Impact Stories

India joined ADB at its founding in 1966 and since lending operations began in 1986, the world's largest democracy of 1.2 billion people has undergone dramatic changes.

Harmonious economic growth that is both inclusive and environmentally sustainable

Rehabilitating the existing road network is a high priority for the Afghan government and the International community has been helping the country to rebuild shattered road and rail network.

ADB Funds $754 Million to Infrastructure Projects in Afghan Road and Rail Sector

Economic growth that is environmentally sustainable can eliminate poverty.

Geography, compounded by high levels of poverty and population density, has rendered Asia and the Pacific especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

East Asia's rapid growth benefitted substantially from its young population. The demographic dividend that the region enjoyed accounted for as much as 1% of economic growth in recent decades in some countries. But in the future it will be a less significant source of growth in Asia.

For years, the bad road stretching between the city of Gazakh in western Azerbaijan and the Georgian border has hampered the local economy.

A project is assisting Indonesia in improving the health status of the population, especially the poor and vulnerable groups.

Major constraints in transforming corridor which has the potential to stimulate growth in the Mekong sub-region.