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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.
COVID-19 (Coronavirus): ADB's Response
ADB is supporting its developing members in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through finance, knowledge, and partnerships.
In the Spotlight
COVID-19 and the Deployment of Labor Migrants from Asia: Lessons Learned and Ways Forward
This brief analyzes how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted labor migrants in Asia and the Pacific, assesses the socioeconomic vulnerabilities it exposed, and lays out steps to better protect overseas workers.
Community-Based Partnerships Lift Up Mongolia’s COVID-19-Affected People
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected many of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. With many governments under severe resource constraints, civil society organizations (CSOs) have often played a critical role in filling social assistance gaps. In Mongolia, ADB is working with CSOs to provide alternative livelihood programs for families and communities affected by the pandemic. Read their stories in this photo essay.
Health Security Interventions for COVID-19 Response: Guidance Note
This guidance note is designed to help developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank strengthen their health systems and security as they recover from the impact of COVID-19.
ADB’s COVID-19 Response for Developing Asia Surpasses $20 Billion
ADB’s committed assistance to help its developing member countries address the COVID-19 pandemic including vaccination support has surpassed $20 billion
ADB’s COVID-19 response consists of a $20 billion package announced in April 2020 and the $9 billion Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX) announced in December 2020.
ADB’s initial $20 billion COVID-19 response package supports its developing member countries in countering the severe macroeconomic and health impacts caused by COVID-19, including $2.5 billion in concessional and grant resources, as well as $2 billion earmarked for the private sector (non-sovereign).
ADB's $9 billion APVAX vaccine initiative offers rapid and equitable support to its developing member countries as they procure and deliver effective and safe COVID-19 vaccines.
Committed Amount is the financing approved by ADB's Board of Directors or Management for which the legal agreement has been signed by the borrower, recipient, or the investee company and ADB.
*Projects may be listed in more than one country or subregion. The number of projects excludes short-term finance transactions under the Trade Finance, Supply Chain Finance, and Microfinance Programs.
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- ADB Approves $10 Million to Strengthen Booster and Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination in Maldives
- ADB Approves $10 Million for COVID-19 Vaccines in Bhutan
- ADB Stays Aligned to its Strategy 2030 Vision Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
- ADB, Fiji Sign $3 Million Grant to Prepare for Tourism Upswing
- ADB Provides $10 Million Grant to Help Samoa Manage COVID-19
Blogs and Articles
Addressing Climate Change, Conflict, and COVID-19 through Regional Public Goods in Asia and the Pacific- Workers Are Heading Back Overseas: Here’s How Governments Should Respond
Workers Are Heading Back Overseas: Here’s How Governments Should Respond
Your Questions Answered: How Has the Pandemic Affected Asia’s Poor?
Multimedia
Republic of Korea e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund and ADB Partner to Combat COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific
Improving Energy Access in Armenia
Learning Losses: How Students Can Overcome the Cost of COVID-19 (ADB Insight Trailer)
Learning Losses: How Students Can Overcome the Cost of COVID-19 (ADB Insight Full Episode)
News
- $25 Million ADB Project to Help Procure COVID-19 Vaccines for Kyrgyz Republic
- $15 Million ADB Loan to Help Georgia Procure COVID-19 Vaccines
- $500 Million ADB Loan to Procure COVID-19 Vaccines for Pakistan
- ADB Approves $250 Million Loan to Support Azerbaijan’s COVID-19 Response
- $25 Million ADB Grant to Procure COVID-19 Vaccines for Tajikistan
Blogs and Articles
Multimedia
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- ADB Grant to Strengthen COVID-19 Response in Mongolia
- $19 Million ADB Package to Support Rollout of COVID-19 Vaccines in Mongolia
- ADB to Help Strengthen Mongolia’s Health Sector and Response to COVID-19
- ADB Project to Expand Cash Grants for Children in Mongolia
- ADB, Far East Horizon to Support COVID-19 Health Care in Rural PRC
Blogs and Articles
Multimedia
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- ADB Approves $10 Million to Strengthen Booster and Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination in Maldives
- ADB Approves $10 Million for COVID-19 Vaccines in Bhutan
- ADB Approves $1.5 Billion for COVID-19 Vaccines in India
- ADB Boosts Support for Health System Improvement and COVID-19 Response in Sri Lanka
- ADB Approves $250 Million Loan for Bangladesh Economic Recovery Program
Blogs and Articles
Multimedia
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- $95 Million ADB Loan to Help Cambodia Purchase Safe and Effective COVID-19 Vaccines
- $250 Million ADB Loan to Help Boost COVID-19 Vaccine Supply in the Philippines
- ADB President Reaffirms Support for COVID-19 Response and Economic Recovery at BIMP–EAGA Leaders’ Summit
- $30 Million ADB Financing to Support Cambodia’s COVID-19 Response
- $450 Million ADB Loan to Help Indonesia Deliver Safe and Effective COVID-19 Vaccines
Blogs and Articles
Preparing Southeast Asia’s Youth to Enter the Digital Economy
Your Questions Answered: How Resilient Have Asia’s Economies Been During the Pandemic?
Q&A: ADB Country Director for Indonesia Jiro Tominaga on Helping Indonesia Recover Stronger from the Pandemic
COVID-19 is Changing Financial Inclusion: Can Policymakers Keep Up?
Multimedia
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In the News
- ADB, Fiji Sign $3 Million Grant to Prepare for Tourism Upswing
- ADB Provides $10 Million Grant to Help Samoa Manage COVID-19
- ADB Provides $5 Million Grant to Help Vanuatu Respond to COVID-19
- ADB Announces $1 Million Grant to Help Tonga Respond to COVID-19
- ADB Provides $8 Million Grant to Help Kiribati Respond to Its First Outbreak of COVID-19
Blogs and Articles
Here’s How Pandemic School Closures Worsen Asia's Educational Divide
How Tonga Prepared for and Responded to a Devastating Volcanic Eruption
Q&A: How ADB, New Zealand, and Australia are Helping Reform Solomon Islands’ Tax System - Q&A: How ADB, New Zealand, and Australia are Helping Reform Solomon Islands’ Tax System
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Publications and Documents
Evidence-Based Public–Private Collaboration in the Health Sector: The Potential for Collaborative Governance to Contribute to Economic Recovery from COVID-19 in Asia
This working paper explores the benefits and trade-offs of harnessing private sector health services as governments look to build more resilient, accessible, and affordable health systems and support the post-pandemic recovery.
Strengthening Oxygen Systems in Asia and the Pacific: Guidance Note
This guidance note provides a comprehensive overview of medical oxygen production, distribution, and use in Asia and the Pacific region, and explores how to improve systems over the medium and long term.
COVID-19 and the Deployment of Labor Migrants from Asia: Lessons Learned and Ways Forward
This brief analyzes how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted labor migrants in Asia and the Pacific, assesses the socioeconomic vulnerabilities it exposed, and lays out steps to better protect overseas workers.
Health Security Interventions for COVID-19 Response: Guidance Note
This guidance note is designed to help developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank strengthen their health systems and security as they recover from the impact of COVID-19.
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