Peter McCawley - Banking on the Future of Asia and the Pacific: 50 Years of the Asian Development Bank

2017 Asian Development Bank

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ISBN 978-92-9257-791-9 (Print), 978-92-9257-792-6 (e-ISBN)

Publication Stock No. TCS178707

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/TCS178707

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On the front cover:

Early morning at the Central Thailand Solar Farm in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand; with 148,608 solar modules generating a total capacity of 28.5 megawatt-hours of electricity. Completed in December 2013, the project is consistent with ADBs country partnership strategy for Thailand (20072011) with its three core strategic areas: infrastructure, environmental sustainability, and capital markets. Photo by Gerhard Joren