Board of Directors' Report (2011 Annual Report)

Date: April 2012
Type: Board Documents
Subject:
ADB administration and governance
Series: Board of Directors' Report

Description

This report provides an overview of the activities of ADB's Board of Directors' for 2011 and is produced as part of the ADB Annual Report 2011. The Board of Directors is responsible for the overall direction of ADB operations, including the approval of policies, loans, grants, and guarantees. As their representative, the Board plays a vital role in ensuring that ADB shareholders’ guidance is implemented.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) loans, grants, equity investments, technical assistance, and guarantees—including cofinancing—totaled $21.7 billion in 2011. While continuing to direct the implementation of ADB’s long-term strategic plan, Strategy 2020, the Board actively promoted an agenda of rapid but sustainable and inclusive growth in all ADB operations.

To this end, the Board’s priorities included promoting rapid but sustainable and inclusive growth, improving ADB’s portfolio management, and enhancing human resources management.

Contents

  • Country Partnership Strategies
  • Meetings
  • Board Group Visits
  • Board Committees