Georgia to host development summit; climate change, aging on agenda
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FILE - Participants carry a giant European Union flag during a procession in support of Georgia's membership in the EU in Tbilisi, Dec. 9, 2023. Tbilisi will be the host of an Asian Development Bank annual meeting beginning May 2, 2024. Rickshaw pullers rest amid a severe heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 25, 2024. Millions of pupils were told to stay home this week as the South Asian nation swelters through one of its worst heatwaves on record. FILE - Wicker and seagrass coffins are displayed at the Asia Funeral and Cemetery Expo and Conference in Hong Kong, May 18, 2017. The expo underscores how Asia's rapidly aging population makes its death industry a potentially lucrative market.
The Asian Development Bank holds its annual meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia, next week, with discussions on climate change and the world’s aging population high on the agenda.
