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Asian Development Bank - Definition and Overview
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a non-profit finance institution with many Asian governments as shareholder members who are also the recipients of funding where appropriate. It was founded in 1966 with 31 members states and has now grown to include 63.

The headquarters are at 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

The bank is led by a President, who is always from Japan and appointed by the Japanese government. The current President is Haruhiko Kuroda.

Contents
1 Notable projects of the ADB
2 Member states

2.1 Asian and Pacific region
2.2 Other regions

3 External link

Notable projects of the ADB

Member states

Asian and Pacific region

Afghanistan (1966)
Australia (1966)
Azerbaijan (1999)
Bangladesh (1973)
Bhutan (1982)
Cambodia (1966)
People's Republic of China (1986)
Cook Islands (1976)
East Timor (2002)
Fiji (1970)
Hong Kong, China (1969)
India (1966)
Indonesia (1966)
Japan (1966)
Kazakhstan (1994)
Kiribati (1974)
Kyrgyz Republic (1994)
Lao PDR (1966)
Malaysia (1966)
Maldives (1978)
Marshall Islands (1990)
Micronesia (1990)
Mongolia (1991)
Myanmar (1973)
Nauru (1991)
Nepal (1966)
New Zealand (1966)
Pakistan (1966)
Papua New Guinea (1971)
Philippines (1966)
Samoa (1966)
Singapore (1966)
Solomon Islands (1973)
South Korea (1966)
Sri Lanka (1966)
Tajikistan (1998)
Taipei, China (Taiwan) (1966)
Thailand (1966)
Tonga (1972)
Turkmenistan (2000)
Tuvalu (1993)
Uzbekistan (1995)
Vanuatu (1981)
Vietnam (1966)

Other regions

Austria (1966)
Belgium (1966)
Canada (1966)
Denmark (1966)
Finland (1966)
France (1970)
Germany (1966)
Italy (1966)
Netherlands (1966)
Norway (1966)
Portugal (2002)
Spain (1986)
Sweden (1966)
Switzerland (1967)
Turkey (1991)
United Kingdom (1966)
United States (1966)

External link

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