ADB, World Bank Sign $3 Billion Agreement to Boost Lending Capacity in Asia and the Pacific

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (20 October 2025) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $3 billion sovereign exposure exchange agreement (EEA) with the World Bank to increase ADB’s lending capacity for its developing member countries.

The agreement is ADB’s first EEA with the World Bank and its sixth EEA with other multilateral development banks (MDBs) since 2020, bringing the cumulative exchanged amount to $9 bil