Podcasts

In this podcast of the entire closing press conference, President Kuroda says that the 45th Annual Meeting was a great success and takes questions from journalists. Moderated by Ann Quon, Principal Director, Department of External Relations.

Xianbin Yao, Director General, ADB Pacific Dept and Pierre Jacquet Chief Economist, Agence Française de Développement discuss how food security is essential to poverty reduction.

ADB's Chief Economist Changyong Rhee on the economic outlook for Asia and the new ASEAN infrastructure fund.

Bindu Lohani (VP Knowledge Management & Sustainable Development, ADB), Rajendra Pachauri (DG Energy and resource Institute, and Masahiro Kawai (Dean, ADB Institute) brief press attending the ADB annual meeting about green growth in Asia.

This is a podcast of a media briefing given by Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Director Earth Institute, Columbia University and Iwan Azis, Head, ADB Office of Regional Economic Integration: "Asia's Role and Response in the Global Economic Crisis".

Mr. Neeraj Jain, Country Director, and Mr. Norio Usui Senior Economist, ADB Philippines Country Office discuss the prospects of growth for the annual meeting’s host country.

President Kuroda announces $12.4 billion ADF XI replenishment and talks about growing inequality and other issues to be highlighted during the Annual Meeting at his Opening Press Conference moderated by Ann Quon, Principal Director, Department of External Relations.

Ahead of the discussion at ADB's Annual Meeting, Office of Regional Economic Integration Head Iwan Azis speaks about how Asia's emerging economies can handle future economic crises and transformation.