approves $125 million for irrigation project in Nepal

The financing package includes a $110 million concessional loan and a $15 million grant from the Asian Development Fund.

Sunniya Durrani-Jamal joins ADB as Azerbaijan country head

In her new role, Ms. Durrani-Jamal will lead ADB's operations in Azerbaijan, fostering relationships with the government and other stakeholders.

ADB funds New Solomon Islands university campus

The state-of-the-art facility to serve as regional hub for innovation.

ADB approves $47M loan for Azerbaijan’s railway digitalization

The project aims to enhance safety, reliability, and efficiency of the country's railway networks.

ADB to back Fiji’s renewable energy transition

ADB will provide $10 million in financing to support public-private partnerships.

ADB approves $30 million for climate resilience in Nepal

The project to support nature-based solutions in Karnali and Sudurpashchim provinces, the most vulnerable regions to climate change.

ADB grants $37.5 million for urban development in Nauru

The Sustainable and Resilient Urban Development Project aims to build Nauru’s first reticulated water supply system.

On Camera

Russian-style socialism dominated Nehru’s imagination. It was disastrous

It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.