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Loan Agreement (Ordinary Operations [Concessional]) for Loan 3914-BHU: COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program

Loan agreements outline the terms of an agreement for a loan. This document dated 6 May 2020 is provided for the ADB project 54183-001 in Bhutan.




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Unanimous Supreme Court throws out “Bridgegate” convictions

A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday threw out the convictions of two political insiders involved in the “Bridgegate” scandal that ultimately derailed the 2016 presidential bid of then-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. The justices found evidence of deception, corruption and abuse of power in the scheme, but said “not every corrupt act by state or local officials is a federal crime.”




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ADB President, Bangladesh Finance Minister Discuss Support for COVID-19 Response

ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa and Bangladesh Finance Minister and ADB Governor A H M Mustafa Kamal today discussed ADB’s support to Bangladesh in its fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.




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ADB Approves $1.5 Billion Financing to Support the Philippines' COVID-19 Response

ADB has approved a $1.5 billion loan to help the Philippine government fund its novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response program and strengthen the country’s health care system in its fight against the pandemic.




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ADB President, Pakistan Minister of Economic Affairs Discuss Scaling Up Support to Combat COVID-19

ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa and Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and ADB Governor Makhdoom Khusro Bukhtiar today discussed how ADB can scale up its support for the government’s response to the COVID-19...




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ADB Approves $200 Million Loan to Support the Philippines' Poor Amid COVID-19

ADB today approved a $200 million loan to support the Philippine government’s effort to provide emergency cash subsidies to vulnerable households amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.




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ADB Approves $1.5 Billion Financing to Support India's COVID-19 Response

ADB today approved a $1.5 billion loan to the Government of India to help fund its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including support for immediate priorities such as disease containment and prevention, as well as social...




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ADB President, Nepal Finance Minister Discuss Support for COVID-19 Response

ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa and Nepal Finance Minister and ADB Governor Yuba Raj Khatiwada today discussed ADB’s support to Nepal in its fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.




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ADB Approves $100 Million to Support COVID-19 Response in Bangladesh

ADB today approved a $100 million loan to support the Government of Bangladesh in its efforts to address the immediate public health requirements of combatting the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.




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Japan to Support ADB Developing Member Countries' Response to COVID-19 Challenges

ADB has provided several targeted interventions to support its developing member countries in combating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic from its early stages. In support of ADB’s effort, the Government of Japan is...




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ADB Approves $20 Million to Support Bhutan's COVID-19 Response

ADB today approved a $20 million loan to support Bhutan’s efforts to stimulate the economy, protect public health, and mitigate the effects of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on its people.




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ADB’s Trade Finance Program Supports Medical Supplies to Combat Pandemic in Sri Lanka

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided a guarantee for a $25 million trade loan to the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka (SPC) to purchase medical supplies as part of the country’s response to the novel ....




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Armenia: Women’s Entrepreneurship Support Sector Development Program

The program aimed to increase the role of women entrepreneurs in economic development and address constraints they and micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) faced. The program had two components—a policy-based loan (PBL) and a financial intermediation loan (FIL) — each at $20.0 million. The program was supported by a technical assistance (TA) capacity building component of $0.6 million.




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Sector-wide Evaluation: ADB Support for Transport

Transport systems provide arteries for efficient movement of people and goods in a well-functioning economy. The Asia and Pacific region has witnessed brisk economic growth and social development leading to increased mobility and urbanization. Rapid growth and urbanization creates pressure on transport system and services, which need to keep up not only to sustain the economic growth, but also to ensure much needed equitable access and quality services for all sections of the society.




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ADB Needs to Scale Up Support to Sustainable Urban Transport Solutions

ADB's support to Asia and the Pacific’s transport sector has helped improve domestic connectivity and economic efficiency in the region, says a report released by ADB’s Independent Evaluation Department.




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Learning from the Challenges of the Melamchi Water Supply in Kathmandu

Nepal has 2.7% of the earth’s freshwater, yet the people of Kathmandu, Nepal’s most developed region, struggle with scarce water supply.




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ADB, Australia to Help Improve Water Supply in Nuku'alofa

ADB joined the governments of Tonga and Australia in an inauguration ceremony today to officially mark the completion of upgrading work of the Mataki’eua water supply system as part of the ADB-supported Nuku’alofa Urban...




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SST and UMC Announce Qualification of Embedded SuperFlash® Technology on 40 nm CMOS Process

SST and UMC Announce Qualification of Embedded SuperFlash® Technology on 40 nm CMOS Process




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Rep. McSally Visits Microchip Executives to Discuss Semiconductor Supply Chain Resilience in the U.S. Amid Defense Industrial Base Report Findings

Rep. McSally Visits Microchip Executives to Discuss Semiconductor Supply Chain Resilience in the U.S. Amid Defense Industrial Base Report Findings




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SST and SK hynix system ic Partner to Expand Availability of Embedded SuperFlash Technology

SST and SK hynix system ic Partner to Expand Availability of Embedded SuperFlash Technology




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SST Announces Automotive Grade 1 Qualification of Embedded SuperFlash® Memory on UMC’s 55 nm Platform

SST Announces Automotive Grade 1 Qualification of Embedded SuperFlash® Memory on UMC’s 55 nm Platform




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Enhancing System Architecture Implementation for AI Applications, Microchip Delivers its Analog Embedded SuperFlash® Technology

Enhancing System Architecture Implementation for AI Applications, Microchip Delivers its Analog Embedded SuperFlash® Technology




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Reliable Electricity Supply Gives New Lease on Life to Nepal’s Villages

ADB projects in Nepal are strengthening the nation's electricity transmission system while improving people's lives at the grassroots level.




