The Government of Nepal has rolled out the Carbon Trading Regulation, 2025, enabling private-sector contributions to carbon-emission reduction to be included in national carbon trading frameworks. The regulation—approved by...

  Nepal’s national health insurance program recorded 12.5 million hospital visits last fiscal year, according to Health Insurance Board Executive Director Raghunath Kafle. While the data suggests an average of...

COLOMBO — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $200 million loan to support the ongoing Mahaweli Development Program, Sri Lanka’s largest multiuse water resources development initiative. The program...

MANILA ) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $500 million policy-based loan to support the sustainable management of the Philippines’ marine ecosystems, help rejuvenate coastal areas, and...

BEIJING — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a CNY1.068 billion ($150 million equivalent) loan to pilot its first nature credit mechanism in Gulin County, Sichuan Province, in the...

BANGKOK  — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Muangthai Capital (MTC) have signed a $200 million loan agreement to support the development of women-owned micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (WMSMEs)...

MANILA — Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda met with Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at Malacañang Palace today where they discussed the importance of strong cooperation and...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has once again downgraded Bangladesh’s economic outlook, cutting its growth forecast for FY2025-26 to 4.7 percent, down from 5.0 percent projected in September and 5.1...

The 13th national parliamentary election will be held in Bangladesh on 12 February next year, Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin announced today. A referendum on implementing the July National...

Hanoi  : Ambassador of Nepal to Thailand and Vietnam, Dhan Bahadur Oli, has called for Vietnamese investors to increase their investment in Nepal which has huge prospects for investment. Attending...