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An Evaluation of Small-Scale Freshwater Rural Aquaculture Development for Poverty Reduction
(Asian Development Bank, 2005-06-30)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has supported development of small-scale freshwater aquaculture in a number of countries in the region and accumulated considerable experience in interventions that have as their objective poverty reduction as well ...
The Asian Development Fund Operations: A Decade of Supporting Poverty Reduction in the Asia and Pacific Region
(Asian Development Bank, 2012-06-30)
This study reviews the development effectiveness of the operations of the Asian Development Fund (ADF) approved during ADF VIII and ADF IX (2001-2008) and reports on progress in the first 2 years of implementing ADF X (2009-2010). It identifies key ...
Effectiveness of ADB Approaches and Assistance to Poverty Reduction
(Asian Development Bank, 2000-03-15)
Poverty reduction was the overarching objective in the COSs of two countries (Bangladesh and Nepal), while the COSs in the other three countries focused on economic growth as the best means for reducing or pre-venting poverty (Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, ...
An Impact Evaluation of the Development of Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia and Their Dissemination in Selected Countries
(Asian Development Bank, 2005-06-30)
Aquaculture, or fish farming, is the fastest growing animal food-producing sector in the world. In Southeast Asia, tilapia farming is a major factor in this phenomenon and has developed mainly around one species, Nile tilapia. Tilapia farming in Asia ...
Special Evaluation Study of Selected ADB Interventions on Nutrition and Food Fortification
(Asian Development Bank, 2005-03-15)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) views nutrition in the broad sense as important to national development in its developing member countries (DMCs). From 1985 to mid-2004, ADB financed 31 regional technical assistance (RETA) projects in the related ...
Managing for Development Results: Relevance, Responsiveness, and Results Orientation
(Asian Development Bank, 2012-06-30)
This study assesses ADB’s achievement in mainstreaming the Managing for Development Results agenda within ADB, with a view to track progress, identify lessons, and make recommendations for ensuring better development effectiveness of operations in the future.
Our Framework Policies and Strategies: Education
(Asian Development Bank, 2003-07-15)
In 1988, when the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved the education policy paper,1 it officially recognized, for the first time, basic education as a human right. It also acknowledged that investment in the sector should extend far beyond ADB’s ...
Implementation of the Reorganization of The Asain Development Bank: A Review of Progress After One Year
(Asian Development Bank, 2003-06-30)
An internal progress report (this Review) was provided for at the time of the reorganization’s approval, to be undertaken 1 year after its implementation. This Review examines progress in implementing the reorganization. It covers the main features of ...
Harmonization of Bond Market: Rules and Regulations in Selected APEC Economies
(Asian Development Bank, 2003-11-15)
The main objective of the study is to recommend ways to accelerate development of regional bond markets to increase sources of longterm investment funds for the private and public sectors. During the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the mismatch in maturity ...
Bond Market Settlement and Emerging Linkages in Selected ASEAN+3 Countries
(Asian Development Bank, 2005-06-30)
Well functioning settlement systems are a prerequisite for efficient securities markets. To understand how regional settlement systems can be used to facilitate greater bond market transactions in the ASEAN+3 region, this report reviews existing ...