ADB is a multilateral development finance institution dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific. Established in 1966, ADB is now owned by 61 members, mostly from the region.

ADB headquarters is in Manila and has 24 other offices around the world:

• 16 resident missions in Asia
• a regional mission for the Pacific in Vanuatu
• a country office in the Philippines
• representative offices in Frankfurt for Europe, Tokyo for Japan, and Washington, DC for North America
• a special office in Timor-Leste
• extended missions in Gujarat, India and Papua New Guinea