Saving the Lungs of Southeast Asia

Efforts are underway to protect some of the world’s most important equatorial forests from illegal logging and poaching while providing sustainable livelihood for local populations. Read More

Development Effectiveness Brief: Maldives

This report presents how ADB's operations in the Maldives has helped it progress to middle-income status in 2011. It also presents the strategy being taken in pursuing the country’s development goals. Read More

Loan Disbursement Handbook

The handbook is a compilation of ADB's disbursement policies, guidelines, procedures, and practices to guide developing member country borrowers and officials, project staff from executing agencies and project management units, and ADB staff in designing and operating an efficient disbursement operation to support project implementation. Read More

ADB Adds $754 Million to Infrastructure Projects in Afghan Road and Rail Sector

ADB has approved $754 million in assistance to rebuild Afghanistan’s shattered road and rail network, bringing to more than $1.7 billion the amount it has contributed to reconstruction of the country’s infrastructure over the past decade. Read More

Overview

ADB offers a range of financial products that help developing member countries (DMCs) build economic growth and social development. These tools include loans, technical assistance, and grants.

Public sector (sovereign) financing is extended to DMC governments and public sector entities, such as state-owned enterprises. Sovereign lending or financing secured by a government guarantee forms the greater part of ADB’s development assistance.

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FAST FACTS

$15.40 billion (2011)
the value of sovereign approvals

$3.5 billion (2011)
the value of official cofinancing loans, grants, and technical assistance (TA) grants

Publications

Apr 2013
Partnering for Development: Donor Report 2012

Apr 2013
ADB Annual Report 2012

Apr 2013
Annual Report on the 2012 Country Performance Assessment Exercise

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News Releases

1 May 2013
Two ADB Loans for Port Moresby Power Supply Signed in Delhi

25 Apr 2013
New State-Owned Enterprise Act for Kiribati

22 Apr 2013
ADB, Japan Seek Affordable Crop Insurance for Bangladesh Farmers

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Lending Rates

ADB Indicative Lending Rates for loans under the LIBOR-based loan facility and cap/collar premiums for floating rate loans
Revised Lending Rates and Funding Cost Margins for ADB's Loan Products
Pool-Based Single Currency Loan Indicative Lending Rates for Conversions into LIBOR-Based Loan

Related Links

Public Sector (Sovereign) Projects
Project Cycle
Funds and Resources
Statement of ADB Operations

LFIS

The Loan and Grant Financial Information Services (LFIS) website provides online information on loans and grants basic data, summaries, status of withdrawal applications, contract ledgers, disbursement data and reports to internal and authorized external users. Visit website

Key Documents

ADB Annual Reports
ADB Financial Profile
Technical Assistance Disbursement Handbook
Loan Disbursement Handbook