New EIB partnership to support climate action in cities announced at One Planet Summit
As announced at One Planet Summit in Paris, the EU Bank is to collaborate with the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) to help cities finance climate action and build greener cities for future generations.
Papua New Guinea: Lae Port Development Project
In 2007, the Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved (i) a $60 million ordinary capital resources loan; (ii) a $40 million equivalent Asian Development Fund loan, including the administration of (a) a $6 million OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) loan; (iv) a $1.5 million Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) grant; and (v) a $0.75 million HIV/AIDS Cooperation Fund grant—all of which to finance a $154 million Lae Port expansion project.
Papua New Guinea: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control in Rural Development Enclaves
In pursuing an export-driven economic growth, the Government of Papua New Guinea had established "development enclaves”, such as mines, plantations, and logging sites, in rural areas. These discrete centers of economic activity generated jobs and a cash economy contrasting with the subsistence farming of the surrounding rural populations.
People's Republic of China: Yunnan Integrated Road Network Development Project
In 2 December 2010, ADB provided a loan of $250 million from its ordinary capital resources to finance 14.3% of the project cost, including taxes and duties on expenditures on items funded by ADB. The government financed contingencies and financing charges during implementation.
Indonesia: Infrastructure Financing Facility Company Project
To increase private investment into infrastructure projects, the Indonesian Infrastructure Financing Facility (IIFF) was conceived in 2007 as a nonbank financial institution to develop and finance commercially viable infrastructure projects in Indonesia, especially PPPs. IIFF's development was built on experience drawn from India's Infrastructure Development Financing Company and Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services.
Tonga: Economic Support Program
This report presents the findings from the evaluation of the Economic Support Program in Tonga to assess its performance and highlight lessons. It provides input to the ongoing corporate evaluation on policy-based lending of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and future ADB operations in the country.
Tonga: Strengthening Public Financial Management Program
This report assesses the performance and highlight lessons learned from the Strengthening Public Financial Management Program in Tonga. The evaluation will support the ongoing corporate evaluation of the policy-based lending of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).