"Project Number","Project Name","Country","Project Type or Modality of Assistance","Financing","Status","Approval Number","Approval Date","ADB Financing ($ thousand)","Geographical Location","Sector","Subsector","Thematic Classification","Safeguard - Environment","Safeguard - Indigenous People","Safeguard - Resettlement"
"41121-023","CAREC Transport Corridor 1 (Zhambyl Oblast Section) Investment Program - Tranche 1","Kazakhstan","Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF)","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","2503","30 Dec 2008","224,954","Zhambyl Oblast","Transport and ICT","Road Transport","Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","B","C","A"
"39542-012","Accelerating the Implementation of the Core Agriculture Support Program","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6521","23 Dec 2008","1,500","","Agriculture and natural resources","Agricultural Production and Markets","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","","C",""
"42535-012","Macroprudential Framework for the Early Detection of Financial Vulnerabilities","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6516","19 Dec 2008","225","","Finance","Finance Sector Development","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"42532-012","Public Debt and Risk Management Forum","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6506","15 Dec 2008","650","","Finance","Finance Sector Development","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"42502-012","South Asia Forum on the Impact of Global Economic and Financial Crisis","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6508","12 Dec 2008","1,800","South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)","Finance","Finance Sector Development","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"40371-012","Promoting South Asian Regional Economic Cooperation II","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6512","12 Dec 2008","1,500","SAARC member states (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka)","Public sector management","Economic and Public Affairs Management","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"42145-012","North-South Road Corridor Development Program","Armenia","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","7208","12 Dec 2008","1,000","","Transport and ICT","Road Transport","Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","B","",""
"42154-012","Strengthening Public Financial Management in Pacific Developing Member Countries","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6507","11 Dec 2008","1,500","Cook Islands, Fiji Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu","Public sector management","Public Expenditure and Fiscal Management","Capacity development/Governance/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"39313-012","ASEAN+3 Regional Guarantee and Investment Mechanism Phase 2","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6373","10 Dec 2008","600","","Finance","Money and Capital Markets","Economic growth/Private sector development/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"42470-012","Improving Connectivity and Destination Management of Cultural and Natural Resources in the South Asia Subregion","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6504","8 Dec 2008","2,000","Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka","Transport and ICT","Transport Management and Policies","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","B","B","A"
"42095-012","MFF - Road Network Development Investment Program (Facility Concept)","Afghanistan","Grant","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","0025","28 Nov 2008","400,000","Country-wide in Afghanistan","Health and social protection","Health Programs","Economic growth/Gender equity/Regional cooperation and integration","B","C","C"
"42094-012","MFF - Energy Sector Development Investment Program (Facility Concept)","Afghanistan","Grant","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","0026/0281/0282","28 Nov 2008","570,000","Afghanistan","Health and social protection","Health Programs","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","B","C","C"
"42189-012","Nurek 500 kV Switchyard Reconstruction Project","Tajikistan","Grant","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","0124","17 Nov 2008","54,770","Tajikistan","Energy","Electricity Transmission and Distribution","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","B","C","C"
"39674-022","CAREC Transport Corridor 1 (Bishkek-Torugart Road) Project 1","Kyrgyz Republic","Grant","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","0123","14 Nov 2008","20,000","Naryn Oblast, Kyrgyzstan","Transport and ICT","Road Transport","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","B","C","B"
"41061-012","Regional Knowledge and Partnership Networks for Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Growth","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6502","14 Nov 2008","","The project will be a regional project with specific support to  knowledge centers in PRC, India and the Republic of Korea  to other poverty knowledge centers in Southeast, South, and Central Asia  as well to development institutions like  ADB and others.","Public sector management","Economic and Public Affairs Management","Capacity development/Regional cooperation and integration/Social development/Climate change","","",""
"42053-012","Quantifying the Costs and Benefits of Regional Economic Integration in Asia","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6500","13 Nov 2008","910","ADB Headquarters","Public sector management","Economic and Public Affairs Management","Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"41121-013","MFF CAREC Transport Corridor I (Zhambyl Oblast Section) [Western Europe-Western People's Republic of China International Transit Corridor] Investment Program","Kazakhstan","Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF)","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","0024","12 Nov 2008","700,000","Zhambyl Oblast, Kazakhstan","Transport and ICT","Road Transport","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"42010-012","Guangxi Southwestern Cities Development Project","China, People's Republic of","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","7160","4 Nov 2008","800","Fangchenggang, Chongzuo and Baise","Water supply and other municipal infrastructure and services","Urban Sector Development","Economic growth/Environmental sustainability/Regional cooperation and integration","A","B","A"
