Speeches

• Friday, 6 May 2005
• Closing Remarks by President Haruhiko Kuroda at the 38th Annual Meeting
• Closing Remarks by Ibrahim H. Çanakci the Chair of the Board of Governors and Governor for Turkey
• Governors' Statements


• Thursday, 5 May 2005
• Speech by Honorable Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey


• Wednesday, 4 May 2005
• Opening Statement by Honorable Ali Babaçan, State Minister of Turkey
• Address by Ibrahim H. Çanakci the Chair of the Board of Governors and Governor for Turkey
• Address to the Board of Governors by President Haruhiko Kuroda, Asian Development Bank, on Building on Momentum: A New Era of Development for Asia and the Pacific
• Opening Remarks by Vice-President Khempheng Pholsena, Asian Development Bank, at the Seminar on "Capital Markets: What Does the Future Hold?"


• Tuesday, 3 May 2005
• Welcome address by Ibrahim H Canakci, Chair of Board of Governors and Governor for Turkey at Republic of Turkey Day Seminar
• Speech by Ambassador Ole E. Moesby, Governor for Denmark at the Governors' Seminar: A Road Map for Asia's Economic Cooperation and Integration
• Speech by Sadakazu Tanigaki Minister of Finance of Japan at the Governors' Seminar: A Road Map for Asia's Economic Cooperation and Integration
• Opening Remarks by President Haruhiko Kuroda, Asian Development Bank, at the Governors' Seminar on A Roadmap for Asia's Economic Cooperation and Integration
• Welcome Remarks by VP Geert van der Linden, Asian Development Bank at the Financing the City Session 1: Asia's Cities: Problems and Opportunities seminar
• Opening Remarks by President Haruhiko Kuroda, Asian Development Bank at the Republic of Turkey Day Seminar
• Speech by Arch. Dr. Kadir Topbas, Mayor of Metropolitan Istanbul at the session titled "Urban Financing: Problems and Opportunities" seminar

More speeches

News

• Friday, 6 May 2005
• ADB Annual Meeting Closes with Commitment to Relevance, Responsiveness and Results
• Despite Risks, Strong Growth for Developing Asia will Continue, Seminar Told


• Thursday, 5 May 2005
• High Quality Domestic Credit Rating Agencies Vital to Asia's Bond Market Development, Seminar Hears
• ASEAN+3 Taking Big Step Toward Economic Integration, ADB Official Says
• Capital Markets Play Vital Role in Maintaining Global Financial Stability, ADB VP Says


• Wednesday, 4 May 2005
• Asian Regional Cooperation Can Strengthen Global Economy, Japan's Finance Minister Tells ADB Seminar
• Business Environment a Key to Development in Pacific, ADB President Kuroda tells Governors
• ADB Must Play 'Vital Role' in Helping Developing Asia Achieve MDGs
• Asia and Pacific Moving into More Integrated and Inclusive Era, ADB President Tells Annual Meeting
• ADB and German Development Cooperation Sign Agreement for Cooperation
• Rapid Urbanization "Poses Major Problems and Challenges"
• Public-Private Partnerships Can Help Finance Urban Infrastructure Needs, Seminar Told


• Tuesday, 3 May 2005
• Swap Market Development Crucial to Promoting Local Bond Markets, Seminar Told
• Increased Openness and Integration Promoting Asian Dynamism, ADB President Tells Governors' Seminar
• ADB Making Serious Efforts to Combat Corruption, ADB President Tells NGOs
• Turkey Offers Lessons for Asia on Reforms and Cooperation, ADB President Tells Turkey Day Seminar

• Monday, 2 May 2005
• ADB Looking for Stronger Ties with Civil Society, NGO Forum Told
• ADB President Seeking New Responsiveness to Meet Region's Changing Needs


• Sunday, 1 May 2005
• Turkish PM to Give Address at ADB Annual Meeting in Istanbul

Seminars

• Wednesday, 4 May 2005
• Seminar on Capital Markets: What Does the Future Hold?


• Tuesday, 3 May 2005
• Governors' Seminar: A Road Map for Asia's Economic Cooperation and Integration
• Financing the City Session 3: New Approaches to Local Currency Financing
• Financing the City Session 2: Private-Public Sector Partnership
• Financing the City Session 1: Asia's Cities: Problems and Opportunities

What The Press Says

Emerging Markets published a daily paper covering the Annual Meeting.

• Friday, 6 May 2005
• ADB annual meeting ends after mulling economy, poverty (Kyodo News)
• China says to continue macro-economic adjustment (Reuters)
• Dynamism and versatility (Turkish Daily News)
• Experts at ADB conference see robust growth for Asia in future (ChannelNewAsia)
• World Should Shake the 'Hot Potato Syndrome' (Bloomberg)
• Support accord 'could develop into Asian IMF' (Financial Times)
• Asian governments to stimulate growth (IHT)
• Asian Members Ask ADB For Help To Ward Off Crises (Dow Jones)
• Nepal minister promises restored democracy, committment to aid accords (AFP)
• Aid donors still shy away from Afghanistan, minister tells ADB (AFP)


• Thursday, 5 May 2005
• India to grow at 8 pc as Asia slows down: IIF (The Financial Express)
• Yuan rise won't help global imbalances-ADB economist (Reuters)
• Georgia Bids for Asian Development Bank Membership (Civil Georgia)
• Japan's Tanigaki urges flexible Asian FX (The Edge Daily)
• S. Korean Finance Minister Urges ADB to Help N. Korea (Asia Pulse)
• Bank plan, yuan talk push India rupee to 3-mth high (Reuters)


• Wednesday, 4 May 2005
• Turkey as bridge and foundation (Turkish Daily News)
• 13 East Asian nations to weigh regional financial integration (Kyodo News)
• China agrees on need for FX flexibility-IMF (Reuters)
• ADB must reform to stay relevant, warns its new president (AFP)
• Asian giants join forces to fight currency attacks (Reuters)
• ADB overshadowed by possible China yuan revaluation (Korea Herald)
• China, Japan, South Korea seek greater role in multilateral institutions (ChannelNewAsia)
• ADB to launch baht, peso bonds this year-Kuroda (Reuters)
• Asia needs $40 bn to meet growth (The Economic Times)

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