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. 
A US$430,000 technical assistance (TA) grant will help create an effective and efficient regional cooperation coordination mechanism in Viet Nam.
A package of loans and grants totaling over US$13.4 million will help promote a sound rural and microfinance sector in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).
A US$55.2 million grant from Asian Development Bank's (ASX: ATB) concessional Asian Development Fund (ADF) will help expand and rehabilitate the feeder road system in Nepal to improve access to market, jobs, and health and education centers in rural areas.
A US$16.2 million grant package from the Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) should help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the national network of rural roads in Solomon Islands.
The Government of Luxembourg will make an initial grant of US$1.5 million over the next three years for a fund aimed at strengthening regional, subregional, and national financial systems in Asia and the Pacific.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) and the Philippine Government have signed an agreement for a US$500,000 grant that will use information and communication technologies (ICT) to promote enhanced information sharing and exchange among the country's civil servants.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) has launched a grant project to enhance job and income-earning opportunities in the construction industry for unemployed youth and adults of Mongolia.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) today signed a US$350 million loan to help develop the Tangguh Liquefied Natural Gas Project in Irian Jaya Barat province, Indonesia.
A US$200 million Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) loan will help improve a key highway in the northeastern part of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) is expanding its activities to address water issues in the Asia and Pacific region through a US$3.2 million grant package.
