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 69 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.
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The Asian Development Bank (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.
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Development Issues in Asia and the Pacific
The global development challenges facing our world, such as climate change, water security, inequality and poverty, can only be resolved at an international level. ADB provides its members in Asia and the Pacific with the knowledge and expertise to tackle these problems.
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ADB has helping to address challenges in Nepal's irrigation and agriculture through the Community-Managed Irrigated Agriculture Sector Project, which aims to enhance irrigation infrastructure and management in the country's five provinces - Koshi, Madesh, Bagmati, Gandaki, and Lumbini.
South Commuter Railway Project
Once completed, the South Commuter Railway—a section of the North-South Commuter Railway—will offer commuters fast public transport, help to ease road traffic congestion, and contribute to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Philippines’ climate agenda.
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.
Data and Statistics
The latest key economic, financial, and social research publications, data and statistics for Asia and the Pacific.
Asia and the Pacific's Climate Bank
The battle against climate change will be won or lost in Asia and the Pacific. ADB is playing a leading role with developing member countries and key partners to deploy new and innovative investment, knowledge, and strategies to meet this critical challenge.
Products and Services
Public Sector (Sovereign) Financing
ADB offers a range of financing instruments, products, and modalities to provide developing member countries with flexibility in determining how they can achieve development results.
Private Sector (Nonsovereign) Financing
ADB focuses on projects that help promote private investments in the region that will have significant development impact and will lead to accelerated, sustainable, and inclusive growth.
Cofinancing
Cofinancing is an arrangement under which ADB and multilateral or bilateral organizations, foundations, and other emerging development partners finance a project or program in response to the needs of developing member countries.
Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program
Works to make global trade and supply chains green, resilient, inclusive, transparent, and socially responsible by delivering knowledge products and solutions with its partners, while delivering financial products that keep trade moving in developing Asia.
Funds and Resources
ADB funds activities in various sectors through loans and grants, financed from ordinary capital resources as well as special and trust funds.
Transaction Advisory Services
Working as an honest broker between governments and the private sector, ADB supports governments in the region structure deals with private companies, analyze risk, conduct financial modeling, prepare bid documents and manage the tender process.