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  2. Asian Development Bank - Wikipedia

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    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank established on 19 December 1966, [4] which is headquartered in 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila 1550, Philippines. The bank also maintains 31 field offices around the world [5] to promote social and economic development in Asia.

  3. Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program - Wikipedia

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    Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program. The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program is a program established in 1997 by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to encourage economic cooperation among countries in Central Asia and nearby parts of Transcaucasia and South Asia.

  4. Tuvalu Overseas Seamen's Union - Wikipedia

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    In 2011 the Asian Development Bank (ADB) estimates there are 800 TMTI graduates registered for employment as seafarers. [2] The ADB identify that the number of Tuvaluans employed as seafarers has decreased steadily from about 340 in 2001 to only 205 in 2010; so that of a total pool of 800 qualified seafarers, including those on leave, almost ...

  5. Asian Development Outlook - Wikipedia

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    The Asian Development Outlook is an annual publication (available online and in print) produced by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). It offers economic analysis and forecasts, as well as an examination of social development issues, for most countries in Asia. [1] It is published each March/April with an update published in September and brief ...

  6. Asian Development Bank Institute - Wikipedia

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    The Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) is an Asian think tank focused on identifying effective development strategies for Asia and the Pacific, and on providing support to ADB member countries in managing development challenges. It was established in Tokyo in 1996 as a subsidiary of Asian Development Bank, with initial and subsequent ...

  7. Tuvalu Maritime Training Institute - Wikipedia

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    A number of Tuvaluans are employed as merchant seamen on cargo ships on contracts of up to 12 months. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) estimated that, as of 2011, there were 800 Tuvaluan men trained, certified and active as seafarers. The ADB estimated that, at any one time, about 15 percent of the adult male population works abroad as seafarers.

  8. World Vegetable Center - Wikipedia

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    avrdc.org. The World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) (Chinese: 亞蔬—世界蔬菜中心), previously known as the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC), is an international, nonprofit institute for vegetable research and development. [2] It was founded in 1971 in Shanhua, southern Taiwan, by the Asian Development Bank, Taiwan ...

  9. Masatsugu Asakawa - Wikipedia

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    Princeton University (MPA) Masatsugu Asakawa (浅川 雅嗣, Asakawa Masatsugu, born 25 January 1958), a Japanese civil servant, is the president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Asakawa, who took office on 17 January 2020, is the 10th president of ADB. [1] He was formerly special adviser to Shinzo Abe, prime minister of Japan, and to Taro ...