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		<title><![CDATA[ADB head points to monetary policy dilemma in Asia amid inflation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDP/is_2008_July_7/ai_n27971967]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO, July 4 Kyodo  Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda on Friday  pointed to a ''growing dilemma of monetary policy'' in Asian  countries that face upward price movements, saying interest rate  hikes to combat inflation could increase hard-landing risks of their  economies.  Noting the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Asia-Pacific Network "KnowledgeHubs" Launched to Tackle Water Problems]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0RRT/is_2008_June_27/ai_n27873778]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Singapore, June 27, 2008 - ACN Newswire - Twelve organizations from across the Asia-Pacific region today launched a network to share solutions for improving water management to tackle the region's many pressing water challenges.  The network, known as "KnowledgeHubs," is an initiative of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum, which was...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ADB President Outlines Water Agenda for Asia-Pacific Region]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Singapore, June 25, 2008 - ACN Newswire - Asian Development Bank ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda today unveiled a seven-point agenda to prioritize water investments in the Asia-Pacific region and said that the institution is committed to helping countries in the region boost new water investments to $20 billion to improve...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ADB Calls for New Focus on Asian Cities]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Singapore, June 25, 2008 - ACN Newswire - With Asian cities growing by over 100,000 people a day, a major rethink is needed on how cities manage growth because the current approach is no longer economically, environmentally or socially sustainable, the Asian Development Bank ADB said at the World Cities...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asian cities struggling against urbanisation woes: ADB]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE AFP &#8212; Asian cities need help to cope with an unprecedented period of urbanisation, the Asian Development Bank ADB said Wednesday, stressing that their future prosperity is at stake.  Providing adequate water supplies and infrastructure are among the key issues facing urban planners and policymakers, ADB president Haruhiko...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asia must tighten monetary, fiscal policy to tame inflation: ADB]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 Kyodo  Governments in Asia need to tighten both monetary and fiscal  policies to tame runaway inflation sparked by the rise in fuel and  food prices, the Asian Development Bank warned Sunday.  ''If they have not tamed it by a combination of tightening...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ADB to lend 100 million dollars to China for energy programme]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA AFP &#8212; The Manila-based Asian Development Bank said on Thursday it would lend 100 million dollars to China to bring energy-efficient technology to the industrialised province of Guangdong.  The long-term, low-cost loan to the Guangdong provincial government will be used to provide credit to major energy consumers for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ADB to invest 1 billion dollars a year for &#39;clean energy&#39; in Asia]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA AFP &#8212; The Asian Development Bank ADB is to invest one billion dollars annually in "clean energy" projects as part of an effort to encourage their use, the Manila-based bank said Tuesday.  ADB vice-president for sustainable development Ursula Schafer-Preuss made the announcement at a special forum sponsored by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US warns Asian Development Bank it risks becoming &#39;irrelevant&#39;]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MADRID AFP &#8212; The United States, the Asian Development Bank's second-biggest donor, warned the institution on Tuesday it risked becoming irrelevant if it fails to adapt to the region's rapid economic expansion.  "It's important for the ADB to stick to its overall mission, but at the same time it's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Japan warns rising food prices could lead to unrest in Asia]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MADRID AFP &#8212; Soaring prices for food staples, especially for rice which have tripled over the past year, could lead to social unrest in Asia, Japanese Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga warned Sunday in Spain.  "The recent hike in the price of rice will hit Asian countries particularly hard. The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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