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1. General Institutional Information
1.A. General Institutional Information
1.A.i. Institution statutes and by-laws
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The Agreement outlines the basic conditions for membership and sets forth the general principles governing its management and operations.
| Examples | Agreement Establishing the Asian Development Bank (http://www.adb.org/Documents/Reports/Charter/charter.pdf) |
| Sector | Private and Public |
| Languages | English |
| Location | On-line, at the office of external relations, representative offices in donor countries, resident missions in borrowing countries, and from the publications unit. |
| Last Updated | 3/25/2009 |
| Status Updated | 2/7/2005 |
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"ADB shall make the following agreements publicaly available:... by-laws of ADB"
1.A.ii. Organizational Structure
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The current Organization Chart is from July 2004.
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The Reorganization has been effective since January 1, 2002.
1.A.iii. Staff Directory
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This document provides the names of directors and departmental responsibilities, and provides a general phone number and email formula for contacting staff by looking up specific staff names.
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This document contains a complete listing of ADB staff, departments, phone numbers, email, addresses, etc. "ADB shall make the following information publicly available:... Members of ADB's Management and senior staff... [and] contact information for each of the above"
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The capsule is a five-page information sheet for main phone numbers at the ADB. It does not contain a complete listing of staff.
| Sector | Private and Public |
| Location | Public Information Centers. |
| Last Updated | |
| Status Updated | 2/7/2005 |
1.A.iv. Organizational Procedures
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1.A.v. Budget
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"Extracts of ADB's budget are made available to the public. However, the Board document requesting approval of the budget is classified as "Confidential" and not released to the public."
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"ADB shall make publicly available (i) ADB’s basic salary structure, the methodology used to determine Management and staff salary levels and benefits, and (ii) ADB’s broad objectives and strategy in recruiting, placing, redeploying, and retaining staff. ADB shall also make descriptions of positions for staff recruitment publicly available at least 2 weeks before a position is expected to be filled. Each decision of ADB’s Administrative Tribunal shall be made publicly available upon the issuance of such decision."
1.A.vi. Financial Statements
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"ADB shall make the audited financial statements for ordinary capital resources, Asian
Development Fund, Technical Assistance Special Fund, Japan Special Fund, and other funds as established, publicly available before the Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors. The following shall be made publicly available upon approval by the Board:
(i) Management’s discussion and analysis of ADB's ordinary capital resources and
Special Funds, including financial data on each of the funds; (ii) condensed quarterly financial statements; (iii) annual report on loan servicing of developing member countries; and (iv) the budget of ADB for each fiscal year."
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Versions of this document are only available for 2000 and 2001.
1.A.vii. Annual Reports
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The Annual Report contains an operational and financial overview of the ADB, the Board of Directors report, operations and lending, country reports, and a general discussion of management, resources, and institutional concerns.
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"ADB shall make the following information publicly available:
(i) ADB’s member countries, their subscribed capital, and voting power"
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