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ADB, MTC Sign $200 Million Loan to Support Women MSMEs in Rural Thailand

Thailand, Dec. 10 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Muangthai Capital (MTC) have signed a $200 million loan agreement to support the development of women-owned micro, small, and medium-sized ent... Read More


$500 Million ADB Loan to Help Advance the Philippines' Blue Economy Development

Philippines, Dec. 10 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $500 million policy-based loan to support the sustainable management of the Philippines' marine ecosystems, help rejuvenate coas... Read More


ADB Approves Loan to Pilot Nature Credit Mechanism and Strengthen Ecological Protection in the Chishui River Basin, PRC

China, Dec. 10 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a CNY1.068 billion ($150 million equivalent) loan to pilot its first nature credit mechanism in Gulin County, Sichuan Province, in the P... Read More


ADB Boosts Digital Resilience with Strengthened IT Operations in Spain

Spain, Dec. 10 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expanded its IT operations in Valencia, Spain, to strengthen the bank's digital transformation and operational resilience. The agreement with the... Read More


ADB, Qatar Fund for Development Launch Partnership to Boost Infrastructure Development in Asia and the Pacific

Qatar, Dec. 10 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to accelerate resilient infrastructure and economic development ... Read More


African Development Bank to invest €102 million to boost poultry meat production

Benin, Dec. 10 -- The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group meeting in Abidjan today approved a €102.12 million loan to Benin to implement the first phase of the Agriculture T... Read More


African Development Fund approves investment to help Somali communities build climate-resilient livelihoods

Somalia, Dec. 10 -- The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved, on 02 December 2025, a $9.63 million grant to strengthen climate resilience, food security and incomes of... Read More


African Development Fund grants €70.34 million in financing for the Transport Sector Support Project

Burkina Faso, Dec. 10 -- The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund approved a €70.34 million loan to Burkina Faso to finance the Transport Sector Support Project in Abidjan on 10 De... Read More


Pioneer ECAPS gets EIB financing to develop cutting-edge technologies for space and defence

Sweden, Dec. 10 -- The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending Swedish aerospace company ECAPS AB €20 million to accelerate the development of high-performance rocket engines and propulsion ca... Read More


Water infrastructure - Viveracqua Hydrobond 2025 closes sixth issue with total of €200 million

Italy, Dec. 10 -- Viveracqua has completed its sixth bond issue of €200 million as part of the Hydrobond initiative. This most recent placement brings the total investment mobilised to modernise... Read More