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ADB pledges 2.7 billion USD in funding for Indonesia this year

The financing is aimed at accelerating the deepening of the financial sector as well as policy reforms related to regional governance, water security, sustainable energy transition, and marine ecosystem conservation.

Jakarta (VNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has prepared a funding package of about 2.7 billion USD for Indonesia in 2026, said its Director for the country Bobur Alimov.

The financing is aimed at accelerating the deepening of the financial sector as well as policy reforms related to regional governance, water security, sustainable energy transition, and marine ecosystem conservation.

Alimov noted that in 2025, the bank made a total financing commitment of 2.55 billion USD for various development programmes in Indonesia. That included 2.4 billion USD in sovereign loans last year, aiming to support policy reforms, increase trade activities, boost productivity through human resource development programmes – including in the health and education sectors, and accelerate the sustainable energy transition.

The bank also provided a non-sovereign financing commitment of 150 million USD for private sector development.

The ADB aligns closely with the Indonesian government’s vision – going beyond financing to deliver knowledge, policy advice, and lasting partnership toward the Golden Indonesia Vision 2045, Alimov remarked.

Indonesia, one of the founding members of the ADB and its sixth-largest shareholder, has maintained a partnership with the bank since 1966. Cooperation has evolved over time, from agricultural development in the 1970s and infrastructure development in transport and energy in the 1980s to structural reforms in the 1990s.

Currently, the ADB’s support focuses on infrastructure development and enhancing the competitiveness of human resources, in line with Indonesia’s Asta Cita priorities and the ADB’s Country Partnership Strategy for 2025–2029./.

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