Learning Curves: The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction
Asian Development Bank | September 2007
Abstract
The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction was set up in May 2000 to provide grants for innovative poverty reduction activities in ADBʹs . developing member countries Grants from the Fund are not for technical assistance but for direct relief that also builds capacity for self‐help and income generation. They finance small investments linked to ADB loans to pilot‐test approaches that can later be expanded into loan projects and incorporated into ADBʹs operations. ADB is thus to gain opportunities to work more directly with communities as well as nongovernment organizations and civil society. As of end‐December 2006, 90 grants had been approved in 20 countries. How well have they fared? How can future operations deliver more?
Citation
Asian Development Bank. 2007. Learning Curves: The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/3372. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Development
Finance
Development Challenges
Development Issues
Development Problems
Microenterprises Finance
Commercial Finance Companies
Enterprise Financing
Financial Analysis
Banking Finance And Investment
ADB
Project finance
Development plans
Strategic planning
Business Financing
Investment Requirements
Insurance Companies
International Monetary Relations
International Financial Market
Exchange Rate
Insurers
Insurance stocks
Insurance holding companies
Insurance carriers
Insurance agencies
Business subsidies
Investment companies
International banks and banking
Stock exchanges
Grants
Loans
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