The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has achieved remarkable growth and development sinceThe People's Republic of China (PRC) has achieved remarkable growth and development since initiating economic reforms in 1979. Sustained growth has fuelled unprecedented poverty reduction, with hundreds of millions of people lifted out of poverty in the past 30 years. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is proud ...

This progress report covers the first year of implementation after the refinements in the Capacity Development Action Plan were endorsed, and provides a broader corporate perspective that covers the period 2007-2010. In January 2007, ADB Management approved "Integrating Capacity Development into Country Programs and Operations: Medium-Term Framework and Action Plan" (hereafter called the CD Action ...

"The Office of the Special Project Facilitator (OSPF) is responsible for the Consultation Phase of the ADB Accountability Mechanism. OSPF’s core function is to facilitate problem solving concerning ADB-assisted projects and programs using consensus-based methods, seeking agreement among all parties. In 2011, OSPF concluded the consultation process for two complaints, received and processed seven new ...

This annual report of the Compliance Review Panel (CRP) summarizes requests for compliance review in 2010. The year 2010 was important for the Compliance Review Panel (CRP). Two issues dominated our agenda: the review of ADB's compliance in relation to the Fuzhou project in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the joint Board and Management review of the ADB Accountability Mechanism (AM). In ...

This annual report of the Compliance Review Panel (CRP) summarizes requests for compliance review in 2011. The year 2011 was a productive year for the Compliance Review Panel (CRP). The fifth and final annual monitoring of remedial actions for the Southern Transport Development Project in Sri Lanka-the first compliance review request to complete the full compliance review phase under the 2003 ...

The 2011 report of the e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund aims to describe and review the progress of the Fund operations during the period of January to December 2011, in compliance with the reporting requirements stipulated in the ADB Board Paper and the ADB-GOK Channel Financing Agreement. The e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund (EAKPF) aims to contribute to poverty reduction and foster the ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) acknowledges non-government organizations (NGOs) as significant actors in development, on both the operational and advocacy levels. ADB interacts with a wide range of NGOs and other civil society groups, including humanitarian and relief agencies, community-based organizations, advocacy NGOs, mobilization networks, foundations, trade unions, and others. The purpose ...

In February 2006, the Independent Evaluation Department (IED) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved guidelines for preparing country assistance program evaluations (CAPEs).The CAPE goal is to inform ADB Management and the Board of Directors of the CAPE findings to ensure incorporation of the CAPE lessons and recommendations in the design of the subsequent CPS, together with its corresponding ...

The importance of the Indian market for Sri Lankan exporters cannot be overlooked. It is a large market with 1.3 billion people and a rising middle-class - those who earn between I NR 20,000-IN R100,000 a month has gone up from 25 million in 1996 to over 160 million in 2013.1 Plus, India is expected to outperform China in 2015 and 2016, with growth boosted by policy reforms, rising investments and ...

This flyer summarizes Asian Development Bank's experiences in fragile and conflict-affected situations, highlighting flexibility, sustainability, and partnership as guiding principles for working in such difficult situations. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) identifies fragile or conflict-affected countries as those of its developing member countries with weak governance, ineffective public ...