7th ADB Business Opportunities Fair

Finance Sector SDCC

presentation by: Lotte Schou-Zibell
16 March 2016

Financial sector development promotes

economic growth and financial stability
Cross cutting impact
Contributes to achieving the sustainable
development goals

Finance Sector Overview

Finance Sector Operations in ADB

One of ADBs five core areas of operations
Guided by a financial sector strategy
Now under review
Financial sector is quickly evolving
We need to be relevant, responsive and
effective

Finance Sector Overview

Finance sector operations doubled in 2015

Finance Sector Lending with pipeline for 2016-2018
3000
2513
2500
2060

1965

2000

$ million

1701
1500
1074
1000

925

852

780

708
438

500

302

230

98
0
2011

2012

Public Sector

2013

Private Sector

2014

WPBF

2015

WBPF Firm

2016

2017

2018

WPBF Standby

Note: Work Program and Budget Framework for 2016-2018 does not include pipeline for
private sector operations.

Finance Sector Overview

Lending by subsectors
Money &
Capital
Markets
20%

2015 Volume of Projects/Programs

2015 Volume of Projects/Programs

by Operational Department

by Operational Department

Insurance &
contractual
savings
1%

SME Finance
9%
CWRD
10%
BankSys &
NBFIs
10%

PSOD
34%

Infrastructure
finance &
investment
funds
17%
Inclusive
Finance
2%
Housing Finance
10%

Note: NBFI = non-bank financial institutions

EARD
3%

PARD
0%

SARD
22%

Finance Sector
Development
31%

SERD
31%

Finance Sector
Pipeline 2016-2018: $6.5 bn
Volume of Projects/Programs
by Operational Department

Finance sector
development
15%

BankSys &
NBFIs
5%
Infrastructure
finance &
investment
funds
45%

SME Finance
7%

Money &
capital Markets
16%

Insurance &
contractual
savings
12%

Areas of focus: 2016-2018 Pipeline

Infrastructure finance
Finance sector development
Inclusive finance

Going forward:

Relevant, Responsive and Effective

Scale-Up
Leverage partnerships and centers of excellence

Increase cross sector and thematic collaboration

Integrate technology in projects
Special attention to poorer countries
Mobilize cofinancing

Going forward:
Develop and Innovate
Climate change finance
Disaster risk finance
Digital finance
Islamic finance

Contact person:
Lotte Schou-Zibell
Technical Advisor, Finance
Lschouzibell@adb.org
or email ADBs Finance Sector Group
FSGsecretariat@adb.org