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ADB will back $70 billion in new energy and digital infrastructure initiatives by 2035, aiming to connect power grids, expand cross-border electricity trade, and improve broadband access across Asia and the Pacific.
The Board of Governors of ADB has approved the bank’s 2025 financial statements and a $1.46 billion net income allocation from its ordinary capital resources.
ADB has announced a new financing partnership facility, established with the Government of Japan as an initial financing partner, to help ADB developing member countries strengthen disaster resilience and regional cooperation.
ADB and Japan have announced a new joint initiative to support countries and businesses in Asia and the Pacific facing rising energy prices, while accelerating the transition to more resilient and sustainable energy systems.
ADB President Masato Kanda opened ADB’s 59th Annual Meeting by urging Asia and the Pacific to “act together to develop together” through stronger cross-border connections that drive resilience and inclusive growth.
ADB is mobilizing $50 billion by 2035 through new financing tools, policy support, and partnerships to help countries build cross-border power grids across some of the world’s most complex regions, aiming to lower energy costs, strengthen reliability, and expand clean energy trade, ADB President ...
The Government of Germany has joined ADB’s Nature Solutions Finance Hub as a financing partner, providing €5.5 million ($6.5 million) in grant cofinancing. The contribution will help scale up efforts to protect, manage, and restore biodiversity and ecosystems across Asia and the Pacific.
The International Affairs Office at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Presidential Court has provided a $1.5 million grant to an innovative agricultural fund administered by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help embed evidence-based agricultural innovations into national programs for farmers acro...
