Losing out : the Asian Development Bank not lending a hand in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has a long history with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), having received cumulative public sector loans to the tune of 11,4 billion since 1973. Almost half of this money has gone towards the energy and transport sectors, with less than 10 percent devoted to water supply and sanitation, public policy, health and social sectors combined. In 2007 alone, the ADB approved over 1,1 $ billion in loans, of which half is earmarked for energy infrastructure projects.
These (...)-Alizés : Volume 2 numéro 2, avril 2009/ Asie, Bangladesh, développement communautaire