The U.S. Trade Advocacy Center within the Asian Development Bank Liaison Office, in its ongoing effort to engage more U.S. companies in ADB-funded projects, is now distributing on a monthly basis valuable information for CS clients interested in consulting and procurement opportunities in Asia's fast-expanding markets.

The International Market Insights report (IMI) is a compilation of development projects funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).  The U.S. Trade Advocacy Center distributes these monthly to alert U.S. firms about new consulting service opportunities funded by ADB technical assistance (TA) programs.  ADB funds technical assistance projects to prepare and implement major projects and support the bank's advisory and regional activities among its developing member countries.  In 2006, ADB approved a total of 260 TA projects, worth over $241 million.  U.S. firms won $45.37 million consulting contracts out of this activity. These IMIs can be your link to these opportunities.  You may access these IMIs at http://www.buyusa.gov/adb/forms.html. 

The Foreign Government Tender report (FGT) builds on the monthly IMI reports, giving U.S. exporters advance notice of government tenders within the ADB region.  The focus of this report is on national procurement initiated both in advance, as well as ongoing ADB procurement and recruitment of consultants for ADB-financed projects.  You may access these FGT reports at http://www.buyusa.gov/adb/forms.html.

For more information, please contact:

Mr. Michael Mia, Commercial Assistant
U.S. Commercial Service
Asian Development Bank Liaison Office
American Business Center, 25F
Ayala Life — FGU Center
6811 Ayala Avenue
Makati, Metro Manila
Philippines

Phone:   (632) 887-1345/46
Fax:       (632) 887-1164
E-mail:    michael.mia@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov
Web:      http://www.buyusa.gov/adb/