Headquartered in Manila, Philippines. the Asian Development Bank is comprised of shareholders from 65 members countries, the largest being Japan and the United States. Each member country has a representative serving on the Board of Governors. This body elects the ADB President as well as the 12 members of the Board of Executive Directors. Each Executive Director (ED) also appoints an alternate (Alt ED). Smaller shareholder countries share representation on the Board.
Citizens of ADB member countries should contact their ED/Alt ED to share their concerns and complaints, as the Board should be responsive and accountable to the citizens of the countries they represent. It is therefore also important for civil society organizations to engage with Board members.
Regions
The ADB adopted a new organizational structure in 2002, which was subsequently revised in 2006. The structure identifies five regions within the ADB’s lending sphere, designed to group countries with similar characteristics in the following areas: geographic proximity; similarities in culture, economic systems, and social organization; stage of development; operational convenience; scope for sub-regional cooperation and linkages within existing sub-regional groups; and least disruption to ADB operations. Each region has a regional management team and country teams reporting to the regional heads.
The regions:
East and Central Asia: Azerbaijan, China, People's Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Mekong: Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
The Pacific: Cook Islands, Fiji Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Federated States of, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuat u
South Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore
Visit the
BIC's ADB Lending webpage for more information on ADB support to these regions.