Publications and Documents

In July 2021, the Asian Development Bank Board of Directors approved the change from the London interbank offered rate to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate for United States dollar-denominated loans and to the Tokyo Overnight Average Rate for yen-denominated loans. The funding costs are determined semi-annually by calculating the average funding cost margin below or above the relevant benchmark in each currency for all borrowings funding the loan pool of the same currency during the previous semester.

This Operations Manual collects ADB's operational policies known as Bank Policies which are short, focused statements that follow from ADB's Charter, ADF and OCR regulations, and policies adopted by the Board of Directors.

This plan outlines the Asian Development Bank’s enhanced support during 2022–2024 toward conserving and restoring ocean health and resilience and building a stronger blue economy for Asia and the Pacific.

This paper is the second policy implementation review covering ADB’s tax integrity activities at a country, project, and institutional levels from 2018 to 2021.

The Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) adopted the policy on combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism on 1 April 2003 (“Policy” ). The Policy calls on ADB to (i) assist developing member countries (DMCs) in establishing and implementing effective legal and institutional systems to combat money laundering/financing of terrorism (ML/FT), (ii) increase collaboration with other international organizations, (iii) strengthen internal controls to safeguard ADB funds, and (iv) upgrade ADB’s staff capacity.

The Quarterly Portfolio Update gives an overview of ADB's sovereign loan and grant portfolio. It shows the processing status of loans, equity investments, guarantees, grant-financed projects, and technical assistance grants, including disbursements and tranche releases. It also provides a snapshot of ADB's portfolio ratings.

This report provides the Climate Change Fund's activities in 2021 and progress as of 31 December 2021, in terms of the financial status and operational results, highlights the key issues and lessons, and discusses future directions.

This document which was approved on 14 December 2022 outlines the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank held on 2 December 20222.