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ADB invests in sustainable start-ups

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has made its first investments in start-ups that help address development challenges in emerging countries, mainly focusing on climate and gender impact. The ADB Ventures Equity Fund, the bank's first investment fund ...

UniSuper awards fixed income mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... Island-domiciled vehicle. However, it doesn't necessarily want to invest in Asian debt. "We might look at AUD Asian development bank bonds," he said. The fund won't say what other institutional mandates it has won, but it has another $600 million ...

Chief economist update: Chinese dragon now a bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... GDP growth forecasts that the mammoth international institutions - International Monetary Fund (6.6%); Asian Development Bank (6.6%); Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (6.7%) - or even the Chinese government's 6.5% target, Trump's ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... (including some US$495 million proceeds from the issuance of global bonds and from program loans extended by the Asian Development Bank), the BSP's income from investments abroad, and revaluation adjustments the BSP's foreign currency-denominated res ...

Bad news day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... towards policy normalisation. Concerns over China's slowdown - which became even more concerning after the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) shaved the country's growth outlook to 6.8% this year (from 7.2% it predicted six months before). Not only that ...

Open wide, come inside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... the new year despite the IMF's recent downgrade of the country's 2013 growth to 5.9% from 6.0%. While the Asian Development Bank (ADB) appears to be more optimistic predicting growth of 6.7% for this year, this is a sharp reduction from the 7.5% growth ...

LGS wins Best Green Super Fund Award

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... rated 'green' or 'climate' bonds issued by agencies such as the World Bank, European Investment Bank or Asian Development Bank. Introduction of Sustainable Australian Shares as one of the Fund's new single sector investment options. Continued activism ...

Treats not threats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... certainly felt that way last week, didn't it? It was the week when the spooks went out a-haunting. The Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund were out like a three-headed monster, singing Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' ...

Time to buy the bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... recession and debt crisis in Europe and slow growth in America. The World Bank's chopping spree follows the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) own only last week where it lowered its estimate of Asian growth down to 6.1% in 2012 (from 6.9% predicted last ...

Failure is not an option

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... central banks' QE announcement - big time. The Sensex 30 index is up a full 9% to date. This is despite the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) recent downgrade of the country's growth outlook. The ADB lowered its forecasts for the Indian economy to 5.6% ...
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