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.
Publications and Documents
Explore our data-rich research, policy analysis, toolkits, guidelines, and other resources on economics and key development topics. Our operational documents are also available in this section.
Country Operations Business Plans
The Country Operations Business Plan describes the consistency of the business plan with the country partnership/regional cooperation strategy, including grants and projects in the pipeline.
Nepal: Country Operations Business Plan (2021-2023)
The country operations business plan, 2021–2023 (COBP) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is consistent with its country partnership strategy, 2020–2024 (CPS) for Nepal.
Georgia: Country Operations Business Plan (2021-2023)
The country operations business plan (COBP), 2021–2023 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is consistent with the Georgia Country Partnership Strategy 2019–2023.
India: Country Operations Business Plan (2021–2023)
The country operations business plan (COBP) for India, 2021–2023 of the Asian Development Bank extends 1 year beyond the ongoing country partnership strategy (CPS) for India, 2018–2022 and remains aligned with CPS’s aim to support India in accelerating its inclusive economic transformation. The COBP also supports the seven operational priorities of ADB’s Strategy 2030. It responds to India’s evolving priorities, including support for the government’s response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which forms 15% of the pipeline.
Azerbaijan: Country Operations Business Plan (2021-2023)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) country operations business plan (COBP), 2021–2023 is consistent with the country partnership strategy (CPS), 2019–2023 for Azerbaijan.
Tajikistan: Country Operations Business Plan (2021–2023)
The Tajikistan country operations business plan (COBP), 2021–2023 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is consistent with the strategic priorities set out in ADB's Strategy 2030.
Bangladesh: Country Operations Business Plan (2021-2023)
The country operations business plan (COBP), 2021–2023 is aligned with the country partnership strategy, 2016–2020 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that ends this year.
Bhutan: Country Operations Business Plan (2021-2023)
ADB's country operations business plan (COBP), 2021–2023 for Bhutan aligns with the three pillars of the country partnership strategy, which aims to (i) promote dynamic economic reforms to foster a resilient and diversified economy, (ii) improve connectivity for better access to information and markets, and (iii) achieve greater inclusiveness through more equitable socioeconomic development. The COBP also supports the country partnership strategy’s focused and differentiated approach for a small landlocked country, aiming to create quality jobs and provide inclusive services by fostering cottage and small industries and inclusive businesses.
Turkmenistan: Country Operations Business Plan (2020-2022)
The country operations business plan (COBP), 2020–2022, for Turkmenistan is, by and large, aligned with its country partnership strategy (CPS), 2017–2021. It provides for three major avenues of support: (i) hydrocarbon market diversification and energy trade promotion; (ii) diversification of the non-hydrocarbon sectors through transport infrastructure investment to improve market connectivity and private sector development; and (iii) knowledge work on economic diversification and reforms, as derived from the government’s development objectives. The ongoing CPS priorities remain valid for this COBP until a new CPS is prepared.
Timor-Leste: Country Operations Business Plan (2020-2022)
The country operations business plan (COBP) presents the indicative program of support that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide to Timor-Leste during 2020-2022.
Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Country Operations Business Plan (2020-2022)
The country operations business plan (COBP), 2020–2022 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is consistent with ADB’s country partnership strategy (CPS) 2017–2020 for the Lao PDR. The COBP will also focus on inclusive and sustainable development in line with the operational priorities of ADB’s Strategy 2030: (i) making cities more livable by easing infrastructure constraints and providing urban services; (ii) improving human capital to reduce inequality in access to opportunities, and facilitating the creation of quality jobs; (iii) enhancing rural development and food security; and (iv) providing climate- and disaster-resilient infrastructure and services.