ADB has launched a new Country Partnership Strategy for Azerbaijan for 2025–2029. The strategy highlights value creation, integration, and resilience as essential for the country to achieve its development goals.
ADB has appointed Yevgeniy Zhukov as Director General for its Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department.
ADB has appointed Leah Gutierrez as Director General for its Central and West Asia Department.
ADB has appointed Christine Engstrom as the Director General of its newly established department, Sectors Department 3 (SD3). ADB’s SD3 will oversee the bank’s operations in finance, human and social development, and public sector governance.
ADB President Masato Kanda urged increased investment in science, technology, and innovation to drive inclusive and sustainable growth in Southeast Asia during his keynote address at the 9th Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum ASEAN–Japan Conference in Jakarta.