We must at last face the truth that there is no choice for our countries except to cooperate. He noted that ADB has already taken several steps in this regard, for example by enhancing our climate ambition and revamping our operational model. At the G20 Finance Ministers and a Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting on February 24-25 2923, President Masatsugu Asakawa made one of the lead interventions in the session focusing on international financial architecture, sustainable finance and infrastructure. Executive Director Donald Bobiash and Canada's Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman, along with other delegates from Canada,joined Governor Sajjan in the meeting. All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated. 1977 (reprinted 2010). In a frank and engaging conversation with international broadcast journalist Zeinab Badawi, ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa offered his vision and ideas for change towards a better, greener, more sustainable, and resilient Asia and the Pacific. He was elected President by ADBs Board of Governors and assumed office on 17 January 2020. 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The interest and participation in this new institution of countries outside the ECAFE region is an indubitable proof of the vision and statemanship of leading countries outside this continent. He was elected President by ADB's Board of Governors and assumed office on 17 January 2020. [43], Since the ADB's early days, critics have charged that the two major donors, Japan and the United States, have had extensive influence over lending, policy and staffing decisions. Mr. Asakawas professional experience extends beyond the realms of the Japanese government. An expert group was convened to study the idea, with Japan invited to contribute to the group. [18], In December 2005, China donated $20 million to the ADB for a regional poverty alleviation fund; China's first such fund set up at an international institution. In the early 1990s, ADB moved its offices to Ortigas Center in Pasig City, with the Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines) taking over its old Pasay premises. About Asian Development Bank | Flickr Allow me to congratulate the members of the board of directors. It creates prosperity that can be shared throughout society and benefit the poorest and most vulnerable people. 20152019: Vice Minister for International Affairs with responsibilities for all international policies of the Japanese Ministry of Finance including G20/IMF issues, foreign exchange rate policy, 20022004: Co-Chair for Board for Co-operation with Non-OECD Economies, 20022004: Co-Chair for Forum on Harmful Tax Practices. Watanabe, Takeshi. But all of them are committed," Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) President Jin Liqun told CNN's Becky Anderson in an interview Tuesday at UN climate summit COP27. Asian Development Bank (ADB) - ClearIAS Skills Development Project | Asian Development Bank From 31 members at its establishment in 1966, at present Asian Development Bank, has 68 members. He also played a key role in rolling out a series of new and innovative financing initiativesincluding an Energy Transition Mechanism to spur the regions low-carbon development and elevated ADBs 2030 cumulative climate financing ambition to $100 billion as ADB continues to focus on the battle against climate change. Memoir of the President of the Asian Development Bank 2013-2020 (Asian Development Bank, 2022) In April 2013, just five months after Xi Jinping took office as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, Takehiko Nakao was appointed president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Asian Development Bank was established on 19th December 1966, and it had 31 members at first. According to the latest data, the top five shareholders of the Asian Development Bank are Japan and the United States (each with 15.6% of total shares), followed by the Peoples Republic of China (6.4%), India (6.3%), and Australia (5.8%). In the same year, the ADB committed a $20 million loan to Electric Networks of Armenia, that will ensure electricity for the citizens during the pandemic, as well as approved $500,000 in regional technical assistance to procure personal protective equipment and other medical supplies.[22]. Article 31), The 12 Directors of the ADB Board of Directors are elected by the Board of Governors. He was also formerly the vice minister for international affairs in the Ministry of Finance in Japan. Although Japan was in the lead, it was still inconclusive, so a final vote was held after lunch. Asian Development Bank UPSC: Members & President | ADB UPSC In the UPSC Prelims Syllabus, the topic is mainly concerned with the Current Affairs part, along with the members and all. He was elected President by the Asian Development Banks Board of Governors. Chen was World Bank's Executive Director for the PRC from 2013 to 2016 and a Board Director for the PRC in the New Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank from 2016 to 2018. The Asian Development Bank is an important topic for both the Prelims and Mains. Marcos, F. E. (1966). And I shall add that this event is auspicious not only for the people of Asia, but also for the peace of the world. But I believe that in the long run the most lasting effect of this bank would be moral, in the sense that it would help spark in all member countries a new spirit of changeof being able to alter their own environments to make them serve the aims of a better and fuller life in dignity and freedom. [5] The former ADB president, Takehiko Nakao, announced that he would retire as ADB president on 16 January 2020 so Asakawa took up his position as ADB president on 17 January 2020. 