Asian Development Bank

BY : ASHISH
MALIK

INTRO TO ADB

Founded in 1966
Headquarters are in Manila, Philippines
Primary mission is to foster growth and
cooperation among countries in the
Asia-Pacific Region
Non-governmental organization
providing funding and technical
assistance

STATED GOALS
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Promoting
economic growth
Reducing poverty
Developing human
resources
Improving the
status of women
Protecting the
environment

FUNCTIONS

Provides loans and equity investments to its

developing member countries
Provides technical assistance for the planning
and execution of development projects and
programs and for advisory services
Promotes and facilitates investment of public
and private capital for development
Assists in coordinating development policies
and plans of its DMCs

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

CHALLENGES

Safe water is still 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

ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT

ADB has focused on good

governance and
macroeconomic stability
The triggers for reform in
most PDMCs have been
intrinsically related to
fiscal crises,
unmanageable
government debts, public
dissatisfaction with
government performance,
and election of reformoriented governments

AREAS OF EMPHASIS
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Supporting legislative reform of the role of

parliament and the public sector
Strengthening good governance institutions
Introducing fiscal discipline and output focused
budgeting
Downsizing the civil service and strengthening its
professionalism
Promoting more open and growth-orientated
economic policies
Encouraging privatization and a larger role for the
private sector

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

The ADB has 64 Member Countries, 45 from

within the Asia-Pacific region of which 42 are
borrowing countries, referred to as Developing
Member Countries
Each member county is represented on the
Board of Governors
The less influential countries are grouped into
constituencies and the constituency is
represented by an Executive Director (ED)
and an Alternate Executive Director

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

The Board 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 WaterAid
working countries hold around 9% of voting
rights

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Below the executive

level the Bank is
organized into
departments,
including 5 regional
departments for
managing operations.
All WaterAid working
countries fall within
the South Asia
regional department

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