by AFE-ADB | Mar 5, 2023 | Work and Play
Jill Gale de Villa On 2 December 2011 at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Nihal Amerasinghe (ADB 1979–2002) launched International Financial Institutions and Development in Asia. The book is a culmination of Nihal’s 40 years of experience, including 10 years...
by AFE-ADB | Mar 5, 2023 | Work and Play
Dang Fook Lee, former Secretary of ADB and Director General of BPMSD, took early retirement in 1994 and joined the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Malaysia) Ltd. in Kuala Lumpur as an independent director. At the same time, he served as an independent director on some...
by AFE-ADB | Mar 5, 2023 | Work and Play
Jill Gale de Villa While in Washington, DC, I had the great pleasure of being treated to lunch by Bobbie Montesa and Cathy Reyes-Angus. Both have been national officers at ADB and are currently professional staff at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Bobbie has...
by AFE-ADB | Mar 5, 2023 | Work and Play
Debabrata Bandyopadhyay Debabrata Bandyopadhyay, former ADB Executive Director for India, has been elected an Honourable Member of the Upper House (Rajya Sabha) of the Indian Parliament. He is also considered to be India’s leading land expert. While attending the 2011...
by AFE-ADB | Mar 5, 2023 | Work and Play
Leo Saet (ADB 1978–2005) After 27 years with ADB, I opted for early retirement in 2005. That same year (using ADB discretionary benefits) I went on a seven-country tour, starting in France and ending in Italy. Participants came from all over the Philippines, and all...