Asian Development Bank (ADB)

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a multilateral financial institution, aiming to reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of the citizens of its developing member countries. ADB is owned by 67 members: 48 from Asia and the Pacific and 19 from other parts of the globe.

ADB's main instruments for providing help to its developing member countries are

• policy dialogue
• loans
• technical assistance
• grants
• guarantees
• equity investments

ADB's annual lending volume is typically about 6 billion USD, with an additional 180 million USD in technical assistance.

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