ADB, based in Manila, is dedicated to reducing poverty in the Asia and Pacific region through pro-poor sustainable economic growth, social development, and good governance. Established in 1966, it is owned by 64 members - 46 from the region. 
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) is lending an additional US$60 million to support a project that is helping increase access of the poor in three provinces in Sri Lanka to safe water and sanitation.
The People's Republic of China (PRC) can help redress global payments imbalances by addressing its domestic challenges such as social development, income disparities between rural and urban areas and environmental degradation, ADB Vice President Lawrence Greenwood said.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) is lending US$1 billion - its biggest ever regular loan - to promote inclusive growth and help improve the quality of life of India's rural poor through the provision of affordable financial services.
ADB is promoting the development of renewable energy in Pakistan through a multitranche financing facility of up to US$510 million.
East Asia's rapid economic growth in gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to soften in 2007 to a still robust 4.4% from 4.9% this year, says a report released today by ADB.
The international effort against avian influenza requires innovative approaches that engage all stakeholders, ADB Vice-President Ursula Schaefer-Preuss told a meeting on the issue today.
The Government of Finland has made another contribution of EURO5.5 million to ADB's Pakistan Earthquake Fund (PEF), bringing its total contribution to EURO10 million.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) President Haruhiko Kuroda today offered his deepest sympathy and condolences to the people and Government of the Philippines following a typhoon that triggered devastating landslides in the country.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) will help restore the productivity and profitability of Tajikistan's cotton industry through a loan and grant package totaling US$12 million.
The Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) Board of Directors approved the establishment of a carbon market trust fund to boost the number of clean energy projects in Asia and the Pacific.
