TY  - ADVS
TI  - ADB: catalyst for development
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Manila
PB  - Asian Development Bank
N2  - The Asia-Pacific region is home to more than half the world. It also boasts the highest rates of growth and the brightest showcases for development. Unfornately, many people have been bypassed by progress.For more than quarter of a century, one institution has been striving to promote economic growth and alleviate poverty in the region. Founded in 1966, the Asian Develoment Bank is an international partnership of the world's major industrialized countries and the nations of Asia and the Pacific. The ADB is a catalyst for development. Through its lending operations, support to the private sector, technical assistance and co-financing, the bank is making an important contribution to development. By helping to transfer capital and technology to the region's developing countires, it is making life better for millions of people throughout the Asia-Pacific region
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