Masato Kanda: ADB is strongly committed to supporting the Government’s priorities and reform agenda

Marking six decades of partnership, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda recently concluded a milestone visit to Nepal. A former Special Advisor to Japan’s Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Kanda used his trip to signal a bold new chapter for ADB’s engagement in the country under the new political landscape.

During his stay in Kathmandu, he held high-level talks with Prime Minister Balendra Shah (Balen), committing to support the government’s ambitious reform agenda and scale up ADB’s assistance, cementing this pledge by signing two major loan agreements totalling $165 million.