Asian Development Bank appoints Takeo Konishi as Country Director for India

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Takeo Konishi as its new Country Director for India. Konishi will replace Kenichi Yokoyama who has taken over as Director-General of ADB’s South Asia Department. India is the fourth-largest shareholder of ADB and has been its largest borrower since 2010.

As head of the country office in New Delhi, Konishi will lead to ADB operations and policy dialogue with the government and other development partners in India. He will oversee the implementation of ADB India Country partnership Strategy 2018 – 2022 that focuses on building industrial competitiveness to create more jobs, providing inclusive infrastructure networks and services, and addressing environmental and climate change concerns.