The Asian Development Bank (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.
The global development challenges facing our world, such as climate change, water security, inequality and poverty, can only be resolved at an international level. ADB provides its member countries in Asia and the Pacific with the knowledge and expertise to tackle these problems.
ADB has been helping the People's Republic of China’s elderly care system development through facility construction and institutional capacity improvement, including in Yichang City.
Once completed, the South Commuter Railway—a section of the North-South Commuter Railway—will offer commuters fast public transport, help to ease road traffic congestion, and contribute to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Philippines’ climate agenda.
Explore our data-rich research, policy analysis, toolkits, guidelines, and other resources on economics and key development topics. Our operational documents are also available in this section.
The latest key economic, financial, and social research publications, data and statistics for Asia and the Pacific.
The battle against climate change will be won or lost in Asia and the Pacific. ADB is playing a leading role with developing member countries and key partners to deploy new and innovative investment, knowledge, and strategies to meet this critical challenge.
ADB offers a range of financing instruments, products, and modalities to provide developing member countries with flexibility in determining how they can achieve development results.
ADB focuses on projects that help promote private investments in the region that will have significant development impact and will lead to accelerated, sustainable, and inclusive growth.
Cofinancing is an arrangement under which ADB and multilateral or bilateral organizations, foundations, and other emerging development partners finance a project or program in response to the needs of developing member countries.
Works to make global trade and supply chains green, resilient, inclusive, transparent, and socially responsible by delivering knowledge products and solutions with its partners, while delivering financial products that keep trade moving in developing Asia.
ADB funds activities in various sectors through loans and grants, financed from ordinary capital resources as well as special and trust funds.
