We wish to address the matters raised in the Financial Times related to the difficulties the Asian Development Bank is having internally and with some of its big shareholders (“Donors seek ADB shake-up,” January 17). We do this based on our long experience as ambassadors/executive directors on behalf of the US for a combined period of more than 10 years, covering two US administrations and three Japanese ADB presidents.

Video interview

Haruhiko Kuroda, Asian Development Bank president, defends the bank’s practices in this exclusive FT interview from January 17, 2008