Asian Development Bank

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Blog Post
Why Are the World Bank and Asian Development Bank Still Financing the Myanmar Government?
September 10, 2018
Scott Morris investigates why that might be—and makes the case for a stronger response.
Blog Post
Fifty Years Isn’t Enough for the Work of the Asian Development Bank
September 12, 2016
If one thing is for certain following the CGD event, the “Asian Development Bank at 50,” the ADB’s work is far from done, and there will be no lack of ambition on the part of the US government and the bank’s other shareholders when it comes to a forward-looking agenda.
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The ADB's Bold Move and What It Can Mean for the MDBs
May 04, 2015
Last year, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) management proposed a major financial restructuring that would increase the amount of bank capital available for investment. This proposal offers many benefits in and of itself. But it also creates an opening for additional and complementary changes in gov...
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How China and the United States Can Come to Terms on the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
January 29, 2015
With two major announcements on trade and climate at November’s APEC meetings, the United States and China have leaped into a highly productive bilateral relationship in the economic sphere. It’s all the more striking then to hear the discordant tone struck around the Asian Infrastructure Investment...
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A Big, Bold Restructuring at the Asian Development Bank, Part 1
January 21, 2015
When President Takehiko Nakao of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) visited CGD earlier last year, he described management’s groundbreaking proposal for a major restructuring of the bank’s financial model that we view as both sensible and creative.