Asian Development Bank

IR

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