"37399-013","Green Power Development Project","Bhutan","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","7157/2463/2464/0119/0141","29 Oct 2008","106,768","Bhutan","Energy","Renewable Energy","Economic growth/Private sector development/Regional cooperation and integration","B","C","B"
"41187-012","Regional Partnerships for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Preparedness","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6496","27 Oct 2008","1,000","Cook Islands, Fiji Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu","Agriculture and natural resources","Land-Based Natural Resources Management","Economic growth/Environmental sustainability/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"41414-013","Greater Mekong Subregion Ha Noi-Lang Son, Greater Mekong Subregion  Ha Long-Mong Cai, and Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressways Technical Assistance Project","Viet Nam","Loan","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","2460","23 Oct 2008","26,000","Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City; Bac Ninh, Bac Giang, Lang Son, Quang Ninh, Long An, and Dong Nai provinces","Transport and ICT","Road Transport","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","C","C","C"
"41414-022","Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway Project","Viet Nam","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","7155","23 Oct 2008","1,533","Southern Viet Nam","Transport and ICT","Road Transport","Economic growth/Environmental sustainability/Regional cooperation and integration","A","B","A"
"38015-013","VIE: Greater Mekong Subregion Sustainable Tourism Development Project","Regional","Loan","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","2457/0117","15 Oct 2008","20,000","Viet Nam","Industry and trade","Trade and Services","Economic growth/Environmental sustainability/Regional cooperation and integration/Poverty reduction and inclusive growth","B","A","B"
"42148-012","Assessing the Socioeconomic Effects of the Greater Mekong Subregion Projects","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6490","2 Oct 2008","950","Greater Mekong Subregion","Public sector management","Economic and Public Affairs Management","Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration/Social development","","",""
"40692-012","Thirteenth Agriculture and Natural Resources Research at International Agricultural Research Centers","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6489","26 Sep 2008","3,000","Regional","Agriculture and natural resources","Agricultural Production and Markets","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"36455-013","Central Yunnan Roads Development Project","China, People's Republic of","Loan","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","2448","25 Sep 2008","200,000","Yunnan Province","Transport and ICT","Road Transport","Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","A","A","A"
"42111-012","Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Institute, 2009-2012","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6488","24 Sep 2008","4,500","CAREC Participating Countries include Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, People's Republic of China, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.","Public sector management","Economic and Public Affairs Management","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"41316-012","Improved Management of Water Resources in Central Asia","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6486","12 Sep 2008","","Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan","Agriculture and natural resources","Water-Based Natural Resources Management","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"42135-012","Pilot Border Trade and Investment Development Project","Papua New Guinea","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","7125","11 Sep 2008","900","West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea","Industry and trade","Trade and Services","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","B","B","C"
"38456-013","MFF - Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program","Pakistan","Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF)","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","0021","3 Sep 2008","810,000","","Energy","Electricity Transmission and Distribution","Economic growth/Private sector development/Regional cooperation and integration","B","B","B"
"39176-033","Road Network Development Program - Project 2","Azerbaijan","Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF)","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","2433","22 Aug 2008","55,400","Ganja City,Goranboy, Goy-Gol, Shamkir rayons (administrative districts)","Transport and ICT","Road Transport","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","B","C","C"
"42064-012","South Asian Regional Cooperation in 2030: The Potential Role of India and Pakistan","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6476","11 Aug 2008","750","ADB HQ","Public sector management","Economic and Public Affairs Management","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"41444-012","Preparing the Second Northern Greater Mekong Subregion Transport Network Improvement Project","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6478","11 Aug 2008","1,300","Houaphanh Province, Lao PDR; Thanh Hoa Province, Viet Nam","Transport and ICT","Road Transport","Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","B","B","A"
"41658-012","Enhancing Engagement with Pacific Developing Member Countries","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6475","6 Aug 2008","1,500","Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu","Public sector management","Economic and Public Affairs Management","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"42103-012","Natural Catastrophe Risk Insurance Mechanisms for the Asia and Pacific Region","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6474","6 Aug 2008","800","Asia and Pacific","Finance","Insurance and Contractual Savings","Economic growth/Private sector development/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"41192-012","Regional Logistics Development Project","Mongolia","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","7110","4 Aug 2008","400","Mongolia","Transport and ICT","Transport Management and Policies","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","B","",""