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Support for Human Capital Development Initiative

Approved project 54061-001 in Sri Lanka.




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COVID-19 Emergency Energy Supply Project

Approved project 54119-001 in China, People's Republic of.




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Social Protection Support Project (Second Additional Financing)

Approved project 43407-017 in Philippines.




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Supporting Technical Education and Skills Development Facility

Approved project 42466-018 in Bangladesh.




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COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program

Approved project 54169-001 in Kyrgyz Republic.




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COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program

Approved project 54183-001 in Bhutan.




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COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program

Approved project 54180-001 in Bangladesh.




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Global Shortage of Personal Protective Equipment amid COVID-19: Supply Chains, Bottlenecks, and Policy Implications

This brief examines the global shortage of the personal protective equipment (PPE) needed to tackle COVID-19 and suggests policy implications.




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3358-PRC: Qingdao Smart Low-Carbon District Energy Project [Supply of Gas Engines, Boilers, Heat Pumps, and Attachment #1]




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Loan No. 3255-NEP: Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Improvement Project - Additional Financing [KUKL//DNI/W/02/21 B]




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Loan No. 3409-SRI: Supporting Electricity Supply Reliability Improvement Project [CEB/PMU/SESRIP/2017/ICB/05]




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Loan No. 3051-BAN: Dhaka Environmentally Sustainable Water Supply Project [ICB-03.7B]




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Loan No. 3409-SRI: Supporting Electricity Supply Reliability Improvement Project [CEB/PMU/SESRIP/2017/ICB/02]




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ATMX150RHA Power-supply sequencing

ATMX150RHA Power-supply sequencing




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HARMAN Receives TATA Motors Supplier of the Year Award

BANGALORE, INDIA – HARMAN International (India) Pvt. Ltd., the premium audio, infotainment and enterprise automation group, was awarded with this year’s TATA Motors Supplier of the Year award at the TATA Motors Annual Supplier’s Conference 2014 held in Mumbai on November 12th. The TATA Motors Supplier of the Year award recognizes the contribution and commitment of its most valued partner and involves a rigorous selection process.




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HARMAN’s Ultimate Team-Up: JBL, Brand Ambassadors and Little Kids Rock Commit to Supporting At-Home Education

All over the world, people and societies are adjusting to social distancing and a long-term work-from-home environment. Students and teachers too are now adapting to virtual classes, quickly mastering and equipping themselves with all tools necessary to...




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Google claims it has finally reached quantum supremacy

Has Google achieved quantum supremacy? The firm says its quantum chip can perform a calculation that is practically impossible for our best supercomputer




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Google has reached quantum supremacy – here's what it should do next

Google's quantum computer can outpace supercomputers at a useless calculation, but there are still plenty of hurdles left before the technology hits the big time




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IBM says Google may not have reached quantum supremacy after all

A leaked paper from Google claimed to have made a quantum computing breakthrough, but new research from IBM says those claims don’t seem to hold up




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It’s official: Google has achieved quantum supremacy

Google has published details of its quantum computing breakthrough, following an earlier leak. Despite claims from rival IBM, it seems to be the real deal




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Google hits back at IBM's quantum supremacy challenge

Google engineers have spoken out about their claims of quantum supremacy, questioning IBM’s challenges and revealing some of their big plans for coming years




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Quantum supremacy: Will quantum computers break the internet for good?

Google’s claims of quantum supremacy have some people worried that the internet is now broken. Here's what the development actually means for cybersecurity




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Quantum supremacy: What can we do with a quantum computer?

Quantum computers could be used to crack open chemistry's most elusive problems or help to create new medicines




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Exotic super magnets could shake up medicine, cosmology and computing

Their unique blend of electric and magnetic properties was long thought impossible. Now multiferroics are shaking up fields from dark matter hunting to finding cancer




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Google’s quantum supremacy algorithm has found its first practical use

Google has put the algorithm it used to achieve quantum supremacy to work. It generated verifiably random numbers, which could be used one day in encryption or lotteries




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Your decision-making ability is a superpower physics can't explain

In a universe that unthinkingly follows the rules, human agency is an anomaly. Can physics ever make sense of our power to change the physical world at will?




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A British nurse is the chosen superhero in new Banksy artwork

A young boy chooses a nurse as the superhero he wants to play with over Batman and Spiderman in a new artwork by Banksy that encapsulates the gratitude Britons have felt toward the country's National...