Does ADB debar firms or individuals frequently?
The number of investigations closed with sanctions varies considerably from year to year, with the highest number of cases (27) in 2006, and the lowest (2) in 2008. Since 1998, ADB has declared 340 firms and 333 individuals ineligible to participate in ADB-financed activities (as of December 2009). In 2009 alone, the Integrity Oversight Committee (IOC) sanctioned 56 firms and 68 individuals.
