MANILA, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed 29.3 billion U.S. dollars from its own resources in 2025 while advancing key institutional reforms to help Asia and the Pacific navigate change and turn challenges into opportunities.
The ADB's annual report, published on Thursday, summarizes the bank's operational, institutional and financial highlights in 2025, a year marked by complexity and uncertainty.
"In 2025, the ADB delivered unprecedented levels of support, with a 20 percent increase over 2024 and expected impacts of more than 3.3 million jobs and benefits to over 180 million people," said ADB President Masato Kanda.
Private sector development was a key priority for ADB in 2025, accounting for 5.5 billion dollars of its commitments, while half of its public sector commitments directly supported infrastructure, reforms and institutions to unlock private investment. ■
