It’s mine!

Amidst all the drama around appointing a new head of the Bank of Japan, there’s another potential conflict brewing over the next head of the Asian Development Bank, which has been led by a Japanese since the bank’s inception. It seems likely that Japan is determined to hold on to the top spot. Still, no telling if maybe North Korea has a candidate they think could fit the bill.

ＡＤＢ総裁、日本の 独占続くか＝黒田氏 が辞任表明

日銀総裁候補となった黒田東彦アジア開 発銀行（ＡＤＢ）総裁は２８日、３月１８ 日付で辞任する意向を表明した。これを 受け、麻生太郎財務相は次期ＡＤＢ総裁に ついて「最適任の人物を日本から速やかに 推薦したい」との談話を発表。１９６６年 のＡＤＢ設立以来、日本が８代にわたり 独占してきた総裁ポストの確保に全力を挙 げるが、他の加盟国が対抗馬を立てる可能 性もあり、予断を許さない。

政府は黒田氏の後任に、財務省の国際金 融部門の事務方トップの財務官を務める中 尾武彦氏を擁立する方針。

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Will Japan continue its monopoly on the ADB Presidency? -- Kuroda announced retirement

President of the Asia Development Bank (ADB) Haruhiko Kuroda, who has been nominated for the presidency of the Bank of Japan, announced on the 28 th that he will resign effective March 18 th . Upon this news, Finance Minister Taro Aso said that “I would like to quickly propose the most qualified candidate from Japan” for the role of next ADB president. Since the establishment of the ADB in 1966, Japan has continued to exert all its strength to dominated the presidential post through 8 terms, but is possible that other member states may offer an alternative candidate but it’s impossible to predict.

The administration is intending to nominate Takehiko Nakao who serves as the Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs in the Finance Ministry as successor to Kuroda.