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Asian Development Bank

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. It assists its members and partners by providing loans, technical assistance, grants, and equity investments to promote social and economic development.

ADB, in partnership with member governments, independent specialists, and other financial institutions is focused on delivering projects in developing member countries that create economic and development impact. 

As a multilateral development finance institution, ADB provides:

  • loans
  • technical assistance
  • grants 

ADB maximizes the development impact of its assistance by: 

  • facilitating policy dialogues
  • providing advisory services, and
  • mobilizing financial resources through co-financing operations that tap official, commercial, and
  • export credit sources
 
The ADB South Asia Department (SARD) covers operations in 6 developing member countries – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.  

ADB operations in South Asia are represented in 4 field offices: the Bangladesh Resident Mission in Dhaka, the Bhutan Resident Mission in Thimphu, the India Resident Mission in New Delhi, the Nepal Resident Mission in Kathmandu, and the Sri Lanka Resident Mission in Colombo. 

SARD operations are guided by the SARD Regional Management Team. In Headquarters, SARD includes the Office of the Director General and seven sector divisions consisting of: 

  • Human and Social Development Division (SAHS) 
  • Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division (SARC) 
  • Transport and Communications Division (SATC) 
  • Energy Division (SAEN) 
  • Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division (SAER) 
  • Urban Development and Water Division (SAUW) 
  • Finance and Public Sector Management Division (SAPF) 
 
 

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