Government officials, development partners, private sector representatives, academics, members of civil society, youth, and the media are expected to gather on May 1 in Nadi, Fiji, for the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Governors that will runs through May 5.
The Tajikistan government delegation is expected to be headed by Mr. Davlatali Said, First Deputy Prime Minister, who is ADB Governor for Tajikistan, and comprise Mr. Sharaf Sheralizoda, Head of Secretariat of the Consultative Council on Investment Climate Improvement, according to the ADB Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM).
The Annual Meeting is the year’s largest gathering of the organization and an annual opportunity for ADB Governors to engage in focused discussion on development issues and challenges facing Asia and the Pacific.
The theme of the 2019 Annual Meeting, which also marks the first time a Pacific island country will host the event, is “Prosperity through Unity.”
Among the issues that will be discussed during the event in Nadi are sustainable tourism and its potential to boost national and regional development efforts; the role of private sector financing for disaster risk management and climate resilience in Asia and the Pacific; importance of concerted efforts to improve ocean health; ways to respond to heightening global economic uncertainty; the role of digital technologies for financial inclusion; and new tools for sustainable infrastructure development; among others.
ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. In 2018, it made commitments of new loans and grants amounting to $21.6 billion. Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.
