Brief Description

Established in 1973, the Asian Development Fund (ADF) is the oldest and largest of Asian Development Bank (ADB)'s existing special funds. It is a multilateral source of concessional assistance dedicated exclusively to the needs of the region.

URL: http://www.adb.org/ADF/about.asp

Parties

See ADF Partners for ADF X Donor Contributions and Developing Countries with Access to ADF.

Group A partners having only access to ADF are (initiative books): Afghanistan Bhutan Cambodia Kiribati Kyrgyz Republic Lao PDR
Maldives Mongolia Nauru Nepal Samoa Solomon Islands Tajikistan Timor-Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

Group B partners having access to Blend, ADF and OCR are (initiative books): Armenia Bangladesh Georgia Marshall Islands Micronesia, Fed. States Pakistan Palau Papua New Guinea Sri Lanka Uzbekistan Vietnam

Objective

ADF is designed to provide loans on concessional terms and grants to ADB's developing member countries (DMCs) that have low incomes per capita and limited debt-repayment capacity. Activities supported by the ADF promote poverty reduction and improvements in the quality of life in the poorer countries of the Asia and Pacific region.

Time Window

Started: 1973
Ends: —-