ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty.
Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.
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ADB supports projects in developing member countries that create economic and development impact, delivered through both public and private sector operations, advisory services, and knowledge support.
Mr. Manoj Sharma has 30 years of experience working with ADB and the Government of India. He has led multi-sector teams for designing and implementing complex and innovative projects for urban infrastructure and economic corridors development in several countries in Asia. He has also led policy dialogues at senior levels of the governments for substantive reforms for industrial development, urban governance including capacity building of urban local bodies, and infrastructure financing including structuring and financially closing PPP projects.
Manoj is a graduate in Civil Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, postgraduate in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, and a CFA Charter holder.
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Mobilizing Resources through Municipal Bonds: Experiences from Developed and Developing Countries
Municipal bonds are an innovative external source of financing for strengthening the financial sustainability of cities—one of the main objectives of Strategy 2030 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). -
Affordable Housing Policies in the United Kingdom and Their Lessons for Developing Asia
This policy brief draws on strategies and experiences from the United Kingdom to provide insights on how developing Asia could address housing affordability challenges.
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Rajasthan Rising: A Partnership for Strong Institutions and More Livable Cities
This publication showcases how ADB and the Government of Rajasthan have partnered together to bring sustainable development to the cities and towns of Rajasthan, in northwest India.
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The Dhaka Water Services Turnaround
This publication features an ADB project that turned around an urban water utility in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and offers a good example for other similar utilities in South Asia.
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Scaling New Heights: Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor, India’s First Coastal Corridor
India's first coastal economic corridor can help unify the country's domestic market, integrate its economy with Asia's global value chains, and support the Made in India initiative to spur manufacturing.