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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Aaron Batten as its new Country Director for Thailand. He assumes office in January.

Takafumi Kadono has assumed office as the new Country Director of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Papua New Guinea (PNG) Resident Mission in Port Moresby.

The Asian Development Bank has appointed Azusa Sato as Regional Director of its Pacific Subregional Office, based in Suva, ...

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (6 January 2026) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Winfried Wicklein as Director General for its Sectors Department 2.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (6 January 2026) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Bruce Dunn as Head of its Office of Safeguards.

The Asian Development Bank has priced a $3.5 billion 10-year global benchmark bond, proceeds of which will be part of ADB’s ordinary capital resources.

ADB has signed a $50 million loan agreement with JSC Rustavi Azot (Rustavi Azot Indorama) to modernize the company’s fertilizer production facilities in Georgia with energy-efficient technologies.

Office of Safeguards Head Zhang Nianshan announces the effectivity of the Environmental and Social Framework (ESF).

The Asian Development Bank has appointed Nianshan Zhang as Director General for its Southeast Asia Department.

The East Asian–Australasian Flyway extends across 22 countries from the Russian Federation and Alaska, southwards through East Asia and Southeast Asia, to Australia and New Zealand. Wetlands along the ...

Featuring case studies from Asia, Latin America, and sub-Saharan Africa, it considers microfinance and mobile financial services and shows how access to credit and insurance benefits rural households.