A brief look at ADB's past through images from a new book on its 50-year history, "Banking on the Future of Asia and the Pacific: 50 Years of the Asian Development Bank". #ADB50 Read and download the book: http://bit.ly/2pMyM4y | Asian Development Bank

WATCH: When Indonesia became a founding member of ADB in 1966 so began one of the most substantial — and successful — development partnerships in post-war history. Since then, the country has overcome immense socioeconomic hurdles and occasional setbacks to achieve middle-income status, dramatically reduce poverty, and emerge as one of Asia and the Pacific’s largest economies. Although many challenges still remain, Indonesia is well-placed to further enhance its development success story in the

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