Asian Development Bank - 2001 Annual Meeting Opportunities for U.S. Companies Trevor Gunn, Deputy Director - BISNIS USA Trade Center, U.S. Dept of Commerce Washington D.C. Tel: (202) 482-4655 Fax: (202) 482-2293 On behalf of BISNIS' Central Asian/Cauasus(Azerbaijan) Team (Philip de Leon, Ellen House, Joan Morgan, Derek Nowek, Kelly Raftery, Judith Robinson) and our colleagues at U.S. Dept of Commerce's Multilateral Bank Devt Operations Office. The Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Annual Meeting is taking place May 7-11, 2001 in the United States for the first time in many years. Annually, the Asian Development Bank offers approximately $6 billion in technical and financial assistance for social, economic, and physical infrastructure projects in its 33 Asian developing member countries. Especially since the ADB's activities are lesser known to a wider amount of our clients, we would like to draw your attention to important events occurring before and during this important Annual Meeting. Background Recently six Central Asian/Caucasus countries (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) became members of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and thus are eligible for ADB public sector and private sector financing. Financing by the ADB to these countries results in excellent opportunities. We have written our BISNIS clients extensively about this previously. Over the next three years, the ADB intends to finance public sector projects and technical assistance totaling nearly $1.2 billion in a wide variety of sectors to countries in this region. YourAction/Consideration Requested Therefore, our colleagues with the Department of Commerce's office of Multilateral Development Bank Operations (MDBO) would like to inform you about two important commercial events sponsored by the State of Hawaii and the City of Honolulu and the U.S. Executive Director's Breakfast Briefing coinciding with this year's ADB Annual Meetings in Honolulu, Hawaii, in early May. - The Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting Global Pavilion (May 7-10, 2001) - The Mayors' Asia Pacific Environmental Summit (May 4-6, 2001) - The U.S. Executive Director's Business Briefing (May 7, 2001) Senior officials from the central governments of the ADB member countries will participate in a series of seminars on Asian development topics as well as the formal sessions of the ADB Annual Meeting. The 3,500 delegates also include global business leaders from financial and other sectors. Events 1. ADB Annual Meeting (ADBAM) Global Pavilion (http://www.adb2001.org) The Global Pavilion will coincide with the ADB Annual Meeting (May 7-10, 2001 - with set-up on May 6 and take down May 11 for exhibitors). It will represent the diverse sectors in which the Bank focuses, including agriculture, education, energy, environment, healthcare, information technology, and transportation. To register or for more information on this event view the Global Pavilion Web site http://www.adb2001.org or contact Ms. Lorinda Wong-Lau Hawaii Tourism Authority Tel: (808) 973-2255 Fax: (808) 973-2253 E-mail: adb2001@hawaiitourismauthority.org Important Note Please note, the deadline for registering for ADBAM Global Pavilion is March 30th as attendees will need to be cleared well before hand to this international conference. For security reasons, no onsite registration will be permitted. 2. Mayors' Asia Pacific Environmental Summit (MAPES) (http://www.environmentalsummit.com) MAPES will take place immediately before the ADB Annual Meetings on May 4-6, 2001. Over 100 Asian mayors and other local officials will participate in the event to discuss solutions to environmental problems. To register or for more information visit the MAPES Web site http://www.environmentalsummit.com Contact Ms. Lynette Char, MAPES Secretariat Tel: (808) 527-5437 Fax: (808) 527-5886 E-mail: mayconf@co.honolulu.hi.us 3. U.S. Executive Director's Breakfast Briefing On May 7, 2001, there will also be a breakfast briefing featuring the U.S. Executive Director to the Asian Development Bank, N. Cinnamon Dornsife; the ADB Vice President (Region East), Joseph Eichenberger; and the U.S. Commercial Service's Senior Commercial Officer to the Asian Development Bank, Stewart Ballard. For more information on this event contact Ms. Tosha Wilkes, Business Council for International Understanding Tel: (212) 490-0460 Fax: (212) 697-8526 E-mail: t-wilkes@bciu.org For More Info For more information on how MDBO can assist you find out about and pursue multilateral development bank opportunities, contact: Tel: (202) 482-3399 E-mail: MDBO.Banks@mail.doc.gov Listed with AZER.com: 03/20/2001 AI Home | Magazine Choice | Topics | Store | Contact us From Azerbaijan International © Azerbaijan International 2000. All rights reserved.