Operations Manual

This Operations Manual (OM) collects ADB's operational policies known as Bank Policies (BPs) which are short, focused statements that follow from the Agreement Establishing the Asian Development Bank (the Charter), the Regulations of the Asian Development Fund, the Regulations of Ordinary and Special Operations, and operational policies adopted by the Board of Directors.

The OM also includes Operational Procedures (OPs) that spell out procedural requirements and guidance on the implementation of policies.

Foreword [ PDF ]

Introduction [ PDF ]

OM Section		SUBJECT	OLD OM No.	DATE OF ISSUE
Group	New OM No.	SUBJECT	OLD OM No.	DATE OF ISSUE
A	Country Classification and Country Focus
	1	Classification and Graduation of Developing Member Countries	1	6 June 2008
	2	Country Partnership Strategy	45	21 February 2007
	3	Performance-Based Allocation of Asian Development Fund Resources	x	2 October 2007
B	Regional and Subregional Cooperation
	1	Regional Cooperation and Integration	28	6 August 2008
C	Sector and Thematic Policies
	1	Poverty Reduction	48	14 July 2004
	2	Gender and Development	21	25 September 2006
	3	Incorporation of Social Dimensions into ADB Operations	47	25 April 2007
	4	Governance	54	15 Dec 2003
	5	Anticorruption	55	15 Mar 2006
	6	Enhancing ADB's role in Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism	56	29 Oct 2003
D	Business Products and Instruments
	1	Lending Policies for Sovereign and Sovereign-Guaranteed Borrowers (Ordinary Capital Resources)	3	23 January 2008
	2	Lending and Grant Policies (Asian Development Fund)	4	2 October 2007
	3	Sector Lending	5	29 October 2003
	4	Program Lending	6	29 Oct 2003
	5	Sector Development Programs	17	29 Oct 2003
	6	Financial Intermediation Loans	8	15 Dec 2003
	7	Disaster and Emergency Assistance	24, 25	15 June 2004
	8	Guarantee and Security Arrangements for Loans	19	15 Dec 2003
	9	Credit Enhancement Operations	31	18 December 2007
	10	Private Sector Operations	7	29 Oct 2003
	11	Processing Sovereign and Sovereign-Guaranteed Loan Proposals	34	30 April 2007
	12	Technical Assistance	18	13 August 2008
	13	Investment Limitations on Nonsovereign Operations	x	10 September 2007
	14	Multitranche Financing Facility	x	6 August 2008
E	Partnerships
	1	Cofinancing	29	29 Oct 2003
	2	Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction	x	29 Oct 2003
	3	Cooperation Arrangements with International Organizations and Bilateral Sources	26, 27	under preparation
	4	Promotion of Cooperation with NGOs	23	29 Oct 2003
F	Safeguard Policies
	1	Environmental Considerations	20	25 September 2006
	2	Involuntary Resettlement	50	25 September 2006
	3	Indigenous Peoples	53	25 September 2006
G	Analyses
	1	Economic Analysis of Projects	36	15 Dec 2003
	2	Financial Management Systems, Financial Analysis and Financial Performance Indicators	35	29 Oct 2003
	3	Poverty and Social Analysis	x	under preparation
H	Financial
	1	Financing of Interest and Other Charges During Construction	9	18 Jul 2006
	2	Financing Indirect Foreign Exchange Cost of Projects	10	29 Oct 2003
	3	Cost Sharing and Eligibility of Expenditures for ADB Financing	*/11	15 Mar 2006
	4	Retroactive Financing	12	21 Jul 2006
	5	Supplementary Financing	13	5 Dec 2005
	6	Use of Surplus Loan Proceeds	14	29 Oct 2003
	7	Foreign Exchange Risk	15	1 April 2004
J	Project Administration
	1	Project Performance Management System	22	24 Jan 2006
	2	Consultants	39	1 April 2006
	3	Procurement	38	1 April 2006
	4	Loan Covenants	40	29 Oct 2003
	5	Effectiveness of the Loan Agreement	41	29 Oct 2003
	6	Loan Disbursement	42	29 Oct 2003
	7	Project Accounting, Financial Reporting, and Auditing	43	29 Oct 2003
K	Evaluation
	1	Operations Evaluation	44	26 Mar 2008
L	Other Policies and Operational Procedures
	1	ADB Accountability Mechanism	49	29 Oct 2003
	2	Internal Audit	51	15 Dec 2003
	3	Public Communications	52	1 Sept 2005

x Denotes no OM exists and/or Policy Paper has yet to be written.

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