Financial Institutions: Asian Development Bank (ADB)

  • Formation: Established in 1966
  • Headquarters: Manila, Philippines.
  • Members: Owned by 68 members
  • Aim: It aims to promote social and economic development in Asia and the Pacific.
  • Other Objective
    • It is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty.
    • Further, it assists members and partners by providing loans, technical assistance, grants, and equity investments to promote social and economic development.
  • Shareholders: ADB’s five largest shareholders are Japan and the United States (each with 15.6% of total shares), the People’s Republic of China (6.4%), India (6.3%), and Australia (5.8%).
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