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. 
Two Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) loans totaling more than US$60 million will help Uzbekistan farmers boost their incomes by addressing some of the country's worsening land degradation problems.
Asian Development Bank's (ASX: ATB) Board today approved a loan of up to US$300 million to India's NTPC Limited to finance its power generation capacity expansion program and to reduce the country's power shortfall.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) will work with Papua New Guinea (PNG) on implementing its Medium Term Development Strategy (MTDS) under a new Country Strategy and Program endorsed today by ADB's Board of Directors.
A US$200 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) will help reduce flood risks in Hunan Province, People's Republic of China (PRC).
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) and Bank TuranAlem JSC (BTA) of Kazakhstan have signed a US$75 million five-year senior loan to help boost financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and retail banking in the country.
An innovative US$15 million cluster grant will help strengthen Asian Development Bank's (ASX: ATB) program in India by improving the preparation of projects and developing the capacities of local government agencies to implement them.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) will help the Government of Papua New Guinea conduct a demographic and health survey that will contribute to the provision of better social services, through a grant package totaling US$2.232 million.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) has approved a US$5 million grant to help fishing communities and others affected by the December 2004 tsunami in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, India, to restore and diversify their livelihood.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) has initiated in the Philippines a regional pilot project to ensure speedy delivery of piped in fresh water to urban areas using small-piped water networks (SPWN).
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) and ADB Institute today launched two e-learning toolkits to improve transparency and accountability in the delivery of public services in Asia.
