Developing Asia Facing Sharp Upturn in Inflation | |
Developing Asian economies will experience a slowdown in growth and a sharp rise in inflation in 2008-2009, the update to ADB's flagship economic report warns. ADO 2008 Update revises growth forecasts for nine economies and examines medium-term prospects by subregion. Read the news release. Download the ADO 2008 update Listen to the podcast |
ADB is providing its first-ever public sector loan in the South Caucasus country of Georgia to help rehabilitate water supply, sanitation, waste management and road transport services, and rebuild other infrastructure that may have been damaged in the recent conflict with
Russia.
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ADB is hosting a 2-day conference this week to bring together financial market regulators and supervisors from Asia and the Pacific to exchange ideas on strengthening global, regional, and national financial markets in the wake of the US subprime mortgage crisis.
Learn more about the event.
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