Masato Kanda elected as ADB president

NAMPA / Xinhua

2024-11-28

MANILA, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Thursday that its Board of Governors has unanimously elected Masato Kanda as the ADB's 11th president. Kanda, 59, currently serves as special advisor to Japan's prime minister and minister of finance. He will assume office on Feb. 24, 2025, succeeding Masatsugu Asakawa, who will leave office on Feb. 23 next year. Kanda will complete the unexpired term of Asakawa, which ends o......

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