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Overview
The Asian Development Fund (ADF) bridges the development gap in Asia and the Pacific, home to both the world’s fast-rising and most vulnerable economies. ADF is a major instrument of concessional financing that has supported equitable and sustainable development in the region since 1973. Funded by ADB's member countries, it offers loans at very low interest rates as well as grants to help reduce poverty in ADB's poorest borrowing countries.
ADF Replenishment
The ADF XI negotiations concluded on 30 April 2012 with a total replenishment of SDR 7.9 billion ($12.4 billion) to provide critical financial support to fight poverty in the Asia and Pacific region over the period 2013 to 2016. Read More
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Focus Areas
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Inclusive Growth Fostering Growth that Reaches All |
Environmentally Sustainable Growth Growth for a Green Future |
Regional Integration Partnering for Shared Prosperity |
ADF Countries
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 16 countries which have access to only ADF funding from ADB.





