浅川総裁、再選へ立候補　アジア開発銀行

　アジア開発銀行（ＡＤＢ）で総裁を務める浅川雅嗣氏は２６日、ＡＤＢのホームページを通じ、再選を目指して立候補する意向を表明した。浅川氏は２０２０年１月、５年の任期途中で退任した前任の中尾武彦氏に代わって着任。中尾氏の残り任期を引き継いだため、今年１１月に任期が切れる。１９６６年のＡＤＢ発足以降、総裁は浅川氏まで１０代連続で日本から選ばれている。
　浅川氏は、財務省で国際部門の事務方トップとなる財務官を務めた。ＡＤＢ総裁としてこれまで、新型コロナウイルスへの対応に尽力してきた。
　麻生太郎財務相は２６日、アジア・太平洋地域の途上国がコロナ禍から復興するため、「浅川総裁の再選を強く支持する」との談話を発表した。（2021/04/26-20:55）

Japan's Masatsugu Asakawa has indicated that he will stand for re-election as president of the Asian Development Bank.
   In a statement released on the ADB's website on Monday, Asakawa said, if re-elected, he would strengthen the ADB's focus on supporting its developing member countries' recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.
   Asakawa's current term is due to expire in November. He took office in January 2020, taking over the remaining term of the previous ADB head, Takehiko Nakao, who stepped down before the end of his five-year tenure.
   The ADB has continued to be headed by Japanese since its establishment in 1966. Asakawa, former Japanese vice minister of finance for international affairs, is its 10th president.
   Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso issued a statement on the same day expressing strong support for Asakawa's re-election. "I believe the ADB should continue to play a central role under strong leadership" of Asakawa in helping developing countries achieve recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, Aso said.