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Asian Development Bank

Bank founded in 1966 to stimulate growth in Asia and Pacific region by administering direct loans and technical assistance. In 2007 there were 67 member countries (48 regional and 19 non-regional). The headquarters are in Manila, Philippines.

Japan played a leading role in the setting-up of the ADB, which was established under the aegis of the United Nations Economic and Social Council for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).



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Although they have higher rates of growth, it is hard to compare to the West, where a 1 percent or 3 percent difference (in economic growth) is substantially more money," said Joseph Zveglich, assistant chief economist at the Asia Development Bank.
It brings all information on HIV/AIDS in Asia to one place where it can be accessed by governments, non-government organisations and researchers, the experts said at the Asia Development Bank headquarters in Manila.
It brings all information on HIV/AIDS in Asia to one place where it can be accessed by governments, non-government organisations and researchers, the experts said at the Asia Development Bank headquarters in Manila.
 
 
 
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