On 3 February 2023, members of the Barrio Fiesta Group had its 40 th reunion. This is the group of
retirees who were with ADB during the time of President Yoshida (the third President of ADB). President
Yoshida left ADB in 1981 and the group had its first gathering in 1982. Since then, the group were
meeting every year, even after the passing of President and Mrs. Yoshida, until the Covid-19 forced
them to suspend this practice. The gathering this time was the first one since the start of the pandemic
and attended by 37 retirees and spouses.
On 2 June 2023, those former staff who worked under President Kuroda had a reunion with President
and Mrs. Kuroda. President Kuroda, who had left ADB in 2013 to become Governor of the Bank of Japan
(the central bank of Japan), completed his second 5 year term as the Governor in April and stepped
down.
