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 zachary harden
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![[Asian Development Bank]](../images/i/int-adevb.gif) 
 
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank established 
on 22 August 1966 to facilitate economic development of countries in Asia. ADB 
is an international development finance institution whose mission is to help its 
developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of 
their people. ADB's main partners are governments, the private sector, 
nongovernment organizations, development agencies, community-based 
organizations, and foundations.
From 31 members at its establishment, ADB now has 67 members - of which 48 are 
from within Asia and the Pacific and 19 outside. ADB was modeled closely on the 
World Bank, and has a similar weighted voting system where votes are distributed 
in proportion with member's capital subscriptions. The headquarters of the bank 
is in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines, and it has representative 
offices around the world.
Zoltan Horvath, 17 February 2011
It seems that ADB has a dark blue flag instead of green. Its logo is yellow 
placed in the center of the flag. Ratio is 2:3.
Image of flag: 
http://www.akdn.org/assets/3/567.jpg
Zoltan Horvath, 17 February 2011
I found two more photos showing the flag version you reported (see below). Is 
it possible that the GREEN flag was an older version and the BLUE version is the 
current ADB flag? I could not find anything on their website about either 
version.
http://www.embassyofcambodia.org.nz/October12009/ADB.jpg (2009)
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/31/content_7892663.htm (2008)
Ben Cahoon, 17 February 2011
![[Asian Development Bank]](../images/i/int-asiandb.gif)
 
image by Ben Cahoon, 20 July 2007
A green flag with a white cog-wheel that becomes a wreath for the upper right 
half, overlain by a boomerang-shaped green bar, with the words ASIAN DEVELOPMENT 
BANK written in gold. The flag is mentioned at 
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Brochures/Private_Sector/2007/psod-brochure-2007.pdf.
Ben Cahoon, 20 July 2007