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ADB's New Approach to Supporting Critical Minerals-to-Manufacturing Value Chains in Asia and the Pacific
"Critical minerals are key to powering a clean, connected global future—and ADB is stepping up." ADB President Masato Kanda
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Masato Kanda is the President of ADB and the Chairperson of ADB’s Board of Directors. He was elected President by ADB’s Board of Governors and assumed office on 24 February 2025.
ADB Lowers Economic Growth Forecast for Asia and the Pacific
Developing Asia and the Pacific’s growth forecasts are cut to 4.7% in 2025 and 4.6% in 2026 from April. Front-loading of exports and solid domestic demand boosted growth in the first quarter of 2025, but a worsened external environment weighs on the region’s outlook.
Higher US tariffs and trade uncertainty are the main risks for the region’s prospects. Renewed geopolitical tensions and a faster deterioration in the People's Republic of China's (PRC) property market could also weaken growth.
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Caucasus and Central Asia: GDP
The subregional growth outlook for the Caucasus and Central Asia was revised upward to 5.5% for 2025 and 5.1% for 2026, from 5.4% and 5.0%, respectively. This reflects a stronger growth trajectory in Kazakhstan reinforced by stronger than expected government spending on capital investments and social services. The earlier launch of the Tengiz oil field expansion project, ahead of the previous ADO’s mid-year expectation, will also support mining output. On 31 May 2025, OPEC+ raised oil production for a third consecutive month, further bolstering growth prospects for Kazakhstan as it operates at maximum available capacity. The growth records of other countries remained in line with earlier ADO expectations.
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