ADB Country Director Craig Steffensen Gives First-Hand Account of Thailand Flooding

As Thailand copes with its worst flooding in decades, we caught up with Craig Steffensen, ADB's Country Director for the Thailand Resident Mission, at an emergency relief center in Bangkok. We asked about what he's seeing first hand and Thailand's challenges. Listen

In Focus: Public Management and Governance

ADB is committed to improving governance, strengthening institutions, and reducing vulnerability to corruption—key ingredients for equitable and sustainable development. Read More

Overview

Poor governance holds back and distorts the process of development, and has a disproportionate impact on the poorer and weaker sections of society. Assisting developing countries in improving governance is therefore a strategic priority of ADB in its work to eliminate poverty in Asia and the Pacific.

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FAST FACTS

26% (2008-2010)
of approved ADB lending projects have significant governance/public sector management components

15% (2008-2010)
the proportion for technical assistance projects

What's New

News | 8 Dec 2011
ASEAN Justices Reach Common Vision on Environment

Speech | 22 Nov 2011
Sharing good practice to improve the effectiveness of eGovernment Procurement in Public Procurement Reform Programs

Event | 9 Dec 2011
International Anticorruption Day

News | 30 Nov 2011
Accountability, Transparency Key to Inclusive Growth in Asia

Event | 14 Apr 2011 - 15 Apr 2011
Establishing a Regional Knowledge-Sharing Platform on Revenue Management in Resource-Rich Countries

Publications

Dec 2011
Frequently Asked Questions on Anticorruption and Integrity - A Guide for ADB Staff

Dec 2011
Revised Guidelines for Implementing ADB's Second Governance and Anticorruption Action Plan (GACAP II)

Dec 2011
Asian Development Review - Volume 28, Number 2

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Featured Projects

Strengthening the Capacity of the State Audit Organization in Lao PDR

State-Owned Enterprise Rationalization Program in Vanuatu

Strengthening Public Resource Management Program in Tajikistan

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