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A multilateral development finance institution established in 1966 to promote economic and social progress in the Asian and Pacific region, the Bank’s strategic objectives in the medium term are to foster economic growth, reduce poverty, improve the status of women, support human development (including population planning) and protect the environment.
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Turner, B. (2007). Asian Development Bank. In: Turner, B. (eds) The Statesman’s Yearbook 2008. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-74024-6_92
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