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bicusa.org/ADBtransparency Transparency at the ADB Overview Background Updates Resources Contacts RSS Update \| 18 July 2008 Civil society groups frustrated over ADB denials Civil society access to information is often impeded by the Asian Development Bank. Read more Update \| 16 July 2008 Indonesian NGOs consolidate advocacy strategy on ADB's Integrated Citarum Water Resource Management Project On July 8-9, 2008, Indonesian NGOs held a two day workshop in Bandung, West Java on the ADB’s pipeline Integrated Citarum Water Resource Management (ICWRM) Project. The occasion marked the launch of the Peoples Alliance for Citarum (Aliansi Rakyat untuk Citarum-ARUM). Read more Update \| 19 June 2008 World Bank and ADB cautioned against increasing engagement with Burma's military regime In a Statement issued June 17, the Ethnic Community Development Forum (ECDF) of Burma cautioned the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) against any engagement with Burma's military rulers in the post-Cyclone Nargis scenario given the human rights situation in the country. Read more Country Update \| 4 June 2008 Azerbaijan Country Update #14 Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Azerbaijan. Read more Country Update \| 4 June 2008 Kazakhstan Country Update #16 Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Kazakhstan. Read more Country Update \| 4 June 2008 Kyrgyz Republic Country Update #5 Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in the Kyrgyz Republic. Read more Country Update \| 4 June 2008 Mongolia Country Update #2 Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Mongolia. Read more Country Update \| 4 June 2008 Georgia Country Update #1 Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Georgia. Read more Country Update \| 4 June 2008 Russia Country Update #1 Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Russia. Read more Update \| 6 May 2008 ADB strategy 2020: selling Asia to the private sector In a recent sign-on statement, multiple civil society organizations rejected the Asian Development Bank's new strategy, arguing that it will push for more private sector involvement in development and lead to more harmful impacts on services, livelihoods, food security and the environment. Read more Press Release \| 5 May 2008 NGOs to ADB president: "No future for Asia's poor under ADB!" At the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) annual meeting, the Bank's Long-term Strategic Framework and the global food crisis tops the agenda. Civil society groups attending the meeting have criticized the ADB's pursuit of private sector development at the expense of poverty-alleviation efforts and community and environmental interests. Read more Update \| 28 April 2008 ADB exceeds private equity investment limits A confidential report by the Asian Development Bank's evaluation unit reveals that the Bank is violating its own rules by investing more in private equity firms than it is allowed. Read more Update \| 25 April 2008 ADB and U.S. at odds on policies While the U.S. remains committed to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and its mission of reducing poverty in Asia, objections to the Bank's lending policies and its function are causing concerns that U.S. funding commitments could be cut because of the dispute. Read more Update \| 25 April 2008 2008 Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting This update provides the most recent information regarding the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank held in Madrid, Spain from May 3-6. It also includes the activities of civil society organizations taking place during the meeting. Read more Press Release \| 11 April 2008 ADB’s 2020 strategy confirms corporate bias The new strategic framework of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been criticised by civil society groups as being anti-poor and vulnerable to corruption. Read more Update \| 6 December 2007 From policy to practice: BIC comments on the 2007 Global Accountability Report One World Trust’s 2007 report identifies vital accountability standards for global actors. Ratings of policies and systems, however, do not reflect the most critical dimension of accountability: on-the-ground practice. Asian groups disagree with top scores for ADB. Read more Update \| 4 December 2007 BIC hosts working session on international financial institutions in Indonesia Working session aims to update the Indonesian civil society organizations and movements on the old and new trends in the governance and operations of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as they relate to Indonesia. Read more Update \| 6 November 2007 ADB responds to NGO Forum on demands around safeguards review The NGO Forum on ADB, on October 24 and 25, raised several issues with the ADB around the review of its Safeguard Policies. The ADB responded by agreeing to change dates of two regional consultations and to provide Vietnamese and Bahasa translations of the Consultation Draft. Read more