ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

AIM : (FIGHTING POVERTY IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC)

Since its founding in 1966, ADB has been driven by an inspiration and dedication
to improving peoples lives in Asia and the Pacific. By targeting our investments
wisely, in partnership with our developing member countries and other
stakeholders, we can alleviate poverty and help create a world in which everyone
can share in the benefits of sustained and inclusive growth.
Whether it be through investment in infrastructure, health care services, financial
and public administration systems, or helping nations prepare for the impact of
climate change or better manage their natural resources, ADB is committed to
helping developing member countries evolve into thriving, modern economies
that are well integrated with each other and the world.
The main devices for assistance are loans, grants, policy dialogue, technical
assistance and equity investments.
We are at the forefront of development thinking and practice, spreading
information through regional forums, a growing online presence and the
publication of specialized papers, serials and books.
Economists, sociologists, engineers, gender experts and environmental scientists
are amongst the hundreds of professions at the bank working together to reduce
poverty, and ensure growth across the Asia and Pacific region is sustainable and
inclusive.

KEY FACTS:
President and Chairperson of the Board of

Takehiko Nakao

Directors:
Members:

67; 48 regional members; 19 nonregional members

Offices:

Headquarters in Manila, Philippines, with 29 resident missions and 3

representative offices in Tokyo, Frankfurt, and Washington, DC

Founded:

1966

Budget:

2014 Budget

Financing in 2013:

$21.02 billion

ADB aims for an Asia and Pacific free from poverty. While it has achieved a
significant reduction in extreme poverty, the region remains home to about twothirds of the worlds extremely poor.

With $21.02 billion in approved financing in 2013 and 3,062 employees from 61 of
its 67 members, ADB in partnership with member governments, independent
specialists and other financial institutions is focused on delivering projects that
create economic and development impact.

Economists, sociologists, engineers, gender experts and environmental scientists

are amongst the hundreds of professions at ADB working together to reduce
poverty.

Environmental sustainability is a core strategy of ADBs work as it is the poor that

are most severely affected. Environmental damage and resource depletion are
already impeding the regions development and reducing the quality of life.

ADB is active in creating the framework for the private sector to be involved in
investing in new projects that underpin development and improve the lives of the 1.7
billion people in the region who live on less than $2 a day.

Since 2000, the Asian Development Fund has transformed the region with the
construction of thousands of schools, bridges, health clinics and roads, providing
opportunities for people to lift themselves out of poverty.

Asian Development Fund operations completed during 2010-2013 has helped

ADBs poorest member countries deliver results in many areas. It has:

built or upgraded educational facilities for the benefit of over 17 million students,
and trained over 700,000 teachers with quality or competency standards. More than
20 million students were educated and trained under improved quality assurance
systems;

built or upgraded 31,000 km of roads which saw over 11 million vehicle-km of daily
use on average in the first full year of operation;

provided more than 2 million households with access to clean water by installing or
rehabilitating 16,000 km of water supply pipes, and upgraded sanitation in 291,000
households. Over 2 million hectares of land have been improved as a result of
irrigation, drainage, and flood management initiatives;

installed 230 megawatts of new generating capacity, and built or upgraded 18,300
kilometers (km) of transmission and distribution lines; and

reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 600,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent

per year by promoting more efficient and cleaner energy operations.

MEMBERS :
Afghanistan

1966

Armenia

2005

Australia

1966

Azerbaijan

1999

Bangladesh

1973

Bhutan

1982

Brunei Darussalam

2006

Cambodia

1966

China, People's Republic of

1986

Cook Islands

1976

Fiji

1970

Georgia

2007

Hong Kong, China

1969

India

1966

Indonesia

1966

Japan

1966

Kazakhstan

1994

Kiribati

1974

Korea, Republic of

1966

Kyrgyz Republic

1994

Lao PDR

1966

Malaysia

1966

Maldives

1978

Marshall Islands

1990

Micronesia, Federated States of

1990

Mongolia

1991

Myanmar

1973

Nauru

1991

Nepal

1966

New Zealand

1966

Pakistan

1966

Palau

2003

Papua New Guinea

1971

Philippines

1966

Samoa

1966

Singapore

1966

Solomon Islands

1973

Sri Lanka

1966

Taipei,China

1966

Tajikistan

1998

Thailand

1966

Timor-Leste

2002

Tonga

1972

Turkmenistan

2000

Tuvalu

1993

Uzbekistan

1995

Vanuatu

1981

Viet Nam

1966

Nonregional Members
Austria

1966

Belgium

1966

Canada

1966

Denmark

1966

Finland

1966

France

1970

Germany

1966

Ireland

2006

Italy

1966

Luxembourg

2003

The Netherlands

1966

Norway

1966

Portugal

2002

Spain

1986

Sweden

1966

Switzerland

1967

Turkey

1991

United Kingdom

1966

United States

1966

* Developing members: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,

Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Peoples Republic of China,

Georgia, India, Indonesia, Fiji, Hong Kong, China, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, the
Republic of Korea, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic,
Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia,
Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines,
Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taipei,China, Tajikistan,
Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet
Nam
By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographical
area, or by using the term "country" in the website, ADB does not intend to make
any judgment as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Boundaries,
colors, denominations or any other information shown on maps do not imply, on

the part of ADB, any judgment on the legal status of any territory, or any
endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries, colors, denominations, or
information.

