North American Representative Office
Updated: 9 October 2009
The North American Representative Office (NARO) was established in 1995 in Washington, DC, to enhance ADB's presence in Canada [ PDF: 133kb | 10 pages ] and the United States [ PDF: 161kb | 14 pages ]. The office acts as a liaison between ADB's Manila Headquarters and American policymakers and major stakeholders. It serves to strengthen collaboration with other multilateral institutions based in North America, and conducts public and media outreach.
Despite the notable slowdown in growth this year in most economies across developing Asia, the region has proved to be more resilient than initially thought, says ADO 2009 Update. Read the news release.
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