Italy officially presented as the Next Host Country of the 2025 ADB Annual Meeting
At the 57th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) held in Tbilisi, Georgia from 2 to 5 May 2024, Italy was announced as the next host of the ADB Annual Meeting in 2025. The official "passing the baton" ceremony from Georgia to Italy took place during the Business Session of the ADB Board of Governors on 5 May 2024. The 58th ADB Annual Meeting is scheduled in Milan from 4 to 7 May 2025.
Italy will host the ADB Annual Meeting for the first time. The last time Europe hosted the ADB Annual Meeting was in Frankfurt in 2016. Italy is a founding member of the Bank since 1966, representing an important and committed non-regional shareholder.
Francesca Utili, Alternate Governor for Italy and Director General for International Financial Relations at the Department of the Treasury within the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance said: “Political and economic relations between Italy and the Asia-Pacific region are durable and reliable. Despite the challenges posed by global crises, the volume of trade between Italy and Asian countries remains significant, as does cooperation. Italian companies show an increasing interest in the Asia-Pacific region.”
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