Strengthening Corporate Governance in ADB's Non-Sovereign Investments in Developing Countries (ADB-51338-001)

Regions
  • East Asia and Pacific
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Region-wide
Whenever identified, the area within countries where the impacts of the investment may be experienced. Exact locations of projects may not be identified fully or at all in project documents. Please review updated project documents and community-led assessments.
Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Proposed
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
U
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Energy
  • Finance
  • Industry and Trade
  • Water and Sanitation
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 0.60 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 0.60 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Apr 17, 2020

Disclosed by Bank Sep 26, 2019

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Project Description
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According to the bank document, under this technical assistance project (TA), ADB will conduct approximately five governance assessments on early and mid-stage direct equity investments and corporate finance transactions in which ADB is invested or is considering investing.

Based on the governance assessments, and with the agreement of the participating companies, ADB will develop action plans to strengthen corporate governance among willing participants. For companies and enterprises willing to pursue the identified improvements, ADB will provide the necessary human and financial resources to assist them. Private Sector Operations Department (PSOD) will select early and mid-stage direct equity investments and corporate finance transactions where governance challenges have been identified as priority areas for focus under this TA.

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

Technical Assistance US$ 0.6 million (Proposed) 


Contact Information
This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

Responsible ADB Department Private Sector Operations Department

Responsible ADB Division Private Sector Transaction Support Division (PSTS)

Responsible ADB Officer Elizabeth Fiona Alpe 

*There is no further information being disclosed at this stage of the project*

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF ADB

The Accountability Mechanism is an independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by an Asian Development Bank-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the Accountability Mechanism, they may investigate to assess whether the Asian Development Bank is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. You can learn more about the Accountability Mechanism and how to file a complaint at: http://www.adb.org/site/accountability-mechanism/main

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