Investment

The European Commission has announced new humanitarian aid of €25 million to support civilians in desperate need in Yemen. This brings the total EU funding to €196.7 million since the start of the conflict in 2015.

ADB has signed a loan to improve Sri Lanka’s shipyard industry, increase the country’s competitiveness, and spur greater regional cooperation.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced today that it has renewed its sponsorship agreement with NEC Corporation (NEC) as title sponsor of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters for an additional three year period for 2018 through 2020.

This transaction is the first tranche of an overall EIB envelope of up to EUR 100m, which will provide RVS – a member of the Austrian cooperative Raiffeisen Bank Group – with long-term funding resources for SMEs and midcaps.

ADB has provided a $200,000 grant to the Government of Vanuatu in the wake of volcanic eruptions on Ambae Island, Penama province in Vanuatu. 

KKR will be investing more than $265 million of capital in the Fund alongside external investors through KKR's balance sheet and employee commitments.

ADB's Board of Directors has approved a $25 million loan to ensure that people with disabilities in Mongolia are socially and economically integrated to help improve their quality of life.

SIKA ACQUIRES LEADING AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER IN ACOUSTICS

ADB's Board of Directors has approved a $45 million loan to help improve the quality of rural primary healthcare services in Uzbekistan.

Ilim Group, Russia’s leading pulp and paper company, a major exporter and one of the biggest companies in the industry globally, announces today that it has signed a four-year unsecured syndicated loan agreement for USD 500 million. 

Paraguay will boost its rural sector competitiveness by improving road conditions Route 9 with a US$160 million loan approved by the IDB

ADB and the Government of Indonesia today have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to partner up in promoting public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the transport sector.

Emerald Health Therapeutics Inc. announced today that it has completed its previously announced investment of $2.5 million into Northern Vine Canada Inc. to acquire 53% of the company and appoint three of its four directors.

ADB's Board of Directors has approved a $50 million loan to help sustain access to and quality of pre-primary, primary, and secondary education in Mongolia.