MANILA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Japan's former top currency diplomat Masato Kanda assumed office as the 11th president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday, the international lender said.
Kanda, Japan's former vice-minister of finance for international affairs, succeeded Masatsugu Asakawa, another former senior official of Japan's Finance Ministry.
Founded in 1966, the Manila-based ADB is owned by 69 members, 49 from Asia and the Pacific. Enditem
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