International Market Insights (IMIs) is a compilation of development projects funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). It is released monthly to alert U.S. firms of new consulting services projects under the ADB Technical Assistance (TA) programs. Technical Assistance is used to prepare and implement projects and support advisory and regional activities of the bank.
IMI January 2008
Thrity-one proposed and new projects amounting to $ 1.95 billion are included in this report. The $120 million Emergency Disaster Damage Rehabilitation (Sector) Project granted loan to Bangladesh is the largest. It will procure 88 person-months (pm) of international and 1,786 pm of national consulting services to implement the project. Click here.
IMI February 2008
This includes 14 new projects and technical assistance (TAs) from China, Mongolia, Regional, and Vietnam. The projects and TAs amounted to $ 197 million. China's $ 150 million Chongqing-Lichuan Railway is the largest. It will procure 10 person-months of international consulting services and related goods. Click here.
IMI March 2008
Twenty-nine new and proposed loan projects and TA programs totaling to $1.18 billion are included in this report. While report covers all Asian regions; sectors included are agriculture and natural resources, education, energy, environment, health, transportation and communications, as well as industry, finance and others. Click here.
IMI April 2008
Thirty new and proposed projects are included, totalling to $1.36 billion. Pakistan's loan for MFF-Karachi Mega City Sustainable Development Investment Program (Facility Concept) is the largest with $ 800 million. It will procure civil works and consulting services under quality-and cost-based selection procedures. Click here.
IMI May 2008
Twenty-eight new project and procurement notices amounting to $ 513 million are included in this report. ADB-granted loan for China's Central Yunnan Roads Development is the largest with $ 200 million project cost. This project would procure civil works and consulting services. Click here.
IMI June 2008
Twenty-nine new project and procurement notices, amounting to $ 740 million are included in this report. ADB-granted loan for China's Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway Development Project is the largest with $ 300 million project cost. This project would procure civil works and consulting services. Click here.
IMI July 2008
Forty new and proposed projects and TA programs, amounting to $566 million are covered in this report. Countries included are: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, China, India, Kyrgyz, Laos, Maldives, Micronesia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Timor-Leste, Thailand, Vietnam, and Samoa. Click here.
IMI August 2008
Forty-three new projects and TA amounting to $ 2.38 million are included in this report. Majority of the procurement notices come from industry and finance. The other sectors are agriculture and natural resources, energy, environment, health, transportation and communications. ADB's loan to Pakistan for Accelerating Economic Transformation Program (Subprogram 1) is the largest standing at $ 500 million. Click here.
IMI September 2008
This report amounts to 1.1 billion worth of loan projects and technical assistance programs, coming from the following sectors: agriculture and natural resources, education, energy, health, transportation, industry and finance. Countries covered are: Bhutan, China, Kazakhstan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. ADB's loan for Kazakhstan's MFF CAREC Transport Corridor I Program is the largest with $650 million. Click here.