MANAGEMENT :
The President is Chairperson of the Board of Directors, and under the Board's
direction, conducts the business of ADB. He is responsible for the organization,
appointment, and dismissal of the officers and staff in accordance with
regulations adopted by the Board of Directors. The President is elected by the
Board of Governors for a term of five years, and may be reelected. He is also the
legal representative of ADB.
The President heads a management team comprising six Vice-Presidents and
the Managing Director General, who supervise the work of ADB's operational,
administrative, and knowledge departments.

Takehiko Nakao
President of ADB and the Chairperson of ADB's Board of Directors

Bindu N. Lohani
Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable
Development
Economics and Research Department; Office of Information Systems
and Technology; Office of Regional Economic Integration; Regional
and Sustainable Development Department

Wencai Zhang
Vice-President Operations 1
South Asia Department; Central and West Asia Department

Stephen P. Groff
Vice-President Operations 2
East Asia Department; Southeast Asia Department; Pacific
Department
Lakshmi Venkatachalam
Vice-President Private Sector and Cofinancing Operations
Private Sector Operations Department; Office of Cofinancing
Operations
Thierry de Longuemar
Vice-President for Finance and Risk Management
Controllers Department; Treasury Department; Office of Risk
Management

Bruce Davis
Vice-President for Administration and Corporate Management
Operations Services and Financial Management Department; Office
of the Secretary; Office of the General Counsel; Budget, Personnel
and Management Systems Department; Office of Administrative
Services

Juan Miranda
Managing Director General

Policies and Strategies :

Strategy 2020
Strategy 2020: The Long-Term Strategic Framework of the Asian Development Bank
2008-2020reaffirms both ADB's vision of an Asia and Pacific free of poverty and

its mission to help developing member countries improve the living conditions
and quality of life of their people.
Strategy 2020 promotes three complementary agendas on inclusive economic
growth, environmentally sustainable growth, and regional integration.
To achieve these goals, Strategy 2020 identifies drivers of change that will be
stressed in all its operations - developing the private sector, encouraging good
governance, supporting gender equity, helping developing countries gain
knowledge, and expanding partnerships with other development institutions, the
private sector, and with community-based organizations.
Under Strategy 2020. selectivity and focus would be achieved by concentrating
80% of ADB's operations in fivecore operational areasinfrastructure,
environment, regional cooperation and integration (RCI), finance sector
development, and education. Support for other areas of operations, such as
health, agriculture, and disaster and emergency assistance, is to be selectively
provided.
Strategy 2020 Midterm Review
ADB conducted a mid-term review of Strategy 2020 to take stock of its progress
and determine whether the institution is on course to achieving the strategys
goals and objectives. Read more about the Strategy 2020 midterm review.
Corporate Results Framework
ADB has developed a corporate results framework to assess its progress in
implementing Strategy 2020. Annually, it will monitor implementation through
the ADB Development Effectiveness Review.

PAKISTAN AND ADB :

Pakistan has the potential to achieve higher growth to accommodate a rapidly growing
working-age population. The country has considerable natural resources and ample
scope to improve agricultural productivity, and to expand markets for the manufacturing
and service sectors.
Assistance from ADB supports governments goals of facilitating structural change,
promoting investment, and improving institutional effectiveness.

FAST FACTS

184.35 (2013)
Population in millions

2.1% (2008-2013)
Average annual population growth rate

22.3% (2006)
Population living below the national poverty line
BASIC STATISTICS

PROPOSED PROJECTS
17 Sep 201447929-001:

PAK: Gulpur Hydropower Project

4 Sep 201448307-001:

Engro Fast Track LNG Regasification Project

11 Jul 201446526-002:

Punjab Intermediate Cities Improvement Investment

Program
1 Jul 201448066-001:

Strengthening Central Power Purchasing Agency

26 Jun 201446538-002:

Enhancing Public-Private Partnerships in Pakistan

(Provincial Support)
VIEW ALL PROPOSED

APPROVED PROJECTS
22 Sep 201447235-001:

Trimmu and Panjnad Barrages Improvement Project

27 Jun 201447281-001:

National Highway Network Development in Balochistan

Project
14 May 201447277-001:

