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| | IFI Research Site: Other International Financial Institutions |
 | | The Asian Development Bank and Rural Development: Policy and Practice. | | | "The Asian Development Bank in the Context of Rapid Regional Development." In Richard Tilly and Paul J. Welfens (eds.). | | | The Asian Development Bank: Diplomacy and Development in Asia. |
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| | Singapore Financial Center Development - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System |
| | The Development Bank was the city-state's largest source of long-term finance, including equity and venture capital financing, medium- and long-term loans, and guarantees. | | | Singapore established the Asian dollar market as the Asian equivalent of the Eurodollar market in 1968 when the local branch of the United States-based Bank of America secured government approval to borrow deposits of nonresidents, mainly in foreign currencies, and use them to finance corporate activities in Asia. | | | All banks in Singapore were administered by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and were required to hold a statutory minimum cash balance against their deposit and other specified liabilities with the authority. |
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http://www.photius.com/countries/singapore/economy/singapore_economy_financial_center_dev~1562.html
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| | International Development Committee Press Notice No. 7 |
| | In an effort to improve parliamentary scrutiny of DFID's multilateral expenditure, the Committee invites memoranda on the Asian Development Bank and the Caribbean Development Bank, assessing their effectiveness against their stated objectives and their role in realising the international development targets. | | | The Department for International Development has also recently informed the Committee that negotiations on the replenishment of the Caribbean Development Bank's Special Development Fund are due to start shortly. | | | Negotiations on the latest replenishment of the Asian Development Fund (ADF-VIII) were concluded in December 2000 and the Government will shortly be approaching Parliament for approval of the UK's contribution to the Fund. |
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http://www.parliament.uk/COMMONS/selcom01/indpnt07.htm
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| | Vitae-JCWeidman |
| | Asian Development Bank : TA No. 2097-Lao (Private Sector Education Development Project), 10/95- 7/96 ($200,000 for technical assistance to Ministry of Education, Bureau of Private Education, Laos). | | | Asian Development Bank : TA No. 2719-MON (Institutional Strengthening of the Education Sector), 7/97-12/99 (with Seth S. Spaulding, $960,000 for technical assistance to Ministry of Science, Technology, Education, and Culture, Mongolia). | | | Education Sociologist, Asian Development Bank TA on Subregional (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan) Cooperation in Managing Education Reforms, 2001-2002. |
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http://www.pitt.edu/~weidman/Vitae-JCWeidman.html
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| | Glossary E |
| | East African Development Bank - The EADB was created in 1967 to promote economic development among Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. | | | Export-Import Bank of the United States - Eximbank was chartered in 1934 as an independent agency to finance the export of U.S. goods and services. | | | East Asian Economic Caucus - The EAEC is a regional consultative forum proposed by Malaysia in late 1990 under the name of East Asian Economic Grouping. |
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http://amchouston.home.att.net/GlossaryE.htm
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| | Singapore. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
| | With the establishment in the 1960s of the Economic Development Board, the Development Bank of Singapore, and the International Trading Company and the subsequent influx of foreign investment, Singapore’s industrial base was diversified, expanded, and modernized. | | | The increasing importance of China in manufacturing and finance, however, is seen as a threat to Singapore’s future economic growth. | | | Singapore has remained in the Commonwealth of Nations, and it joined the United Nations in 1965; it was one of the founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 1967. |
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http://www.bartleby.com/65/si/Singapor.html
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| | DBS Group DBSAM |
| | As an award winning Asian fund manager with more than 22 years' experience, we deliver effective investment management solutions that cover the entire risk spectrum of asset classes, with core competency in global fixed income, Asian equities and absolute return strategies. | | | With offices in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong, we manage money for institutions and retail investors. | | | Our Singapore and Asia ex-Japan equity funds are rated 4-star by Mercer Investment Consultants. |
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http://www.dbsam.com.sg
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| | The Biography of Dileep Nair |
| | Nair was Managing Director of the Development Bank of Singapore (DBS), the largest South-East Asian bank and one of Asia 's largest. | | | Working under the Minister, he helped develop and implement key economic policies and was involved in the Uruguay Round of GATT negotiations, as well as in various economic fora of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). | | | He also served asthe Chairman of the Bank's Operational Risk Committee and Chairman of DBS Card Centre Pte. |
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http://www.un.org/news/ossg/sg/stories/nair_bio.asp
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| | Commanding Heights : Singapore Money on PBS |
| | Singapore stops borrowing from World Bank and Asian Development Bank. | | | 1970-1979: The Monetary Authority of Singapore, the country's central bank, aggressively polices the exchange rate to keep prices stable after the currency is allowed to float freely. | | | Singapore retires its miniscule remaining debt in 1995. |
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/commandingheights/lo/countries/sg/sg_money.html
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| | The Technical Assistance Agreement granted by the Islamic Development Bank and the Asian Development Bank |
