Milan, May 5, 2025. /Kabar/. Governor for Uzbekistan elected Chair of ADB Board of Governors for 2025-2026, Fabio Panetta, governor of ADB from Italy, said, addressing the business session of ADB Governors in Milan.
“Moving on to Agenda Item 8, the Committee has recommended that the Governor for Uzbekistan be elected Chair of the Board of Governors for 2025-2026 and that the Governors for Norway and Thailand be elected Vice-Chairs to hold office from the end of this Annual Meeting to the end of the 59th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors,” he said.
The 59h ADB Annual Meeting will be held in Samarkand city of Uzbekistan on May 3-6, 2026.
The 58th ADB Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors is being held in Milan.
The Annual Meeting of the ADB Board of Governors is an opportunity to provide guidance on ADB administrative, financial, and operational directions. The meetings provide opportunities for member governments to interact with ADB staff, nongovernment organizations (NGOs), media, and representatives of observer countries, international organizations, academe, and the private sector. The ADB annual meetings have become a premier forum for the discussion of economic and social development issues in Asia and the Pacific.
Annual meetings are held in a member country in late April or early May.
The Asian Development Bank has 69 members, including 49 regional members from Asia and the Pacific, such as India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and many others, and 20 non-regional members from Europe, North America, and other regions.