Asian Development Fund (ADF) countries are defined as countries that have access to the ADF. These countries have the greatest development challenges and are eligible to receive very low interest loans and grants. ADB currently has 29 ADF countries, including 17 countries which have access to only ADF funding from ADB.

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Central and West Asia

Afghanistan

• Average annual ADF approvals (2009-2012): $323 million
• Fact sheet
• Development Effectiveness Brief: Afghanistan: Modernizing Asia's Crossroads (November 2010)

Armenia

• Average annual ADF approvals (2009-2012): $67 million
• Fact sheet
• Development Effectiveness Brief: Armenia: A Historic Country Reemerges (November 2010)

Georgia

• Average annual ADF approvals (2009-2012): $124 million
• Fact sheet
• Development Effectiveness Brief: Georgia: A Country at an Ancient Crossroads Looks to the Future (November 2010)

Kyrgyz Republic

• Average annual ADF approvals (2009-2012): $99 million
• Fact sheet
• Development Effectiveness Brief:  Kyrgyz (October 2007 )

Pakistan

• Average annual ADF approvals (2009-2012): $227 million
• Fact sheet
• Development Effectiveness Brief: Pakistan: Making a Difference in the Fight Against Poverty (August 2009)

Tajikistan

• Average annual ADF approvals (2009-2012): $112 million
• Fact sheet
• Development Effectiveness Brief: Tajikistan: Rising Path to Progress (November 2010)

Uzbekistan

• Average annual ADF approvals (2009-2012): $158 million
• Fact sheet
• Development Effectiveness Brief: Uzbekistan: A Partnership for Growth (February 2011)