56th ADB Annual Meeting: Governors' Business Session
Video | 04 May 2023
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- Governors' Business Session - 56th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors
- ADB Board of Governors approved 2022 financial statements and net income allocation, including grants for poorest and most vulnerable developing member countries - 56th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors
- Food and energy crises have declined, however there remain risks caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa discussed how ADB is preparing to address new challenges facing Asia and the Pacific.
ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa discussed how ADB is preparing to address new challenges facing Asia and the Pacific through increased investments in food security, private sector non-sovereign financing, ADB operations supporting gender equality, and climate finance through the Innovative Finance Facility for Climate in Asia and the Pacific (IF-CAP).
The Business Session, which was held as part of the 56th Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors, was chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister for the Republic of Korea, Choo Kyung-ho.
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