TOKYO -- The Asian Development Bank will seek to "attract more private capital" and focus on "countries' fiscal strength to improve market functions" under his leadership, Masato Kanda, a candidate to serve as the lender's next president, told Nikkei in a recent interview.
Kanda, who was until recently Japan's top currency diplomat and was nicknamed "Mr. Yen," emphasized the importance of the Asia-Pacific region as the "engine of the global economy," generating roughly 60% of its growth.