"42104-012","Strategic Partnerships for Policy Development and Action to Foster Regional Cooperation in South Asia","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6472","25 Jul 2008","700","South Asia ( Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, India; Afghanistan and Pakistan TBD)","Public sector management","Economic and Public Affairs Management","Economic growth/Private sector development/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"41233-012","Developing Securitization Markets in ASEAN+3 Region","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6469","10 Jul 2008","700","Regional","Finance","Money and Capital Markets","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"41063-012","Managing Water in Asia's River Basins: Charting Progress and Facilitating Investment","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6470","10 Jul 2008","2,000","","Agriculture and natural resources","Water-Based Natural Resources Management","Economic growth/Environmental sustainability/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"41121-012","Small-Scale TA for Preparing the CAREC Transport Corridor I (Zhambyl Oblast Section) Project","Kazakhstan","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","7071","9 Jul 2008","300","Zhambyl Oblast, Kazakhstan","Transport and ICT","Road Transport","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","B","C","B"
"39084-012","Development Study of GMS Economic Corridors (formerly Greater Mekong Subregion: Development Study of the North-South Economic Corridor)","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6310","7 Jul 2008","400","","Public sector management","Economic and Public Affairs Management","Economic growth/Private sector development/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"39316-012","Asian Bonds Online Website Project, Phase II","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6464","24 Jun 2008","1,400","","Finance","Money and Capital Markets","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"42081-012","Strengthening the Asian Ombudsman Association","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6465","24 Jun 2008","900","Pakistan","Public sector management","Law and Judiciary","Capacity development/Governance/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"41345-012","Institutional Development for Enhanced Subregional Cooperation in the aSEA Region","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6462","22 May 2008","3,800","aSEA includes Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore","Public sector management","Decentralization","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"41225-012","Bond Financing for Infrastructure Projects in the ASEAN+3 Region","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6460","16 May 2008","700","","Finance","Money and Capital Markets","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"39201-012","Establishment of Regional Knowledge Hubs","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6295","14 May 2008","1,140","Regional","Public sector management","Economic and Public Affairs Management","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"42052-012","Preparing the CAREC Transport Corridor III (Dushanbe-Uzbekistan Border Road) Project","Tajikistan","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","7080","14 May 2008","650","Dushanbe-Tursunzade-Uzbekistan Border Road","Transport and ICT","Road Transport","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","B","C","A"
"41682-012","Greater Mekong Subregion Highway Expansion Project","Thailand","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","7070","12 May 2008","270","Thailand","Transport and ICT","Road Transport","Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","B","B","B"
"40190-012","Greater Mekong Subregion Flood and Drought Risk Management and Mitigation Project","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6456","23 Apr 2008","2,000","Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam","Agriculture and natural resources","Irrigation, Drainage, and Flood Protection","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","B","B","C"
"40213-012","Capacity Building for Bond Market Development in ASEAN+3","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6453","28 Mar 2008","500","","Finance","Money and Capital Markets","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"40437-012","Enhancing Transport and Trade Facilitation in the Greater Mekong Subregion","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6450","28 Mar 2008","1,000","Cambodia, the People?s Republic of China, Lao People?s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam.","Industry and trade","Trade and Services","Capacity development/Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""
"41601-012","Pyanj River Basin Flood Management","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6452","28 Mar 2008","1,600","Pyanj River","Agriculture and natural resources","Irrigation, Drainage, and Flood Protection","Capacity development/Economic growth/Gender equity/Regional cooperation and integration/Poverty reduction and inclusive growth","","",""
"41075-012","Strengthening Sound Environmental Management in the Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6446","7 Mar 2008","1,500","Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Philippines-East Asia Growth Area","Agriculture and natural resources","Land-Based Natural Resources Management","Environmental sustainability/Regional cooperation and integration/Social development/Poverty reduction and inclusive growth","","",""
"39674-012","CAREC Transport Corridor I (Bishkek-Torugart Road)","Kyrgyz Republic","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","7066","4 Mar 2008","","Kyrgyzstan","Transport and ICT","Road Transport","Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","B","C","C"
"39265-022","Western Regional Road Corridor Development Project  - Phase I","Mongolia","Grant","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","0107","26 Feb 2008","37,600","Western Region of Mongolia","Transport and ICT","Road Transport","Economic growth/Regional cooperation and integration","A","C","C"
"40124-012","Development Partnership Program for South Asia","Regional","Technical Assistance","Public sector (Sovereign)","Approved","6337","13 Feb 2008","","Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka","Public sector management","Economic and Public Affairs Management","Economic growth/Governance/Regional cooperation and integration","","",""