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ADB is very active in microfinance assistance.
As of 31 December 2012, ADB's total microfinance approvals amounted to $2.59 billion, consisting of $1.98 billion for public sector loans, $540 million for non-sovereign projects, $40.3 million for technical assistances (TAs), $3.9 million for regional technical assistances (RETAs), and $25.6 million for Grant projects.
The table and pie chart below show the distribution of the public sector loan approvals for microfinance per country.
ADB Microfinance Public Sector Loan Approvals
By Country, cumulative until 31 December 2012

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ADB Microfinance Public Sector Loan Approvals By Country, As of 31 December 2012 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | Amount (US$) | Percentage Share of Total Loan Approval |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 50,600,000 | 2.55 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 20,000,000 | 1.01 |
| India | 2 | 1,050,000,000 | 52.92 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 25,700,000 | 1.30 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 2 | 47,500,000 | 2.39 |
| Mongolia | 2 | 11,686,000 | 0.59 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 150,000,000 | 7.56 |
| Philippines | 4 | 208,000,000 | 10.48 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 22,595,000 | 1.14 |
| Tajikistan | 2 | 8,000,000 | 0.40 |
| Thailand | 1 | 200,000,000 | 10.08 |
| Uzbekistan | 2 | 70,000,000 | 3.53 |
| Viet Nam | 2 | 120,000,000 | 6.05 |
| TOTAL | 25 | 1,984,081,000 | 100.0 |