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.
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.
With employees from more than 60 countries, ADB is a place of real diversity.
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ADB's Secondary Towns Integrated Urban Environmental Improvement Project improved the quality of life in Nepal's three key regional centers - Biratnagar, Birgunj and Butwal municipalities.
ADB’s private sector investment supported the expansion of RBL Bank’s Saksham and Unnati programs, which combines access to loans with financial inclusion and financial literacy improvement.
For decades, Heilongjiang Province depended heavily on out-of-date, inefficient boilers that were a major cause of air pollution and respiratory diseases. An ADB project installed efficient heating sources that created a safer and more comfortable domestic environment while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants.
The School Sector Development Plan (SSDP) is a major education initiative by the Government of Nepal, which runs from 2017—2023. It aims to improve education access, equity, and quality, with programs such as the implementation of a model school program. The Asian Development Bank and its financing partners are supporting this initiative.
Famously known for its deserts and steppes, Mongolia is actually a forest nation too. Boreal forests cover 14.2 million hectares or 9% of this vast country. Compared with tropical forests, boreal forests store twice as much carbon per hectare, much of it below ground.
ADB’s Second Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project and its Additional Financing, implemented from 2009 to 2020, paved the way for major changes in Dil’s village. It also benefitted other villages across six provinces around Tonle Sap Lake, where many of Cambodia’s poorest people live.
Rapid urbanization, population growth and climate change have severely affected Tonga’s water supply, sanitation and infrastructure. The Nuku'Alofa Urban Development Sector Project helped improve water accessibility and supply in the country.
ADB is supporting Nepal’s pandemic response plan through a $250 million countercyclical support facility loan under its COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program.
Nearly half of small and medium enterprises in Kazakhstan are headed by women, but many face challenges in accessing credit. A $200 million project by ADB is helping to provide women the financing they need to expand their businesses.