A.D.B.
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“Strong technology exports will only partly offset trade constraints and the fallout from the Middle East conflict,” the ADB said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Steep equities selloffs can curb confidence and consumption, ADB said, and regional financial conditions have already tightened.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Asian economies have other risks to contend with too, ADB said in its report.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025
The ADB loaned Pakistan $250 million in November 2023 to expand its high-voltage transmission network in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025
ADB is a right-angled triangle, AD measuring 9 and BD measuring 17, because the square of 9 added to the square of 17 equals 370, the known area of the square on AB.
From Amusements in Mathematics by Dudeney, Henry Ernest
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