ADB opens Singapore office

Singapore

ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) opened its new office in Singapore, marking deepening efforts with the Republic to collaborate on some of the most pressing development challenges facing Asia and the Pacific.

The office, opened by the organisation's president Masatsugu Asakawa and Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat, will look into more avenues to enhance cooperation between ADB and Singapore across the region. Measures include tackling climate change, financing and building quality infrastructure, pioneering innovation in development operations, and managing urbanisation.