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 assisting the victims of the February 2006 landslide in Southern Leyte province, Philippines, with a $3 million grant from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction, financed by the Government of Japan
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) is lending US$50 million to help the Government of Indonesia improve the quality and sustainability of madrasah education.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) will help provide cleaner and more reliable energy in the Gansu Province of the People's Republic of China by lending up to US$50 million to support two medium-sized hydropower projects in the remote and impoverished areas of Zhangye City
The Government of Norway has made another contribution of Nkr25 million (about US$4 million equivalent) to the Gender and Development Cooperation Fund, adding to its initial contribution of Nkr15 million.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) is lending US$50 million to help the Government of Indonesia improve the quality and sustainability of madrasah education.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) is lending an additional US$80 million for a project to clean up the environment for millions of people in the Indian city of Kolkata.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) is providing US$60 million in grants to support the development of Afghanistan's private sector and financial market.
Asian Development Bank (ASX: ATB) will help boost the incomes of 14,000 poor fish farmers in Indonesia through a loan of US$33.3 million to enhance aquaculture production and productivity in select provinces.
An US$18 million grant from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction, funded by the Government of Japan, will support an innovative project that will provide sustainable means of earning income in selected rural farming districts in Afghanistan.
The Government of Sweden is supporting ADB activities to address air quality in Asia's developing countries through the provision of extra grant funds equivalent to $2.43 million.
