Investment

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.

KKR announced a partnership with Girls Who Code, the leading national nonprofit working to close the gender gap in technology. KKR will provide a significant financial commitment in addition to leveraging the firm's global resources and network to further grow the organization.

Mail.Ru Group Limited, one of the largest Internet companies in the Russian-speaking Internet market, today announces it has signed the agreement to acquire the remaining 90% of ZakaZaka, the number two food delivery company in Russia.

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.

European Commission approves disbursement of EUR 23 million in assistance to Georgia The European Commission, on behalf of the EU, has today approved the disbursement of the second tranche of EUR 23 million under its Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) to Georgia.

Emmi acquires stake in Brazil’s Laticínios Porto Alegre

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.

Fortum’s equity stake in the joint venture totals a maximum of RUB 15 billion (currently approximately EUR 240 million).

Alcon announces EU launch of CyPass® Micro-Stent, a micro invasive glaucoma surgical device, to lower intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma

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.

Nidec Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a resolution to acquire 100% equity shares of Secop Holding GmbH, Secop s.r.o., Secop Compressors (Tianjin) Co. Ltd. and Secop Inc. (“Secop”)

ADB has approved an $80 million loan for the electrification of 145 kilometers (km) of railway in Uzbekistan, linking the cities of Pap, Namangan, and Andijan. 

ADB has appointed Xiaohong Yang as new Country Director for Pakistan. Ms. Yang, who assumed office on April 24, 2017, is the first woman to head ADB’s resident mission to the country.