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ADB book says half a billion Asians unemployed or underemployed

28 Apr '06
3 min read

India, a founder member of ADB, is ADB's fourth biggest shareholder overall (behind Japan and the United States, and the People's Republic of China).

ADB total lending assistance to end-2005 for India amounts to about $15.4 billion, while about $115.8 million was provided for TA grants.

According to the latest India Country Strategy and Program Update, ADB plans to scale up lending levels to India from an average of around $1.24 billion in recent years to around $2.65 billion by 2008.

Asian Development Bank

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