ASIAN DEVELOPMENT

BANK

Kaliev Aibek
 Historical Background
The idea of creation of this financial institution conceived in
early 1960s.
In 1963 the resolution of first Ministerial Conference on Asian
Economic Cooperation held by the United Nations Economic
Commission for Asia and the Far East served as legislative base
for the establishment of the ADB.
On 19 December, 1966, the Bank had been established at Manila
with 31 members to serve a predominantly agricultural region.
1970 – The Bank expanded its assistance into education, health,
infrastructure and industry.
1973- set up of Asian Development Fund.
1974-Asian Development Fund provided its first concessional
lending to ADB's poorest members.
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1997- ADB approved its largest single loan-a $4 billion
emergency loan to the Republic of Korea-and established the
Asian Currency Crisis Support Facility to accelerate
assistance.

 Into the 21st Century

New focus on helping its developing members achieve the
Millennium Development Goals and to enhance
development effectiveness.
Providing support at national and regional levels to help
countries more effectively respond to HIV/AIDS and the
growing threat of avian influenza.
Key Facts
President and Chairperson
of the Board of Directors: Takehiko Nakao

Headquarter: Manila, the Philippines and 29 regional offices

Members: 67; 48 regional members; 19 non-regional members;

42 Client Countries
Japan and the United States are the largest shareholders (15.5% each)

Staff: 3,051

Budget for 2013: $19,4 billion, from which:

$10,3 billion for Ordinary capital resources (OCR)

$2,9 billion for ADF;

Cofinancing --- $5.9 billion;

Technical assistance (TA)- $300 million

Outside region- Members
Asia-Pacific region- Members
 ADB’s offices
29 offices worldwide
Board of Governors
Article 28 of the ADB Charter vests all the powers of the
institution in the Board of Governors, which in turn delegates
these powers to the Board of Directors, except for those
powers reserved for the Board of Governors in the Charter.
The Board of Governors meets formally once a year in ADB's
Annual Meeting.

Board of Directors
The 12 members of the Board of Directors are elected by the
Board of Governors. Eight of those 12 are elected by member
countries from within the Asia Pacific region, and the four
others are elected by member countries from outside the
region.
Goal
Poverty reduction in Asia and the Pacific

Development Objectives
Promotion of pro poor, sustainable economic
growth
Supporting social development
Facilitating good governance
Long-term Strategic Framework 2008 - 2020
ADB's Strategy 2020, approved in April 2008, reaffirms
both ADB's vision of an Asia and Pacific free of poverty
and mission to help its developing member countries
improve their living conditions and quality of life.

Three strategic agendas:

1.Inclusive growth,
2.Environmentally sustainable growth,
3.Regional integration.
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Five drivers of change:

1. Private sector development/operations,

2. Good governance and capacity development,
3. Gender equity,
4. Knowledge solutions,
5. Partnerships.
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Five core specializations:
1. Infrastructure,
2. Environment including climate change,
3. Regional cooperation and integration,
4. Financial sector development,
5. Education.
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Operational Activities
1. Public Sector Lending Operations,
2. Co-financing and Guarantee Operations,
3.Grants,
4.Technical Assistance,
5.Private Sector Operations.
Areas of work
The Bank’s operations cover a wide spectrum of
activities and have been classified according to the
following sectors:
1. Agriculture and natural resources
2. Transport and communications
3. Energy
4. Industry and non-fuel minerals
5. Finance
6. Social infrastructure
 Financial Resources
1. Ordinary Capital Resources (managed by ADB)
Borrowings

Paid-in capital from shareholders

Accumulated retained income (reserves)

Repayment of loans

2. Special Funds (SF)

 Asian Development Fund (ADF)

 Technical Assistance Special Fund (TASF)

 Japan Special Fund (JSF)

 Trust Funds
 Lending
(Total Lending as of 31 Dec 2009)

Type of Loans

US$ mill. %

Project Loans 76,092.4 57

Program Loans 27,325.9 20

Sector Loans 16,872.1 13

Private Sector Loans 3,609.8 3

Others (TA Loans, Special Assistance) 9,398.8 7

Total 133,299.1 100

Asian Development Fund
The Asian Development Fund bridges the development
gap in Asia and the Pacific, which is home to both the
world’s fast-rising and most vulnerable economies.

 ADF is a major instrument of concessional financing

that has supported equitable and sustainable
development in the region since 1973.

Funded by ADB's member countries, it offers loans at

very low interest rates as well as grants to help reduce
poverty in ADB's poorest borrowing countries.
Thank you!