| | The Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) has signed a Technical Assistance (TA) Agreement with both the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) in December 2004 to finance the development of international prudential standards for the Islamic financial services. | | | The Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) is an association of central banks, monetary agencies and inter-governmental international organizations that have an explicit mandate for promoting Islamic finance. | | | The IFSB sets and disseminates prudential and supervisory standards and core principles that are in compliance with Sharia rules and principles for the regulation and supervision of the Islamic financial services industry. |
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http://www.ifsb.org/index.php?ch=5&pg=21&ac=18
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| | ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, Manila, Philippines |
| | The Asian Development Bank (ADB) seeks Economists for anticipated vacancies. | | | Country Economists: Track and analyze country economic developments; participate in the preparation of country performance assessments; and lead the formulation of country assistance strategies and programs. | | | Broad research agenda include both short-term concerns for effective economic policy management and long-term structural factors to sustainable growth and development. |
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http://www.aeaweb.org/joe/0411d/html/joe223.html
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| | Philippines Profile: Economy |
| | Sources: calculated on the basis of data on ODA from OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), Development Assistance Committee. | | | The Philippines was less severely affected by the Asian financial crisis of 1998 than its neighbors, aided in part by annual remittances of $6-7 billion from overseas workers. | | | From a 0.6% decline in 1998, GDP expanded by 2.4% in 1999, and 4.4% in 2000, but slowed to 3.2% in 2001 in the context of a global economic slowdown, an export slump, and political and security concerns. |
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http://www.nationmaster.com/country/rp/Economy
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| | Singapore and the IMF -- Page 1 of 4 |
| | August 29, 2005 -- Press Release: Monetary Authority of Singapore and IMF to Host High-Level Seminar on Asian Regional Financial Integration | | | Lim Hng Kiang, Governor of the Fund and the Bank for Singapore, at the Joint Annual Discussion | | | De Rato travels to Africa; Turkey's new loan; Cameroon; Singapore; Tajikistan; Asia's economic outlook; Kydland interview; Value-added tax; IMF trade policy; Trade conference; Political economy of hatred. |
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http://www.imf.org/external/country/SGP/index.htm
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| | Asian Development Bank -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article |
| | The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a non-profit finance institution with many (A native or inhabitant of Asia) Asian governments as shareholder members who are also the recipients of funding where appropriate. | | | The bank is led by a President, who is always from (A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building) Japan and appointed by the Japanese government. | | | It was founded in 1966 with 31 members states and has now grown to include 63. |
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http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/a/as/asian_development_bank.htm
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| | Find in a Library: International Monetary Fund, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Asian Development Bank special funds. Hearing, Ninety-first Congress, second session, on S. 3628 ... and S. 3543 ... May 6, 1970. |
| | International Monetary Fund, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Asian Development Bank special funds. | | | Find in a Library: International Monetary Fund, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Asian Development Bank special funds. | | | WorldCat is provided by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. on behalf of its member libraries. |
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http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/ow/86738d540e3884f3.html
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| | Singapore Market Research Sources |
| | Asian Development Bank's Country Data Singapore Singapore information from this mainly Japanese-funded, international non-government organization. | | | Asia Market Research dot Com provides current articles, surveys, marketing news, latest research and Asian business prospects for marketing research professionals and international management. | | | Singapore Market Research Reports From Tradeport - many regularly updated short briefs on industries, investment climate, business projects, and relevant gov. policy in Singapore. |
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http://www.asiamarketresearch.com/singapore/research.htm
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| | Asia Regional Information Center (ARIC) |
| | This report provides a quarterly update of macroeconomic developments and contains information related to the Partnership Agreement on Poverty Reduction (12 May 2005). | | | AsianBondsOnline`s How to Buy Bonds is a step-by-step primer on the mechanics of buying and trading local currency government securities in 10 East Asian markets (19 April 2005). | | | This report analyzes macroeconomic developments, policies and reforms, and poverty-related issues, and includes a special section on the prospects for exports post-MFA (21 April 2005). |
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http://aric.adb.org
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| | Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Fighting Poverty in Asia and the Pacific - ADB.org |
| | Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Fighting Poverty in Asia and the Pacific - ADB.org | | | The June issue of ADB Review looks at development effectiveness and how ADB has been integrating key elements into its operations at all levels to have solid impact on the ground. | | | To understand how regional settlement systems can be used to facilitate greater bond market transactions in the ASEAN+3 region, this report reviews existing settlement systems, and identifies the challenges faced in establishing effective regional settlements. |
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http://www.asiandevbank.org
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| | Business in Development - Land Bank of the Philippines |
| | MANILA, PHILIPPINES (26 April 2004) - The Government of Canada and the Asian Development Bank... | | | Canada and ADB Set up Cooperation Fund for Managing for Development Results | | | The missions of the Land Bank: Ensuring the best quality of life and success of our clients, business partners, employees and the Filipino people are our reasons for being. |
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| | Econlinks: Asian Development Bank - Key Indicators |