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That document formally stated that assistance to private sector development was the lead priority of the ADB and that it should constitute 50% of the bank's lending by 2020. The bank will also help redress the imbalance in foreign exchange prevailing in most Asian countries estimated at from 600 million to one billion dollars. To pool together our resources for development is undoubtedly a great act of maturity and wisdom. Managing Director General, Office of the President, Asian Development Bank . The inauguration of the ADB should boost the morale of all who believe in world peace and brotherhood. [10], The highest policy-making body of the bank is the Board of Governors, composed of one representative from each member state. [35], ADB provides direct financial assistance, in the form of debt, equity and mezzanine finance to private sector companies, for projects that have clear social benefits beyond the financial rate of return. The headquarter of the Asian Development Bank is in Manila, Philippines. [18], In mid-1997, ADB responded to the financial crisis that hit the region with projects designed to strengthen financial sectors and create social safety nets for the poor. [4] The Government of Japan nominated Asakawa as a candidate for position of president ADB in September 2019. Managing Director General Woochong Um, Private Sector Operations Department Director General Suzanne Gaboury, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department Director General Bruno Carrasco, Strategy, Policy, and Partnerships Department Deputy Director General Vijay Padmanabhan, Department of Communications Principal Director Bernard Woods, and Assistant Secretary Harumi Kodama also joined the meeting. A year later, Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi announced that Japan intended to sponsor the establishment of a regional development fund with resources largely from Japan and other industrial countries. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. In April 2014, ADB opened an office in Myanmar and resumed making loans and grants to the country. A nominee needs to gain at least half of all votes to become the ADB president. At the time, Asia was one of the poorest regions in the world. Asakawa was the only candidate and received unanimous support for a five-year term beginning on 24 November 2021.[8]. Asian Development Bank and the Government of India signed a $300 million loan as additional financing to scale up the improvement of rural connectivity to help boost the rural economy in the state of Maharashtra. He joined ADB on 12 December 2018. . Speaking at the International Anticorruption Day celebration on 9 December 2022 President Masatsugu Asakawa reminded ADB personnel that in upholding the highest ethical standards, we are trustworthy, transformational, and client-centric. In the immediate aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, Mr. Asakawa, in his capacity as Executive Assistant to Prime Minister Taro Aso, took part in the first G20 Leaders Summit Meeting in November 2008. The gradual emergence of Asian economies in the latter part of the decade spurred demand for better infrastructure to support economic growth. Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members49 from the region. ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa on 18 February delivered akeynote messageduring ESCAP's High-Level Dialogue themed, Shaping the Future of Regional Cooperation in Asia and the Pacific.. We know, however, the proximate causes of the success of this great idea of the ADB. ADB's operations in 2017, including grants and cofinancing, totaled $28.9 billion. (They are Afghanistan, Australia, Cambodia, Ceylon, Nationalist China, India, Iran, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, The Philippines, Singapore, South Vietnam, Thailand and West Samoa. This is the foreign exchange gap involved in economic modernization and the raising of productivity. We know the ADB could rise today only because the ground had been well prepared for it during the past 18 years of the life of the ECAFE. [9], As of 31 December 2020, Japan and the United States each holds the largest proportion of shares at 15.571%. [34], ADB obtains its funding by issuing bonds on the world's capital markets. The non-regional member countries are Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, West Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom, United States and Sweden.) When the world suffered its first oil price shock, ADB shifted more of its assistance to support energy projects, especially those promoting the development of domestic energy sources in member countries. (Charter. [13], The headquarters of the bank is at 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines,[14][15] and it has 42 field offices in Asia and the Pacific and representative offices in Washington, Frankfurt, Tokyo and Sydney. This Commission of the United Nations brought together Asian governments closer to each other than anything had done before. At present, Asian Development Bank has 68 members, 49 are from within Asia and the Pacific and 19 are from outside. Its headquarters are located in Mandaluyong in the greater metropolitan area of Manila in the Philippines. Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank, established in December 1966. We take pride in having played an important role in the organization of the bank, and in having been chosen as the host country for its offices. Asian Development Bank releases an annual report called Asian Development Outlook that summarizes its operations, budget, and other materials for review by the public. ADBs highest policy-making body is the Board of Governors, which comprises one representative from each member nation 48 from the Asia-Pacific and 19 from outside the region. As intensive work took place during 1966 to prepare for the opening of the new bank in Manila, high on the agenda was choice of president.