The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a multilateral institution established in 1966 to foster economic growth and reduce poverty in the Asia-Pacific region through loans, technical assistance, and grants. ADB is owned by 63 member countries and finances its operations through capital market borrowings and contributions from member states, including significant shares held by Japan and the US. Recently, ADB has provided loans to India to improve rural connectivity and upgrade highways, while also establishing a power interconnection with Bangladesh to enhance electricity access.

3. ADB
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) was
established as a financial institution that
would foster economic growth and
cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. It assist
its members and partners by providing loans,
technical assistance, grants, and equity
investments to promote social and economic
development.

4. ADB’s Vision
An Asia and Pacific Free of Poverty
ADB’s mission
is to help its developing member
countries reduce poverty and improve the
quality of life of their people.

5. ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
• ADB is a multilateral development finance
institution dedicated to reducing poverty in
Asia and the Pacific.
• Established in 1966, they are now owned by
63 members, mostly from the region.
• Headquarters is in Manila, philippines

6. ADB is owned by 63 members:
45 from Asia and the Pacific and
18 from other parts of the world.
When it was formed, ADB had 31 members.
The largest borrower in 2003 was India at
$1.532 billion (25% of the total), followed by
China $1.488 billion (24%), Pakistan $871
million (14%), Bangladesh $532 million (9%),
and Sri Lanka $275 million (5%)

7. It plays the following functions for countries in
the Asia Pacific region:
i. Provides loans and equity investments to its
Developing Member Countries (DMCs)
ii. Provides technical assistance for the planning
and execution of development projects and
programs and for advisory services
iii. Promotes and facilitates investment of public
and private capital for development
iv. Assists in coordinating development policies
and plans of its DMCs

8. Where does ADB get its funding?
■ ADB raises funds through bond issues on the world's
capital markets. It also rely on its members'
contributions, retained earnings from our lending
operations, and the repayment of loans.
■ It also provide loans and grants from a number of
Special Funds. The largest is the Asian Development
Fund, which offers grants and loans at very low interest
rates.
■ Japan holds the largest proportions of shares at
15.67%. The United States holds 15.56%, China holds
6.47%, India holds 6.36%, and Australia holds 5.81%.

9. How ADB’s Assistance is financed:
1)Ordinary Capital Resources (OCR):
These are a collection of funds available for
ADB’s lending operations, replenished by
borrowings from the world’s capital markets.
OCR loans are offered at near market terms to
better-off borrowing countries.

10. 2)Asian Development Fund (ADF):
Funded by ADB’s donor member countries, ADF
offers loans at very low interest rates and
grants that help reduce poverty in ADB’s
poorest borrowing countries

11. 3)Technical Assistance (ТА):
Assists countries in identifying and designing
projects, improving institutions, formulating
development strategies, or fostering regional
cooperation. ТА can be financed by grants, or
more rarely loans through ADB’s central
budget or a number of special lands provided
by ADB’s donor members.

12. 4)Innovation and Efficiency Initiative (IEI):
Financing Instruments and Modalities. In 2005,
new financing instruments and modalities
were introduced under the IEI. These new
financing instruments are intended to provide
ADB clients and operational teams with
additional alternatives to help finance
development projects

13. Asian Development Bank and India
India started borrowing from ADB’s ordinary
capital resources in 1986. A.D.B.’s lending to
India has been mainly in energy, transport,
communications, finance, industry, social
urban infrastructure and agriculture and
irrigation sector

14. ADB, India Sign $250 Million Loan to Improve
Rural Connectivity in 5 States
ADB and India signed a $250 million loan to
finance the construction of 6,254 kilometers
of all-weather rural roads in the states of
Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh,
Odisha, and West Bengal.

15. ADB Provides $346 Million to Upgrade State
Highways in Karnataka, India
ADB's Board of Directors has approved a $346
million loan to upgrade highways in the Indian
state of Karnataka. "The road network is a
critical element of the transport infrastructure
in Karnataka," according to an ADB principal
transport specialist

16. First India-Bangladesh Power Interconnection
Feeds Greater Access to Electricity
As demand for electricity rises in
Bangladesh, the country’s first cross-border
connection with India is helping address gaps
in energy-poor areas and bring economic
benefits to both sides of the border.

17. Takehiko Nakao