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Last Updated: Wednesday, 26 August 2009
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Key Indicators 2009
Asia's Progress on Millennium Development Goals Remains MixedA new ADB publication—Key Indicators 2009—contains 172 statistical tables that record progress towards achieving Millennium Development Goals as well as other key economic and social development indicators across member countries. The special chapter is "Enterprises in Asia: Fostering Dynamism in SMEs." Download Key Indicators 2009.

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Read the special chapter: Enterprises in Asia: Fostering Dynamism in SMEs

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Broken Lives:
Trafficking in Human Beings in Lao People's Democratic Republic

This new study takes a hard look at human trafficking in the northern region of Lao PDR in the context of rapid economic and social change. Download the study.

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Intersections - Gender, HIV, and Infrastructure Operations: Lessons from Selected ADB-Financed Transport Projects ADB is committed to mainstream gender equality approaches in all sectors of its operations. This publication assesses the nexus between gender inequalities, HIV spread, and infrastructure development. Download the paper.

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