Determining the Potential for Carbon Capture and

Storage
24 Apr 201447015-001:

Subprogram 1

Sustainable Energy Sector Reform Program -

1 Apr 201440075-033:

National Trade Corridor Highway Investment Program,

Tranche 2
VIEW ALL APPROVED

ADB LENDING
Amount ($M) / %
Sector (No. of loans)
3,698.41 / 15.27
Agriculture (60)

501.11 / 2.07
Education (12)

6,163.56 / 25.45
Energy (67)

3,193.00 / 13.18
Finance (52)

1,212.40 / 5.01
Health (13)

1,119.40 / 4.62
Industry and Trade (22)

2,311.50 / 9.54
Multisector (16)

3,015.80 / 12.45
Public Sector (27)

2,178.90 / 9.00
Transport and ICT (23)

823.60 / 3.40
Water Supply (19)

24,217.68 / 100.00
TOTAL (311)

Strategy :
ADB's country partnership strategy (CPS), 2009-2013, provides the framework
for ADB's partnership priorities and the future direction of its assistance strategy.
Reforms and investments in key infrastructure sectors include support for power
and energy, transport and the National Trade Corridor, and water resources. This
assistance will reduce the cost of doing business in Pakistan and strengthen the
underlying competitiveness of the economy.
Support for a new generation of economic reforms will be provided by reducing
distortions, accelerating market creation, and addressing governance and
institutional bottlenecks. Institutional reforms are needed to strengthen local fiscal
and financial management systems, and create a better environment for private
sector investments, including through public-private partnerships.
Development of urban services through pivotal interventions in Pakistan's cities
and secondary towns will unleash economic potential, while improving the quality
of life of poor urban citizens.
The country operations business plan (COBP), 2014-2016, for Pakistan functions
as a bridge between the CPS 2009-2013 and the next CPS 2014-2018. The

COBP focuses on infrastructure and related reforms. It allocates a major part of

the available resources to address energy sector needs. Other sector allocations
for 2014-2016 are spread relatively equally to address infrastructure needs in
transport, including regional connectivity, irrigation, and urban services.

PROJECTS :

Approved
Proposed
Translated PDS
Project Name

Type of

Approval

Approval

Assistance

Numbers

Date

Loan

3159

22 Sep 2014

Loan

3160

47281-001Balochistan Road Network Improvement Project

Loan

3134

27 Jun 2014

47277-001Determining the Potential for Carbon Capture and Storage

TA

8648

14 May 2014

47015-001Sustainable Energy Sector Reform Program (formerly Energy

Loan

3126

24 Apr 2014

40075-033MFF - National Trade Corridor Highway Investment Program

Loan

3121

1 Apr 2014

47166-001Punjab Basmati Rice Value Chain

TA

8578

13 Dec 2013

38456-037Power Distribution Enhancement

Loan

3096

13 Dec 2013

47094-001Jamshoro Power Generation Project

Loan

3090

9 Dec 2013

Loan

3091

Loan

3092

47279-001Karachi Bus Rapid Transit Project

TA

8531

6 Dec 2013

47024-001Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Water Resources Sector Project

TA

8488

24 Oct 2013

47235-001Trimmu and Panjnad Barrages Improvement Project

Sector Program Loan)

Results of ADB-supported Operations:

Pakistan :
As Pakistan's biggest multilateral development partner, ADB has assisted the
country's government in undertaking critical economic and governance reforms.
Over the years, Pakistan and ADB have been working together to help millions of
families travel new roads where none before existed, light their homes from
cleaner power generation, live healthier and longer lives through expanding clean
water and sanitation programs, and send their youngsters to school for the first
time because of greater access to education. Moreover, ADB has provided
emergency assistance to help Pakistan cope with major natural disasters.
This country brief summarizes how the partnership between the Government of
Pakistan and ADB has contributed to the development of the country.
Development Results of ADB-Supported Operations in Pakistan,
2010-2013
As of 31 December 2013 Download Excel file
Sector/Output

Outputs
Delivered

Energy
New households connected to electricity (number)

29,763

New households connected to electricity, Rural (number)

29,763

Installed energy generation capacity (megawatts)

Transmission lines installed or upgraded (kilometers)

186
29

Transport
Use of roads built or upgraded (average daily vehicle-kilometers in the first

6,104,792

full year of operation)

Roads built or upgraded (kilometers)

3,852

Expressways and national highways built or updgraded (kilometers)

1,099

Provincial, district, and rural roads built or upgraded (kilometers)

2,753

Roads built or upgraded, Rural (kilometers)

3,618

Sector/Output

Outputs
Delivered

Roads built or upgraded, Urban (kilometers)

234

Water
Households with new or improved water supply (number)