Country Update \| 1 November 2007 Mongolia Country Update #1 Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Mongolia. Read more Country Update \| 24 September 2007 Kazakhstan Country Update #15 Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Kazakhstan. Read more Country Update \| 24 September 2007 Azerbaijan Country Update #13 Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Azerbaijan. Read more Update \| 13 September 2007 ADB tries to mitigate path to irrevelancy The Asian Development Bank is contemplating changing mission its from “poverty reduction” to “inclusive, environmental friendly growth” and promoting “regional economic integration” as it tries to re-invent itself for the “New Asia.” Read more Update \| 17 August 2007 ADB's Energy Strategy must adhere to international standards The Asian Development Bank has completed the consultation process on its draft Energy Strategy. Civil society organizations from throughout the region have called on the ADB to incorporate current international best practices in sector, and at minimum to adopt the principles of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. Read more Update \| 7 June 2007 ADB Releases Draft Energy Strategy The Asian Development Bank released a draft of its proposed Energy Strategy on May 28 for a sixty day comment period ending July 27, 2007. Civil society groups will engage with ADB but want to see more iterations of draft. Read more Update \| 9 January 2007 New BIC Publication: Quick Reference Guide to Revenue Transparency at the IFIs BIC's Europe and Central Asia program has compiled an easy access source of information on International Financial Institution (IFI) disclosure policies and their weaknesses. Read more Update \| 21 December 2006 BIC Mekong office releases Scoping Report The report will guide the organization's work in Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, China, Laos and Indonesia. Read more Update \| 15 September 2005 New ADB disclosure policy now effective Board minutes, draft country strategy and policy documents, and environmental and social monitoring reports should now be publicly available. Read more Update \| 29 July 2005 BIC prepares summary on CSO recommendations on ADB communications policy While not all recommendations from civil society were incorporated into the new PCP, tables reveal that new Policy would not have as many improvements if CSOs had not intervened. Read more Update \| 14 June 2005 Civil Society Guide to IFI Policy Reviews The IFI Policy Review Web page is a recent addition to the BIC website! This page is updated regularly to allow you to keep track of consultation documents, important dates, civil society analyses and more. Read more Update \| 25 April 2005 NGOs raise concerns on ADB communications policy ADB urged to recognize affected communities as one of the primary target audiences of its communications policy, as done in initial drafts. Read more Update \| 23 December 2004 Asian Development Bank releases Disclosure Policy Working Paper Working Paper is now available for public comment for a 30-day period, after which it will be revised and submitted to the Board as a Restricted Paper for final approval. Read more Update \| 14 December 2004 ADB Disclosure Policy: ADB to release Working Paper by December 23rd The Working Paper will be available for public comment for a 30 day period after which it will be revised and submitted to the Board as a Restricted Paper for final approval. Read more Update \| 29 November 2004 Civil Society comments on ADB’s second draft Public Communications Policy Civil society organizations send joint comments to the ADB on the second draft of its Public Communications Policy. Read more Update \| 3 November 2004 ADB 2nd draft of revised disclosure policy open for comments through Nov. 24 After a series of 13 face-to-face consultations, the ADB released a second draft of its Public Communications Policy (PCP) on October 26, 2004. This draft is open for comments until November 24th. Read more Update \| 20 July 2004 Civil society groups in Bangladesh call for more transparency from the ADB An article from The Daily Star, Dhaka, highlights civil society criticism of ADB policies ... Read more Update \| 28 May 2004 BIC submits comments on the ADB's draft Public Communications Policy Read more Update \| 5 May 2004 ADB disclosure policy consultations underway Read more Correspondence \| 8 April 2004 Letter to ADB President from NGOs stresses shortfalls of Draft Public Communications Policy Read more Update \| 24 March 2004 ADB announces schedule for disclosure policy consultations Read more Update \| 5 March 2004 Financial Times prints article on ADB management and transparency: "Reformists flex their muscles" In a rare glimpse into the internal debates of one of the most secretive multilateral development banks, FT printed a full-page article highlighting controversial opinions within the Asian Development Bank on transparency and the future direction of the institution. 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