| | 38 regional tables of socio-economic and financial indicators, including the Millennium Development Goals indicators, for 40 developing member countries of ADB. | | | The Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries 2003 is the 34th edition of this flagship annual statistical data book of ADB. | | | Where Developing Member Countries Fit In Education Status, Achievements, and Challenges |
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http://www.ieev.uma.es/econlinks/Asia/adb2003.htm
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| | Useful Links |
| | Index of documents from the Center for the Study of Central Banks Collection | | | East Asian Law Department, University of Washington School of Law | | | African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States: Treaties and Agreements |
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http://www.idli.org/useful_links.htm
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| | Banks In The World by Kazunori |
| | Asian Development Bank - a development finance institution consisting of 55 members, is engaged in promoting the economic and social progress of its developing member countries in the Asian and Pacific region. | | | Meridian Bank - Meridian is a diversified financial services holding company based in Reading, PA Merita Bank - full range of financing, payment and asset management services for households, companies and institutions. | | | OCBC Bank - total service bank which offers a comprehensive range of services in retail banking, corporate finance, corporate banking, capital markets, investment banking, treasury operations, trade financing and private banking. |
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http://www.yamauchi.com/annex/banks.html
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| | Gov't eyes sale of up to 49% of Land Bank |
| | He said he preferred that Land Bank shares be sold to the likes of the World Bank, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation and the Asian Development Bank, rather than to private commercial banks. | | | He added that Land Bank could also merge with government-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), which, like Land Bank, is among the 10 largest banks in the country in terms of assets. | | | Land Bank has been hoping to raise its capital to 50-60 billion pesos, from 22 billion pesos at present, he told reporters. |
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http://money.inq7.net/topstories/view_topstories.php?yyyy=2005&mon=08&dd=02&file=2
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| | Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Fighting Poverty in Asia and the Pacific - ADB.org |
| | Policy Reform in Indonesia and the Asian Development Bank's Financial Sector Governance Reforms Program Loan | | | He told delegates that the region recognizes there will be serious global environmental and economic consequences if a business as usual approach is taken that steadily increases the consumption of fossil fuel-based energy. | | | The June issue of ADB Review looks at development effectiveness and how ADB has been integrating key elements into its operations at all levels to have solid impact on the ground. |
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| | East-West Center: News Release: TAIPEI OFFICE PROVIDES $100,000 GRANT TO EAST-WEST CENTER |
| | Participants will come from Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and international finance institutions such as the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and Asian Development Bank. | | | Research topics will include causes and implications of the Asian economic crisis; programs of economic recovery in Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand; and trade and investment patterns in the region, including the roles of Taiwan. | | | The East-West Center has received a grant of $100,000 from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Honolulu to organize a major international research project and conference on the Asian financial crisis. |
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| | ADB to Support Sale of Equitable PCI Bank NPL and NPA Portfolio - ADB.org |
| | MANILA, PHILIPPINES (11 July 2005)- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a local currency loan to a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to finance the purchase of a portfolio of nonperforming loans and nonperforming assets (NPLAs) from Equitable PCI Bank and Equitable Savings Bank. | | | The Asian Development Bank is dedicated to reducing poverty in the Asia and Pacific region through pro-poor sustainable economic growth, social development, and good governance. | | | HVB is the second-largest bank in Germany and one of the leading banks in Europe with total assets of about 469.9 billion. |
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http://www.adb.org/Documents/News/2005/nr2005092.asp
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| | The government is now working with the Asian Development Bank to prepare an SME Development Program, which the ADB will support for the next three years. | | | Again, let me congratulate the Canadia Bank, the USAID and the IFC for embarking on this crucial initiative, thereby significantly contributing to economic development in Cambodia. | | | At the same time, I would like also to congratulate and thank Canadia Bank for taking up such productive investments. |
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| | Global Finance Magazine - |
| | The bank is an active lender to STET small and medium sized enterprises, and is a participant in the governments and Asian Development Banks SME development programme. | | | Gulf Banks return on assets for 2002 was down marginally on the previous year at 2.35% but its return on equity held up at an impressive 21.4%. | | | Caution also prevails in the banks decision to hold large amounts of foreign currency as a hedge in case of devaluationLebanon faces a large debt refinancing this year and next, as well as a rising budget deficit. |
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| | Banks In The World by Kazunori |
| | Asian Development Bank - a development finance institution consisting of 55 members, is engaged in promoting the economic and social progress of its developing member countries in the Asian and Pacific region. | | | Meridian Bank - Meridian is a diversified financial services holding company based in Reading, PA Merita Bank - full range of financing, payment and asset management services for households, companies and institutions. | | | OCBC Bank - total service bank which offers a comprehensive range of services in retail banking, corporate finance, corporate banking, capital markets, investment banking, treasury operations, trade financing and private banking. |
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http://www.yamauchi.com/annex/banks.html
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