Asian Development Fund

Connecting the Dots

Rural roads are bridging the gulf between poor villages, markets, and healthcare facilities in Bangladesh - as well as providing opportunities for women in dire need of employment. Read More

Did You Know? Asian Development Fund

Despite remarkable progress in Asia and the Pacific, more than half of the people in its 28 poorest countries live on less than $2/day. It doesn't have to be this way. The ADF is crucial for improving the lives of this most vulnerable group. Watch Video

Asia and the Pacific has made remarkable progress in recent decades. However, not all countries in the region have shared as fully in the prosperity and development. The Asian Development Fund is a crucial financing source to help these countries reduce poverty and tackle development challenged. Read More

Slower Growth for ADF Countries

Economic growth in ADF countries has been consistently lower than in other parts of developing Asia, thereby contributing to the increasing development gap and uneven progress toward the Millennium Development Goals in the region. Read More

Overview

The Asian Development Fund (ADF) bridges the development gap in Asia and the Pacific, home to both the world’s fast-rising and most vulnerable economies. ADF is a major instrument of concessional financing that has supported equitable and sustainable development in the region since 1973. Funded by ADB's member countries, it offers loans at very low interest rates as well as grants to help reduce poverty in ADB's poorest borrowing countries.

ADF Replenishment

Watch Video: ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda explains how ADF is making a difference.

With the ADF X period scheduled to conclude in 2012, ADB has begun preparations for ADF XI, the 10th replenishment of the fund, which will cover 2013 to 2016. Read More

Focus Areas


Inclusive Growth Fostering Growth that Reaches All	Environmentally Sustainable Growth Growth for a Green Future	Regional Integration Partnering for Shared Prosperity

ADF Countries

Asian Development Fund (ADF) countries are defined as countries that have access to the ADF. These countries have the greatest development challenges and are eligible to receive very low interest loans and grants. ADB currently has 28 ADF countries, including 15 countries which have access to only ADF funding from ADB.

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