The document provides information about the Asian Development Bank (ADB), including that it is a regional development bank established in 1966 to provide financing and technical assistance to developing countries in Asia and the Pacific in order to reduce poverty. It discusses the ADB's mission to achieve a poverty-free Asia and Pacific, membership of 67 countries, US and Japan as dominant shareholders, and focus areas including agriculture, education, energy and more.

1. WELCOME TO PRESENTATION
ON “ASIAN DEVELOPMENT
BANK”
SHIJI.T
S3 MA ECONOMICS
NO:59

2. Asian Development Bank (ADB)

3. ADB
Type : Regional organization
Formation : 22.Auguest 1966
Purposes/ Focus: Crediting
Headquarters : Mandaluyongcity, Metro Manila, Philippines
Membership:67 countries
Region served : Asia Pacific

4. ADB
 The ADB is a Multinational Regional Development Bank .
 Established for the purpose of
1. Lending funds
2. Promoting investment
3. Providing technical assistance to the developing countries
4. Fostering the economic growth and co-operation in the Asian region.
 Primary aim: Asia and pacific free from poverty.

5. Cont…..
 Approximately 1.7 billion people in the region are poor and unable
to access essential goods, services, assets, and opportunities to
which every human is entitled.
 The bank operates under the aegis of ECAFE(Economic
Commission for Asia and Far East).
 The idea of the ADB was first proposed by the ECAFE in 1963.
 The Bank admits the members of the United Nations Economic and
social Commission for Asia and pacific and Non-regional developed
countries.

6. VISION AND MISSION
Vision
An Asia and Pacific free of poverty.
Mission
To help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of
life of their people.

7. Members
 Established with 31 members
 At present 67 members.
 48 are from within Asia and the pacific.
 19 from outside.
 Bangladesh signed ADB in 1973 after the liberation war.
 Georgia is the 67th and newest member, having joined ADB effective 2 feb
2007

8. Dominants countries of ADB
• Us & japan
• China
• India
• others
75%
13%
6%6%

9. Objectives
The objectives of ADB as follows
 To foster economic growth.
 To cooperate member countries.
 To accelerate the process of economic development.
 To make Asia and pacific free from poverty.

10. Functions
 To promote investment in the ECAFE region of public and private
capital for development purposes.
 provide loans and equity investments to its developing member
countries (DMCs).
 Provide technical assistance for the planning and execution of
development projects and programs for advisory services.
 Assists in coordinating development policies and plans of its
DMCs

11. Voting powers
• Borrowing countries
• Non borrowing countries
55%
45%

12. Areas of work
 Agriculture
 Education
 Energy
 Finance
 Health
 Industry and trade
 Information and communication
technology
 Public sector management
 Social protection
 Transport
 water

13. ADB and India
 India became a member of the Asian Development bank (ADB) as a
founding member in 1966 and its fourth largest shareholder.
 India is holding 6.33% of shares, totaling 672,030 shares , in ADB as on 31st
December , 2012
 India has 5.36% voting rights.
 ADB holds Annual meeting in a member country in late April or early May
every year. 46th annual meeting of the ADB is being hosted by India during 2-
5 May, 2013 in New Delhi.

14. Organization and management
President- Elected by the board for a term of five years, responsible for the
operations of the Bank.
Vice president
Board of governors- This Board is the policy making body and it meets once a year .
Board of directors- 12 members, responsible for the day to day functioning of the
bank.
 8 members representing the member countries of the region.
 4 members representing non regional member countries.

15. Source of finance
 Issue bond on the world’s capital market.
 Members contributions.
 Retained earnings from its lending operations.
 Repayment of loans.
The bank has 3 special funds namely
1. Asian development fund.
2. The multipurpose special fund.
3. Technical assistance fund.

16. Conlusion
In short, the Asian development bank is a
regional development bank which was established in for the purpose of
fighting poverty in Asia and the pacific.

17. Thank you