Papua New Guinea: Lae Port Development Project

In 2007, the Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved (i) a $60 million ordinary capital resources loan; (ii) a $40 million equivalent Asian Development Fund loan, including the administration of (a) a $6 million OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) loan; (iv) a $1.5 million Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) grant; and (v) a $0.75 million HIV/AIDS Cooperation Fund grant—all of which to finance a $154 million Lae Port expansion project.

Papua New Guinea: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control in Rural Development Enclaves

In pursuing an export-driven economic growth, the Government of Papua New Guinea had established "development enclaves”, such as mines, plantations, and logging sites, in rural areas. These discrete centers of economic activity generated jobs and a cash economy contrasting with the subsistence farming of the surrounding rural populations.

Indonesia: Infrastructure Financing Facility Company Project

To increase private investment into infrastructure projects, the Indonesian Infrastructure Financing Facility (IIFF) was conceived in 2007 as a nonbank financial institution to develop and finance commercially viable infrastructure projects in Indonesia, especially PPPs. IIFF's development was built on experience drawn from India's Infrastructure Development Financing Company and Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services.