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.
Sri Lanka and ADB
ADB’s operations in Sri Lanka help address the immediate challenges from the economic crisis and assist in economic stabilization and recovery.
In the Spotlight
Asian Development Bank and Sri Lanka: Fact Sheet
Sri Lanka is a founding member of ADB. To date, ADB has committed 482 public sector loans, grants, and technical assistance totaling $11.2 billion to Sri Lanka.
Framework for Integrating Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in the Asian Development Bank’s South Asia Operations
This framework outlines how to integrate gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) into ADB’s operations in South Asia to help close the gender gap, combat exclusion, and bolster equitable economic growth.
Developing Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Strategies for Sector Agencies in South Asia: A Guidance Note
This guidance note outlines how sector agencies in South Asia can develop gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) strategies, highlights their key elements, and shows how to effectively integrate them into projects and policies.
How to Increase Boys’ Attendance in Secondary Education
In countries across South Asia, boys are dropping out of school for economic reasons, illness and other issues. This hurts not only families and the futures of these children but the broader economy and society. Governments can take basic steps to help keep boys in school.
ADB assisted Sri Lanka's rehabilitation from the damages and neglect during 3 decades of civil war.
The Serendipity Knowledge Program is an ADB platform dedicated to knowledge solutions.
ADB repurposed funds from existing projects and is helping the import of essential items, financing support for small and medium-sized enterprises, and livelihood development in the agriculture sector.
Sri Lanka Facts
ADB's Work in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is a founding member of ADB. To date, ADB has committed 482 public sector loans, grants, and technical assistance totaling $11.2 billion to Sri Lanka. Cumulative loan and grant disbursements to Sri Lanka amount to $9.42 billion. These were financed by regular and concessional ordinary capital resources, the Asian Development Fund, and other special funds. ADB’s ongoing sovereign portfolio in Sri Lanka includes 41 loans and 1 grant worth $3.64 billion.
In 2022, ADB provided a series of interventions as emergency assistance to help address the immediate challenges from the economic crisis in Sri Lanka.
Data: Sri Lanka
Forecasts are based on ADB's flagship publication, the Asian Development Outlook. Updated four times a year, it analyzes economic and development issues in developing countries in Asia and the Pacific.
Development indicators for Sri Lanka, including a selection of economic, environmental, and social indicators used globally to track progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
Results achieved are aggregate amounts of outputs and outcomes from operations reported in project completion reports and extended annual review reports circulated for the year.
Cofinancing operations enable ADB’s financing partners, governments or their agencies, multilateral financing institutions, and commercial organizations to participate in financing ADB projects.
ADB Projects in Sri Lanka View all projects
Featured
An ambitious and wide-ranging project helped return a sense of normalcy to an estimated 1.1 million conflict-affected people in Sri Lanka.
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Proposed
- Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund
- Asia-Pacific Climate Finance Fund
- Asian Clean Energy Fund
- Asian Development Fund
- Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in Asia
- Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in Asia II
- Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility
- Clean Energy Fund
- Climate Change Fund
- Financial Sector Development Partnership Special Fund
- Global Environment Facility
- Green Climate Fund
- High-Level Technology Fund
- Investment Climate Facilitation Fund
- Japan Fund for Information and Communication Technology
- Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific
- Japan Fund for the Joint Crediting Mechanism
- Japan Special Fund
- Leading Asia's Private Infrastructure Fund
- Netherlands Trust Fund under the Water Financing Partnership Facility
- Project Preparation and Implementation Support Trust Fund
- Regional Cooperation and Integration Financing Partnership Facility
- Regional Cooperation and Integration Fund
- Republic of Korea e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund
- Technical Assistance Special Fund
- Water Financing Partnership Facility
What's New
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| Brochures and Flyers
Asian Development Bank and Sri Lanka: Fact Sheet
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| Publications, Guides
Framework for Integrating Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in the Asian Development Bank’s South Asia Operations
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| Guides
Developing Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Strategies for Sector Agencies in South Asia: A Guidance Note
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| News Releases, News from Country Offices
ADB Appoints Takafumi Kadono as New Country Director for Sri Lanka
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| Infographic
Sustainable Transport Connectivity in South Asia
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| Publications, Papers and Briefs
Gender-Inclusive Development through Fintech: Studying Gender-Based Digital Financial Inclusion in a Cross-Economy Setting
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| News Releases, News from Country Offices
ADB Provides Sri Lanka Access to Concessional Financing to Facilitate Sustained and Inclusive Recovery
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| Publications, Papers and Briefs
Linguistic Diversity, School Language of Instruction Policy, and Learning Outcomes across Asia and the Pacific
Contact: Sri Lanka Resident Mission (SLRM)
23, Independence Avenue Colombo 7, Sri Lanka
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
+94 11 4455499 / 11-2674488
Established in 1997, Sri Lanka Resident Mission's (SLRM) primary responsibilities include:
- Initiate and maintain dialogue with the government on issues that are relevant to ADB operations in the country
- Strengthen project processing and portfolio management
- Prepare the country partnership strategy and country operations business plan
- Strengthen working relations with development partners, academia, and the private sector
- Plan and prepare ADB's economic and sector work for Sri Lanka
- Promote external relations and disseminate information about ADB and its operations
SLRM will be closed on these dates:
- New Year's Day: January 2 (Monday), in lieu of January 1
- Independence Day: February 3 (Friday), in lieu of February 4
- Good Friday: April 7 (Friday)
- Day Prior to Sinhala / Tamil New Year: April 13 (Thursday)
- Sinhala / Tamil New Year's Day: April 14 (Friday)
- May Day: May 1 (Monday)
- Vesak Full Moon Poya Day: May 5 (Friday)
- Holy Prophet's Birthday: September 28 (Thursday)
- Deepavali Festival: November 13 (Monday), in lieu of November 12
- Christmas Day: December 25 (Monday)
Last updated: 12 December 2022