Microfinance

ADB Microfinance Portfolio (Summary)

ADB is very active in microfinance assistance.

As of 31 May 2008, ADB's total microfinance portfolio (ongoing) was $1,718.36 million. This amount includes $237.53 million of loans from ADB's concessional window of funds - the Asian Development Fund, and $1,452.88 million from its commercial window of funds - Ordinary Capital Resources.

The portfolio also includes an equity investment of $2.5 million, a grant of $16.0 million under the Asian Tsunami Fund, and $9.45 million grant from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction and Japan Fund for Information and Communication Technology [ PDF: 12kb | 1 page ].

Review the latest microfinance portfolio, May 2008 [ PDF: 72kb | 3 pages ]. The pie chart below includes the country-wise distribution of the ongoing microfinance loans.

Country-wise Distribution of ADB's Ongoing Microfinance Loan Portfolio a/ (as of 31 May 2008) Country ($ million) Percentage Bangladesh 14.30 0.8 Bhutan 15.00 0.0 Cambodia 3.56 0.2 India 1,000.00 58.6 Indonesia 16.00 0.9 Lao PDR 19.20 1.1 Nepal 56.00 3.3 Pakistan 321.90 18.9 Papua New Guinea 9.60 0.6 Philippines 57.88 3.4 Sri Lanka 120.00 7.0 Tajikistan 8.00 0.5 Uzbekistan 20.00 1.2 Viet Nam 44.97 2.6 Total Microfinance Portfolio 1,706.41 99.1 a/ Excludes $2.5 million equity investment for Shorecap Intl Fund and grants from other sources such as Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction and Japan Fund for Information and Communication Technology.