The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional international financial organization in Asia and the Pacific. It was established in November 1966 and is headquartered in Manila, Philippines.

At present, there are 67 ADB member countries, including my country, of which more than 40 members are from Asia and the Pacific, known as regional members, and the other dozen are non-regional members from Europe and North America.

The purpose of the Asian Development Bank's loans is: not for profit, but for the purpose of providing assistance, providing loans and technical assistance to member countries, helping to coordinate the economic, trade and development policies of member countries, and cooperating with the United Nations and its specialized agencies.

, to promote economic growth and development in the Asia-Pacific region.

Decisions on many issues related to ADB loans are determined by voting. Each member country determines its voting rights based on the amount of subscribed capital. my country, as a regional member of the ADB, joined in 1986 and ranks third in subscribed ADB capital. Bit.

ADB loans are basically divided into four categories: General Fund Loans (i.e. hard loans); Asian Development Fund Loans (i.e. soft loans); Technical Assistance Funds (i.e. technical assistance grants); Others (i.e. Japan Special Fund and Co-financing

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