Cofinancing Partners

ADB forges official cofinancing agreements with partners that are either bilateral or multilateral agencies.

Bilateral agencies are governmental agencies within individual countries dedicated to advancing foreign policy goals while contributing to the economic and social development of recipient developing countries.

Multilateral agencies are financial institutions established or chartered by more than one country to provide financial support and professional advice for economic and social development activities in developing countries.

Bilateral

Australia

Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute

Austria

Austrian Development Agency
Federal Ministry of Finance
Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG

Belgium

Belgium-Directorate General for Development Cooperation
International and European Financial Affairs
Ministry of Finance
Participatie Maatschappij Vlaanderen
Vlaamse Milieuholding nv

Canada

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT)
Department of Finance
International Development Research Centre

Denmark

Danish International Development Agency
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Finland

Ministry for Foreign Affairs

France

Agence Française de Developpement (AFD)
Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Industry

Germany

Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG)
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
KfW Bankengruppe

Ireland

Department of Finance
Irish Aid

Italy

Ministry of Economy and Finance

Japan

Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Ministry of Finance

Korea, Republic of

Export-Import Bank of Korea
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
Ministry of Strategy and Finance

Kuwait

Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development

Luxembourg

Ministry of Finance

The Netherlands

Eneco Energy Trade
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture, and Innovation
Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP)

New Zealand

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Norway

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)

People's Republic of China

Export-Import Bank of China
Ministry of Finance
Climate Change Commission (CECAC)

Portugal

Ministry of Finance and Public Administration
Climate Change Commission (CECAC)

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Fund for Development

Spain

Compañía Española de Financiación del Desarrollo (COFIDES)
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Ministry of Industry, Tourism, and Trade

Sweden

Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
Swedish Energy Agency

Switzerland

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC)
Climate Cent Foundation
Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets (SIFEM)

Taipei,China

International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF)

UAE

Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD)

United Kingdom

Department for International Development (DFID)
Department of Energy and Climate Change

United States

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
US Department of State

Multilateral

  • African Development Bank (AfDB)
  • European Commission (EC)/European Union (EU) 
  • European Investment Bank (EIB) 
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
  • International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
  • Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
  • Nordic Development Fund (NDF)
  • Nordic Investment Bank (NIB)
  • The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID)
  • United Nations
    • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
    • International Labor Organization (ILO)
    • United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
    • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
    • United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
    • United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
    • United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN–HABITAT)
    • United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
    • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
    • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
  • World Bank (WB)