Aid for Trade for Inclusive Growth, 2023-2025 (Subproject 3) (ADB-52189-004)

Regions
  • East Asia and Pacific
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
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
Approved
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."
Voting Date
Dec 14, 2023
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Regional
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Industry and Trade
  • Technical Cooperation
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Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 0.25 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)
$ 0.25 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
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Mar 6, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Dec 14, 2023

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) cluster on Aid for Trade for Inclusive Growth was approved on 22 January 2019. The TA cluster supports the knowledge contribution of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to the Aid for Trade initiative led by the World Trade Organization (WTO), including participation in the biennial Aid for Trade Global Review, and brings together stakeholders to advance the Aid for Trade agenda in a coordinated and effective manner. ADB's main contribution consists of a research report, Aid for Trade in Asia and the Pacific, launched at the Global Review. The TA cluster comprises three subprojects included in the management-approved annual work program for the Economic Research and Development Impact Department (ERDI) as a policy research agenda for the benefit of developing member countries (DMCs) for 2019-2025. The Cluster TA subproject 3 will cover the publication of the Aid for Trade in Asia and the Pacific 2024 report, guided by the 9th Global Review theme in 2024 that focuses on "Partnerships for Food Security, Digital Connectivity, and Mainstreaming Trade. To provide a solid empirical and analytical foundation for its content, the TA subproject will commission background research papers to supplement research of the Regional Cooperation and Integration Division of ERDI. Outputs include: (i) Aid for Trade in Asia and the Pacific 2024 report published and disseminated; (ii) knowledge sharing events organized; and (iii) background papers published.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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According to the Technical Assistance Cluster Subproject Report, risk categorization does not apply.

Investment Description
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The TA cluster subproject financing amount is $250,000, which will be financed on a grant basis by ADB’s Technical Assistance Special Fund (TASF 77 for $125,000 and TASF-other sources for $125,000).


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Contact Information

Project Officer: Pramila Crivelli

Designation: Economist - Asian Development Bank

Email: pcrivelli@adb.org

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF ADB

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