ADB President Meets German President; Calls for Faster Global Action to Mobilize Investment at Hamburg Sustainability Conference ADB calls for speed and scale to mobilize investment against compounding global crises LEARN MORE Private Sector Mobilzation Tapping Global Business Leaders to Take on Asia and the Pacific’s Toughest Challenges Administration ADB Begins Voting Process for President; Masato Kanda Nominated Governance ADB Backs Major Public Spending Reforms in the Philippines ADB Crisis Response Middle East Conflict ADB is helping its developing member countries manage the impacts of the Middle East conflict while strengthening long-term resilience to future shocks. Learn more In Focus: Pacific Operations News and Events ADB is expanding its footprint in the Pacific. We are helping Pacific countries manage overlapping shocks by scaling financing, partnerships, and local presence—including Asian Development Fund (ADF) support. 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In Focus News and Events Annual Report 2025 ADB committed $29.3 billion from its own resources in 2025 while advancing key institutional reforms to help Asia and the Pacific navigate change and turn challenges into opportunities. Partnership Report 2025 Highlights how ADB and its partners worked together in 2025 to deliver practical solutions across Asia and the Pacific. ADB is acting with speed and scale to support countries experiencing a range of impacts from the Middle East conflict, including pressure on finances, remittances, tourism, and fuel and fertilizer supplies.At this time of acute uncertainty and risk, we are deploying our full suite of crisis response instruments—including budget support, trade finance, and a new mechanism to rapidly repurpose existing portfolio funds—to deliver the tailored and timely support our members, from large to small, need to safeguard their economies and communities. Read the news release We have been painfully reminded in recent weeks that, when it comes to energy security, no country can go it alone. We must build a power system that connects our economies, strengthens our resilience, and delivers energy across the region. Delay will mean higher prices, weaker growth, and lost opportunities for millions of people. Read the news release ADB will deliver rapid, flexible, and scalable assistance to help countries manage immediate pressures and strengthen long-term resilience, notably fast-disbursing budget support and trade and supply chain finance to secure the import of essential goods, now including oil. This builds on our strong track record of supporting Asia and the Pacific through periods of global uncertainty. Read the news release Capital, technology, and expertise exist globally at unprecedented scale, but they do not flow fast enough or at sufficient scale into emerging markets. This is not a lack of ambition, but a challenge of alignment: how risk is priced, how policy signals are read, and how quickly strong ideas become investable projects. Guided by (our new) Advisory Group, ADB is evolving from financier to comprehensive partner, creating the conditions for the private sector to invest with confidence and deliver lasting impact in Asia and the Pacific. Learn more Global fragmentation is a policy choice. In Davos, I argued that we must anchor dialogue in tangible projects that deliver real-world results.There is no better example of this than the ASEAN Power Grid, or APG. I led a vibrant and constructive discussion on the significant potential benefits and challenges of the APG. I stressed ADB's pivotal role in addressing the risks of cross-border projects as an honest broker. Learn more ADB President Masato Kanda is the President of ADB and the Chairperson of ADB’s Board of Directors. 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