COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program

Close and sustained engagement with the government and development is essential to the success of crisis response programs. This program’s design and implementation benefited from the strength of ADB’s close engagement with the government. ADB’s continuous policy dialogues with the government contributed to the government’s response strategy and development financing plan. The resulting close alignment also promoted ADB’s rapid processing, impactful design, and smooth implementation of the program. ADB’s close engagement with development partners (AIIB, JICA, and OFID) also resulted in successful cofinancing of the program and deepening its impact.