Governors' Seminar: Cross-Border Collaboration for Future Resilience
On May 6th, the Governors' Seminar titled Cross-Border Collaboration for Future Resilience was held as part of the ADB Annual Meeting 2025 in Milan.
The panel discussione was led by: Pasi Hellman, Governor for Finland in ADB; and Under-Secretary of State, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland, Masato Kanda, President and Chairperson of the Board of Directors, ADB, Biman Prasad, Governor for Fiji, ADB; and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Fiji, Nirmala Sitharaman, Governor for India, ADB; and Minister of Finance, India, Francesca Utili, Alternate Governor for Italy, ADB; and Director, Department of the Treasury, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Italy.
Asia and the Pacific has become a major beneficiary of deepening global value chains by embracing open trade and investment regimes and strengthening international economic cooperation. However, the global trade and investment environment now faces growing headwinds, including geopolitical tensions, rising protectionism, and heightened risks from natural hazards, pandemics, and other shocks. Strengthening cross-border economic cooperation within the region, and between Asia and Europe, is critical to building future resilience and mitigating the negative impacts of external shocks.
For more information, please see: Cross-Border Collaboration for Future Resilience.
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