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Handbook for Borrowers on the Financial Management and Analysis of Projects

 

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ISBN: 978-971-561-613-3
Publication Date: December 2006
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This handbook contains information and instructions for borrowers on the financial management of investment projects financed by ADB. It reflects ADB policies as set out in the Guidelines for the Financial Governance and Management of Investment Projects Financed by ADB and supersedes all previous handbooks on financial management.

To ensure that financial management arrangements for investment projects meet ADB requirements, borrowers and project executing agency staff should follow this handbook, particularly on reporting and auditing aspects of projects.


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Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. The Asian Development Bank
    The Guidelines
    MDFI Harmonization Efforts
    ADB Approach to Anticorruption
    This Handbook
    Further Assistance

  3. User Instructions
  4. ADB Lending and Technical Assistance
    EA Classifications and General Treatments

  5. Preparing and Appraising Investment Projects
  6. Introduction
    Forecasting
    The Project Cost Estimates Table
    The Project Financing Plan
    Financial Benefit-Cost Analyses
    Financial Loan Covenants

  7. Financial Management of Executing Agencies
  8. Introduction
    ADB Financial Management Assessments
    General ADB Financial Management Expectations
    Expectations of Revenue-Earning EAs
    Expectations of Nonrevenue-Earning EAs

  9. Financial Reporting and Auditing
  10. Introduction
    Accounting Standards and Policies
    Financial Reporting
    Auditing Standards and Auditor Engagement
    Submission of Financial Reports
    Auditor Reports and Opinions
    ADB Assistance to Improve Accounting and Auditing

  11. Financial Institutions
  12. Introduction
    General Approaches and Expectations
    ADB Approach to FI Reviews and Monitoring
    Assessing FI Performance
    FI Reporting and Auditing Issues

Appendixes

Appendix 1. Contents of the Guidelines
Appendix 2. Project Cost Estimates Table
Appendix 3. Project Financing Plan
Appendix 4. Example of Accounting Policies
Appendix 5. Sample Project Monitoring Report
Appendix 6. Model Financial Statements: Service Organization
Appendix 7. Model Financial Statements: Manufacturing Organization
Appendix 8. Model Auditor Terms of Reference: Executing Agency Audit
Appendix 9. Model Auditor Terms of Reference: Annual Project Accounts Audit
Appendix 10. Model Auditor Opinion for a Nonrevenue-Earning Project
Appendix 11. Model Auditor Opinion for a Revenue-Earning Agency
Appendix 12. Useful Reference Materials

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