Asian Development Fund

Building Barriers against Floods in Tajikistan

Flood prevention infrastructure is helping provide a more secure base for rural livelihoods in Tajikistan. Read More

Connecting Solomon Islands by Sea

An innovative project is improving maritime services in Solomon Islands, shaping up to be a model for similar projects in the Pacific region. Read More

Bringing Education Home

Postsecondary education and skills training programs supported by ADB are helping to put Maldivians back in control of their own future. Read More

Lighting Up Pakistan’s Remote Fishing Villages

The fisherfolk of the Indus Delta in Sindh Province finally have electricity to light up their homes, and their lives. Read More

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

Asia Faces Slower Growth on Europe Crisis, Oil, ADB Says (Bloomberg)

ADB in Talks for at Least $12 Billion Development-Fund Needs (Bloomberg)

Focus Areas


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.

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