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ADB and JICA today signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a strategic partnership to strengthen health security and promote universal health coverage in a rapidly aging Asia and the Pacific.

Verifone (NYSE: PAY), a world leader in payments and commerce solutions, announced that it has been selected as the payment solution and service provider for PrivatBank, the largest acquirer in Ukraine.

The rates have been cut by up to 4 pps.

The EIB has granted CEPSA a EUR 70 million loan to finance projects designed to optimise the company’s aromatics production process at its refineries in San Roque (Cadiz) and Palos de la Frontera (Huelva) and Huelva.

ADB returned to the US dollar bond market with the pricing of a $4 billion 3-year global benchmark bond issue, proceeds of which will be part of ADB’s ordinary capital resources.

Shareholders have approved VTB Bank’s Annual Report and the Annual Financial Statements for 2016 and the following profit allocations for 2016.

ADB has backed Singapore’s Sunseap Group’s project to build Cambodia’s first large-scale solar power project under a long-term agreement with Electricité Du Cambodge.

ADB annual operations exceeded the $30 billion mark for the first time in its 50-year history last year as regional demand for development finance and knowledge — particularly on infrastructure — continues to grow.