Overview
- Kanda said he will run for re-election as Asian Development Bank president, with the bank confirming his bid as his current term ends on November 23, 2026.
- Japan’s Ministry of Finance issued a formal statement that it strongly supports his re-election, and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama praised his deep expertise and hands-on approach.
- Tokyo credits his tenure with procurement reforms and changes to the ADB’s founding agreement that opened the way to lift the bank’s lending capacity for member countries.
- He has pushed a shift toward private-sector development inside the bank, aligning operations with a goal to quadruple support for private projects.
- He chairs the group representing multilateral development banks this year, which Japan says has improved coordination and quick crisis responses, and ADB members will decide the next term before his mandate expires.