178,561

Households with new or improved water supply, Rural (number)

49,839

Households with new or improved water supply, Urban (number)

128,722

Households with new or improved sanitation (number)

Waste water treatment capacity added or improved (cubic meters per day)
Water supply pipes installed or upgraded (length of network in kilometers)
Land improved through irrigation, drainage and/or flood management

14,975
570,000
607
170,337

(hectares)
Finance
Microfinance loan accounts opened / end borrowers reached (number)

162,934

Microfinance loan accounts opened / end borrowers reached (Female,

112,157

number)
Microfinance loan accounts opened / end borrowers reached (Male, number)
Small and medium-sized enterprise loan accounts opened or end borrowers

50,778
113

reached (number)
Education
Teacher trained with quality or competency standards (number)

750

Male teacher trained with quality or competency standards (number)

750

Teacher trained with quality or competency standards (TVET, number)

750

PRIVATE SECTOR :
Pakistan is one of the largest recipients of ADBs private sector development
assistance with over $ 1 billion approved equity investments, loans (including
cofinancing), and guarantees. In line with ADBs country partnership strategy,
power and energy infrastructure projects are among the key priority sectors for
ADBs private sector operations in Pakistan. The ongoing portfolio comprises
three domestic gas-based thermal independent power projects, including

Pakistan's first private sector hydropower project, the first privately owned wind
power project, a privatized electricity utility, and an equity fund.
Under ADBs $1 billion Trade Finance Facilitation Program, trade financing
agreements have been signed with 13 Pakistani commercial banks with the
objective of bolstering export and import activities and stimulating private sector
investments.
ADB-supported Zorlu Wind Power Project, a 56.4 MW wind plant located in
Jhimpir Sindh, achieved financial closure in October 2011. The project will
provide low-cost renewable power to the national grid by early 2013 under a 25year energy purchase agreement.

Regional Cooperation :
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC)
Program
Good Neighbors, Good Partners, Good Prospects

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation, or CAREC, Program is a

partnership of 10 countries (Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz
Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, People's Republic of China, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), supported by 6 multilateral institutions, working
together to promote development through cooperation, leading to accelerated
growth and poverty reduction.
The Program's long-term vision is Good Neighbors, Good Partners, and Good
Prospects.

With the rapid economic expansion of the People's Republic of China and Japan
to the east, the Russian Federation to the north, and India and Pakistan to the
south, there is unprecedented opportunity for CAREC countries to emerge as a
center of trade and commerce, achieve higher levels of economic growth, and
reduce poverty.
CAREC helps Central Asia and its neighbors realize their significant potential by
promoting regional cooperation in four priority areas: Transport; Trade
Facilitation; Energy, and Trade Policy.

Opportunities :
Procurement Plans
For ADB-financed projects, ADB's Procurement Guidelines and Guidelines for
the Use of Consultants require borrowers to prepare and publish Procurement
Plans once the financing of a project has been approved. The Procurement Plan
captures all major goods, works and consulting services procurement that is
either ongoing or expected to take place in the following 18 months.

Procurement Notices
ADB funds development projects and programs in the Asian and Pacific Regions.
Such funding generatesopportunities for the business communities of its member
countries.

Consulting Opportunities
The Consulting Services Recruitment Notices (CSRN) provide detailed information on
the consulting services required for ADB financed or administered projects.
Latest CSRN
Project Number

Title

Type

Deadline

48275-001

Mineral Sector Legal and Regulatory Expert

Individual

1 Oct 2014

48275-001

Mineral Sector Legal and Regulatory Specialist (Team Leader)

Individual

1 Oct 2014

48275-001

Resource Revenue Management Specialist

Individual

1 Oct 2014

The list displays the latest notices arranged by deadline. Visit the CSRN portal to view all
notices.

International Staff Vacancies (Headquarters and

Country Offices)
ADB recruits its International Staff from its member countries. ADB offers a
competitive salary and benefits applicable to internationally recruited staff.
Women are encouraged to apply.

National and Administrative Staff Vacancies

ADB recruits its National and Administrative Staff from interested applicants residing
in the duty station country. ADB offers a competitive salary and benefits
applicable to locally recruited staff.

Young Professionals
ADB's Young Professionals Program (YPP) recruits highly qualified and motivated
individuals to ADB. YPP provides the foundation for a challenging and rewarding
professional career in an international development environment. YPP offers a

range of opportunities to develop professional skills and understanding of ADB's

operations, policies and procedures.

Scholarship Program
The ADB-Japan Scholarship Program (JSP) was established in April 1988 with
financing from the Government of Japan. It provides an opportunity for wellqualified citizens of ADB's developing member countries to pursue postgraduate
studies in economics, management, science and technology, and other
development-related fields at participating academic institutions in the Asian and
Pacific Region.