ＡＤＢ総裁に神田前財務官推薦　浅川氏の後任―政府発表

　鈴木俊一財務相は１０日の閣議後記者会見で、アジア開発銀行（ＡＤＢ）の次期総裁候補に、日本政府として、神田真人前財務省財務官を推薦すると発表した。鈴木氏は「国際的な合意形成や国際機関運営の経験が豊富で、アジア太平洋諸国の事情にも精通しており、ＡＤＢ総裁に最も適任な人物だ」と理由を述べた。
　現総裁の浅川雅嗣氏は来年２月２３日付で辞任する意向を表明。神田氏は２０２１年から３年間財務官を務め、今年８月、内閣官房参与に就いた。
　神田氏は１０日、財務省内で記者団の取材に応じ、「身に余る光栄であるとともに、国際的な選挙を勝ち抜かなければならない重責だ」と語った。その上で、「浅川総裁は気候変動や感染症対策で素晴らしい業績を残した。さらにＡＤＢのアジア太平洋に対する役割を発展させていければと思う」と意気込んだ。（2024/09/10-19:52）

The Japanese government will recommend Masato Kanda, former vice minister of finance for international affairs, to be the next president of the Asian Development Bank, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Tuesday.
   Kanda "has a lot of experience in making international agreements and operating international organizations and also understands Asia-Pacific countries well," Suzuki told a news conference. He described Kanda as "the most suitable person for the ADB presidency."
   Incumbent ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa has announced his intention to step down Feb. 23 next year.
   Kanda served as vice finance minister for international affairs for three years from 2021. He took up the post of special adviser to the cabinet in August this year.
   The ADB's top leader is elected by member countries. Japan is the biggest shareholder in the ADB, and all of the bank's 10 ADB presidents have been Japanese since the organization was established in 1966.