The Asian Development Bank (ADB), founded in 1966 and headquartered in Manila, aims to foster growth and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region by providing loans, technical assistance, and facilitating investments. With 67 member countries, ADB focuses on key sectors such as agriculture, finance, and social infrastructure while addressing challenges like poverty, healthcare, and governance. The organization's initiatives aim to improve economic management and promote sustainable development across its member countries.

1. Prepared By-
Sajal khandelwal

2. Introduction
Founded in1966
Headquarters in Manila, Philippines
President - Takehiko Nakao
Primary mission is to foster growth and
cooperation among countries in the Asia
Pacific Region
Non-government organization providing
funding and technical assistance

3. Stated Goals
 Promoting
economic growth
 Reducing poverty
 Developing human
resource
 Improving the
status of women
 Protecting the
environment

4. Functions
Provides loans and equity investment to its
developing member countries
Provides technical assistance for the planning
and execution of development projects and
programs an for advisory service
Promotes and facilitates investment of public and
private capital for development
Assist in coordinating developing policies and
plans of its DMCs

5. Areas Of Work
The bank’s operations cover a wide spectrum of
activities and have been classified according to the
following sectors:
1. Agriculture and natural resources
2. Transport and communications
3. Energy
4. Industry and non-fuel minerals
5. Finance
6. Social infrastructure

6. Where does ADB get its funding?
ADB raises funds through bond issues on the world's
capital markets . It also rely on our members'
contributions, retained earnings from our lending
operations, and the repayment of loans.

7. Organizational Structure
The ADB has 67 members countries, 48 form
within the Asia-pacific region of which 19 are
borrowing countries, referred to as developing
member countries
Each member country is represented on the of
governors
The less influential counties are grouped into
constituencies and the constituency is represented
by an Executive Director(ED) and an Alternate
Executive Director

8. Cont…
The boards of governors elects a 12-person board
of Executive Directors, who are nominated by their
respective governments. Representation on this
board is determined by the level of financial
contribution to the ADB
Within the constituency countries that make the
largest contributions hold the ED and AED
positions. Between them the 4 Water Aid working
countries hold around 9% of voting rights

9. Economic Management
 ADB has focused
on good
governance and
macroeconomic
stability
 The triggers for
reform in most
PDMCs has been
intrinsically related
to fiscal crises,
unmanageable
debs.

10. Challenges
Safe water is still is not available to 60% of the
people in the member countries
Improved sanitation facilities have still not reached
70% of the people
Out of every 100 children, 40 die before they reach
the age of 15. Infant mortality rate is very high
Half of the undernourished population of the world
lives in Asia
Rising inflation has adversely impacted growth rates
in Asia

11. Areas Of Emphasis
1. Supporting legislative reform of the role of
parliament and the public sector
2. Strengthening good governance institutions
3. Introducing fiscal discipline and output focused
budgeting
4. Downsizing the civil service an dstrengthening
its professionalism
5. Promoting more open and growth-oriented
economic policies
6. Encouraging privatization and a large role for
the private sector