Media Registration Now Open for ADB's 41st Annual Meeting in Madrid

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (6 February 2008) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has opened media registration for its 41st Annual Meeting to be held 3-6 May 2008 at the Institución Ferial de Madrid (IFEMA) in Madrid, Spain.

Participants are requested to register as early as possible and online registration will remain open until 18 April. Members of the media are invited to cover the meeting and participate in all the seminars. For more information, please visit http://www.adb.org/annualmeeting/2008/med-inv.asp.

Some 3,000 participants, including government leaders, central bank governors and finance ministers, as well as representatives from the private sector, academia, media, and civil society groups from around the world are expected to gather for the Annual Meeting.

One of the highlights of ADB's Annual Meeting 2008 will be discussions on ADB's Long-Term Strategic Framework covering 2008-2020. The meeting will also include a series of seminars on key issues, including climate change, economic integration, and financial market stability.

Members of the media who did not receive an invitation and would like to attend the meeting can e-mail Micheline Millar at mmillar@adb.org or Gilda Nanquil at gnanquil@adb.org.

A detailed program of events is now available at http://www.adb.org/annualmeeting/2008/program-events.asp.

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