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) has reduced its lending rates for both its US dollar and Japanese yen single currency pool-based loans.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) has disbursed more than US$11 million to partner agencies - ASEAN, FAO and WHO - to counter the immediate threat posed by avian influenza in the Asia and Pacific region.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) will help boost job prospects for graduates in Mongolia through a US$13 million loan to improve the quality and relevance of education.
An Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) US$100 million loan will help improve the urban environment, public health, and quality of life of residents and businesses in Wuhan City, People's Republic of China (PRC), through better management of its water resources.
A loan of up to US$40 million and guarantees of up to $15 million from ADB to Afghanistan's leading cellular network (Roshan) will help accelerate the expansion of mobile telecommunications services in the country.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) will further support small and medium enterprise (SME) development in Viet Nam, through a technical assistance grant of US$600,000.
Two loans totaling US$53 million will scale up the impact of ADB road sector operations on Papua New Guinea's (PNG) economic and social development.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) is targeting a significant reduction in new infections of HIV/AIDS among the youth of Viet Nam, through a project backed by a grant of US$20 million.
A US$100 million loan will help enhance the urban environment and public health in Nanning City, the capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Asian Development Bank (ASX: AT) will prepare a project to improve the quality and responsiveness of Tajikistan's education system to meet the needs of a modern economy and supportive of poor, disadvantaged children - particularly girls and those with special needs - with the help of a technical assistance grant of $400,000.
