Banking on the Future of Asia and the Pacific

The origins of this book lie in plans to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Inaugural Meeting of the Bank opened on 24 November 1966 in Tokyo, so 24 November of 2016 marked the official 50th birthday of the institution. Another key event is the 50th ADB Annual Meeting being held in Yokohama, Japan, in May 2017. The first 20 years were chronicled in an earlier book, A Bank for Half the World. As the Bank was turning 50, it seemed time to take stock again to look at how the organization has changed and how it has participated in the remarkable transformation in Asia during the last 50 years.