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Who is the Current President of Asian Development Bank (ADB)? (As reported on 5 January 2020)
AMasatsugu Asakawa
BShinzo Abe
CTakehiko Nakao
DNone of these
Correct answer
A. Masatsugu Asakawa
Explanation
Masatsugu Asakawa has been unanimously elected President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) by its Board of Governors on 2 December 2019. He will assume office as ADB’s 10th President on 17 January 2020 . He will succeed Takehiko Nakao, who will leave office on 16 January 2020. Mr. Asakawa will finish the unexpired term of President Nakao, which ends on 23 November 2021.