Development Effectiveness Country Briefs

An ADB member since September 2005, Armenia received cumulative assistance of $223.9 million in loans and $3.9 million in technical assistance grants as of 31 December 2009.

By the end of 2009, Nepal has received a total of $2.97 billion in loans and grants, and technical assistance grants of $137.9 million from ADB.

As of December 2009, ADB has extended approved loans and grants of almost $1.4 billion, with 95% from the Asian Development Fund. ADB has also extended $122.6 million in technical assistance.

From 1998 to 2009, ADB's lending and nonlending support to Cambodia totaled $1,171.4 million, comprising 40 loans amounting to $825.1 million, 36 grants of $280.2 million, and 107 technical assistance projects of $66.1 million.

Since becoming an ADB member in 1973, Bangladesh had received loans amounting to about $10.8 billion for 202 loans, and technical assistance grants valuing at $195.2 million for 348 projects by the end of December 2009.

Since the start of the partnership over 40 years ago, ADB has provided Afghanistan with $2.1 billion in loans, grants, guarantees, technical assistance, ADB-administered cofinancing, and private sector investments.

As of 31 December 2009, ADB’s ongoing loan and grant portfolio consisted of 10 loans for a total of $187.5 million and 8 Asian Development Fund grants for a total of $122.2 million, including 15 projects and 2 programs.

As of September 2010, ADB had provided Georgia with $523 million in loans and $5.46 million in technical assistance grants.

By the end of 2009, Papua New Guinea received about $1.3 billion in approved loans from ADB. The country regards ADB as a mainstay partner in key sectors such as transport, HIV prevention and primary health, and private sector development.

Since becoming an ADB member in 1966, Pakistan has received almost $20 billion in loans to fund development programs, with about $14 billion disbursed as of the end of 2008.