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ADB URBAN DAY 2008
Monday, September 8, 2008
Asian Development Bank Headquarters
Manila, Philippines

Theme: "Environment and Livable Cities"

Resource Speakers: Experts in Solid Waste Management, Climate Change, and City Cluster Development

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) invites representatives from nongovernment organizations, university professors, urban planners, business leaders, national and local government officials, policy makers, and senior officials from international organizations to attend the forum which will tackle issues on solid waste management, climate change, and city cluster development; and their impacts on promoting livable cities.  For full details, please visit this website: http://www.adb.org/Documents/Events/2008/ADB-Urban-Day2008/default.asp#TOP

New ADB's Consultant Management System (CMS) Launched Online

The ADB consultants registration system has been revised into a new and integrated system called Consultant Management System (CMS) for both consulting firms and individuals. The system is the repository of consultants’ records. This new CMS system is easier to use, provides options for simplified or full registration, and allows updates in real time. Read more.


September 2008 Monthly Alerts Released

The International Market Insights (IMIs) report covers 14 new and proposed projects and TA programs published by ADB online - amounting to $1.1 billion-worth of opportunities.

Additionally, the Foreign Government Tenders (FGTs) report comprises 40 procurement alerts mostly coming from the energy and environment sector.  Other sectors included are agriculture and natural resources, education, industry and finance, transportation, and urban development.  

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ADB Launches Long-Term Strategy

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched Strategy 2020, a new long-term strategy for its vision of an Asia and Pacific region free of poverty.

To fight poverty in a region of more than 600 million poor people surviving on $1 a day, Strategy 2020 will refocus ADB operations on three development agendas—inclusive economic growth, environmentally sustainable growth, and regional integration. Read more.

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