Board of Directors' Report 2001 - General Operations

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In 2001, the Board of Directors met formally on 62 occasions, including executive sessions, and held 19 informal meetings, including briefings, discussion seminars, and presentations.

Of the Board-approved $5,339 million for 76 loans covering 60 projects, the largest share went to the transport and communications sector. Seventy-two loans totaling over $5,301 million for 57 projects were made with government guarantee—$3,940 million from ordinary capital resources and $1,362 million from the Asian Development Fund. Four loans, totaling $37.5 million, were approved for three private sector projects, including the first private sector support for social sectors for education and health care. The Board also approved three equity investments amounting to $30.4 million.

The Board approved directly, or through authority delegated to the President, 257 technical assistance grants totaling $146.4 million, of which $59.8 million came from the Technical Assistance Special Fund, $53.8 million from regular and supplementary contributions to the Japan Special Fund, $16.1 million from the Asian Currency Crisis Support Facility, and $16.7 million from other sources.

In informal meetings, the Directors examined a range of issues, including country strategies and program reporting structure and updates, working with NGOs, and a strategic approach for ICT for the Asian and Pacific region.

Selected Policy Papers and Reports Discussed by the Board of Directors in 2001

Policy, Financial, and Administrative Papers

Water for All: The Water Policy of the Asian Development Bank 16 January 2001
Review of the Partial Risk Guarantee of the Asian Development Bank 30 January 2001
Promoting Good Governance—ADB’s Medium-Term Agenda and Action Plan 1 February 2001
Policy on Performance-Based Allocation for Asian Development Fund Resources 13 March 2001
Long-Term Strategic Framework of the Asian Development Bank (2001–2015) 14 March 2001
Cooperation with Canada 15 March 2001
A Pacific Strategy for the New Millennium 20 March 2001
Review of the Asian Development Bank’s Income Outlook and Allocation of 2000 Net Income 29 March 2001
Borrowing Program for 2001 28 May 2001
Cooperation with the Governments of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland—Grant Fund for Technical Assistance 7 June 2001
Review of the Asian Development Bank’s Financial Loan Products 19 June 2001
A Review of Loan Loss Provisioning Policy for ADF 26 June 2001
Financing Technical Assistance (2001–2004) 26 June 2001
Cooperation with Japan—Japan Fund for Information and Communication Technology 31 July 2001
Streamlining the Approval Process of the Board of Directors through More Efficient Use of the Summary Procedure for Loan Proposals 23 August 2001
Private Sector Operations—Strategic Directions and Review 3 September 2001
Social Protection Strategy 13 September 2001
Medium-Term Strategy (2001–2005) 8 October 2001
Reorganization of the Asian Development Bank 9 October 2001
Work Program and Budget Framework (2002–2004) 11 October 2001
Governance Cooperation Fund 27 November 2001
ADB Institute—Work Program and Budget for 2002 14 December 2001
Modifying the Conditions of Transformation of Pool-Based Loan Products to LIBOR-Based Loan Terms 18 December 2001

Working Papers

Financing Technical Assistance (2001–2004) 18 January 2001
Loan Terms for Poverty Interventions in Borrowers that Have Access Only to Ordinary Capital Resources 27 March 2001
Policy on Education 24 April 2001
Review of the Asian Development Bank’s Liquidity Policy 28 November 2001

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Selected Policy Papers and Reports Discussed by the Board of Directors in 2001

Policy, Financial, and Administrative Papers

Working Papers

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