ADB's Annual Report 2004
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Statutory Reports and Official Records
ISSN: 306-8370
Pub. Date: 2004
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The Asian Development Bank Annual Report 2004 outlines ADB's efforts to become a more effective, transparent public institution by improving the management of its resources and the impact of its operations to make it a more effective, dynamic development partner.
The main instruments for providing help to developing members are policy dialogue, loans, technical assistance, grants, guarantees, and equity investments. In 2004,
- loans amounted to $5.3 billion
- $197 million were approved for technical assistance
- $191 million were approved for grants including cofinancing
- $185 million were approved for equity investments.
Among the major highlights include:
- endorsement of a knowledge management framework, a reform agenda, an enhanced poverty reduction strategy that implements managing for development results, a new human resource strategy, a new strategy on information and communication technology, and a new disaster emergency assistance policy
- opening of new resident missions in Azerbaijan and Thailand, an office in Fiji Islands, and a liaison and coordination office for the Pacific in Australia
- country reports on lending and technical assistance activities in 2004
- financial statements for 2004
- 35 tables on ADB operations
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Message from the Chairman of the Board of Directors [ HTML | PDF ]
Members, Capital Stock, and Voting Power [ HTML | PDF ]
The Record [ HTML | PDF ]
Abbreviations [ HTML | PDF ]
2004 in Review: Board of Directors' Report [ HTML | PDF ]
- New and Revised Policies and Procedures
- Development Partnerships
- Governing Structure
- Board Committees
- Financing Operations
- Funding
- Financial Resources
- Loans
- Technical Assistance
- Grants
- Equity Investments
- Cofinancing and Guarantee Operations
- Resource Transfers
- Private Sector Operations
Special Theme: The Changing Face of the Microfinance Industry: Building Financial Systems for the Poor [ HTML | PDF ]
- The Challenge
- The Role of Central Banks in Microfinance
- Increased Diversity of Service Providers
- Increased Diversity of Operations
- Broader Target Markets
- Commercialization
- Meeting Future Challenges
Part 1: INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS [ HTML | PDF ]
- Managing for Development Results
- Accountability
- Knowledge Management
- Achieving Development Impact
- Human Resources and Budget
- Administration
Part 2: POVERTY REDUCTION [ HTML | PDF ]
- Strategic Priorities
- Pro-Poor, Sustainable Economic Growth
- Inclusive Social Development
- Governance for Effective Policies and Institutions
- Thematic Priorities
- Promoting Capacity Development
- Addressing Environmental Sustainability
- Gender and Development
- Promoting the Role of the Private Sector in Development
- Supporting Regional Cooperation and Integration for Development
- Regional Perspectives
- East and Central Asia
- Azerbaijan
- China, People's Republic of
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyz Republic
- Mongolia
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
- Mekong
- Cambodia
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Myanmar
- Thailand
- Viet Nam
- The Pacific
- Cook Islands
- Fiji Islands
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia, Federated States of
- Nauru
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Timor-Leste
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- South Asia
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- India
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
- Southeast Asia
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Philippines
Part 3: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS [ HTML | PDF ]
- Management's Discussion and Analysis
- Overview
- Ordinary Capital Resources
- Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
- Special Funds
- Trust Funds Managed by ADB
- Financial Statements [ PDF ]
- Ordinary Capital Resources [ PDF ]
- Special Funds Resources [ PDF ]
- Technical Assistance Special Fund (TASF) [ PDF ]
- Japan Special Fund (JSF) [ PDF ]
- Asian Development Bank Institute Special Fund (ADBBISF) [ PDF ]
Part 4: ANNEXES AND APPENDIXES [ PDF ]
- Statistical Annex [ PDF ]
- Operational Data [ PDF ]
- Financial Resources [ PDF ]
- Appendixes [ PDF ]
ADB Contact Addresses [ PDF ]
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