Asian Development Bank [to 9 January 2016]

Asian Development Bank [to 9 January 2016]
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News Release | 8 January 2016
ADB Approves Record $27 Billion in 2015 to Meet Asia’s Development Needs
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) operations—comprising approvals of loans and grants, technical assistance, and cofinancing—reached an all-time high of $27.15 billion in 2015, an increase of about 19% over the $22.89 billion in 2014, according to provisional figures released today (see Table 1 in Related links).
ADB’s approvals of loans and grants, sovereign (governments) and nonsovereign (primarily private sector), reached a record $16.58 billion—a 23% increase from 2014. Technical assistance amounted to $144 million and cofinancing increased by 13% to a record $10.43 billion in 2015….