This PPT contains a brief information about Asian Development Bank, how it operates and why it has been established.

1. ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
By
Mounika
Rayapati

2. INTRODUCTION
 Founded in 1966
 Head quarters is in Metro Manila, Philippines.
 ADB has grown to encompass 67 members of which 48 are from
within the Asia and Pacific region and 19 from outside.
 Georgia is the 67th and newest member, having joined ADB effective
2nd February 2007.
 The present president is Takehiko Nakao,2013.
 It has field offices at 26 countries.

3. VISION
 An Asia and Pacific free of poverty.
MISSION
 Mission is to help its developing member countries
reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their
people.
 Under strategy 2020, ADB will follow 3 complementary
strategic agendas: Inclusive growth, environment
sustainable growth and regional integration.

4. STATES GOALS
Promoting economic growth
Reducing poverty
Developing human resources
Improving the status of women
Protecting the environment

5. WHAT DOES ADB DO ?
ADB’s overarching goal is to reduce poverty in Asia and in Pacific.
It helps to improve the quality of peoples lives by providing loans
at a low interest rates and technical assistance for a broad range
of development activities.

6. SOURCES OF FUNDS
Issuing of funds
Retained earnings from lending's
Members contribution
Borrowings from world capital market
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS
 Supports projects in agriculture and natural resources, education,
energy, transport and communication, finance, industry and non-fuel
minerals.
 Countries with limited debt repayment capacity in the region receive
additional help through the ADF.

7. ADB & INDIA
India joined at its founding in 1966 and since lending
operations began in 1986. it is the 4th largest shareholder.
Ashok K Lahiri is the executive director and Tadashi Kondo
is the ADB country director for India.
ROLE OF ADB IN INDIA
 ADB has approved 130 loans (sovereign and non-sovereign)
amounting to $20,586.5 million since 1986.
 Core focus on ADB’s strategy in India is poverty reduction through
infrastructure-led growth.
 The growth to be maintain environment sustainable, admist
increasing preserve on natural resources.

8. IMPACT OF ASSISTANCE
 Support for rural roads program since 2003 is helping to improve
connectivity in rural areas of five states- Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya
Pradesh, Orissa and west Bengal.
 The Gujarat earthquake rehabilitation and reconstruction project(may 2001-
November 2007) has helped in reconstructing and restoring damaged infra
in the earthquake affected areas of Gujarat.
 The tsunami emergency assistance project has helped to rebuild houses,
roads, bridges, ports facilities and other public infra incorporating better
safety standards.
 The housing finance II project, consisting of loans(march2002- june2007),
provided loans to low income households for home purchases or
improvements through financial intermediaries.

9. PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN IN INDIA
 Integrating Poverty Reduction in Programs and Projects in India.
 Capacity Building for the Clean Development Mechanism in India.
 Capacity Building for the Contract supervision and Management in NHAI.
 Capacity Development for Strengthening Implementation of social and
Environmental Safeguard requirements in Projects in India.
 Securities Companies in India.
 SBI Gilts Ltd , etc….

10. ACHIVEMENTS OF ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
 Funding projects led by the Utah State University to bring labor
skills to Thailand.
 Technical assistance grant of US$2 million to Bangladesh to
overcome the challenges linked to climate change.
 Loan of $1.2 billion to bail Pakistan out of an impending economic
crisis.
 Contributions towards the development of solar energy in India.
 Earthquake and Tsunami Emergency Support Project in Indonesia.

11. CHALLENGES OF ADB
 Poverty is still one of the main challenges faced by ADB.
 Safe water is still not available to 60% of the people in the member
countries.
 Improved sanitation facilities 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