Asia's emerging economies will pick up in 2013 but the recovery will remain fragile, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

BBC: Asian Development Bank forecasts fragile 2013 recovery

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has cut its growth forecast for Asia for this year and next, as economic problems in Europe and the US hurt developing countries.

BBC: Asian Development Bank cuts growth forecast for Asia

Naved Hamid, senior strategist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), says decentralization and greater local autonomy will be an important factor in the successful cities of the future.

CNN: Pressure Points

Following a sharp decline in educational opportunities, standards and literacy rates during the transition, the Mongolian government has, with support from international organizations such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB), implemented major policies to restructure and rehabilitate the education system.

UNESCO: Literacy Through Distance Learning

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President Mikhail Gorbachev has no doubt been impressed by China's success in carrying out domestic economic liberalization and foreign trade reforms as well as establishing workable terms of agreement with the GATT, the IMF, the World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) .

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