Annual Report of the e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund 2016

Abstract

The e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund (the Fund) was established under the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in June 2006, with a contribution of $20 million from the Government of the Republic of Korea (GOK), represented by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance and by the Export-Import Bank of Korea. The Annual Report (the Report), prepared by ADB’s Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department (SDCC)1 in collaboration with ADB’s Office of Cofinancing Operations, aims to describe and review the progress of the Fund’s operations for the period of January to December 2016. This is in compliance with the reporting requirements stipulated in the ADB Board Paper and the ADB–GOK Channel Financing Agreement.2 The GOK has since provided a total of $71,920,000 to the Fund. The Fund’s grant status and financial statement as of 31 December 2016 are in Appendices 1 and 2.