riikidevaheline arendustegevuse rahastamise asutus, mille eesmärk on vaesuse vähendamine Aasias ja Vaikse ookeani piirkonnas, major institution based in Manila providing development financing for the Asia and Pacific region, bank founded in 1966 with the participation of 32 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom whose stated aim is to advance development and cooperation between signatory countries in order to accelerate the economic evolution of under-developed Asian countries