Summary of Proceedings: 39th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors

Abstract

The Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors was held in the Hyderabad International Convention Center, Hyderabad, India, from 4 to 6 May 2006. The Prime Minister of India, the Honorable Manmohan Singh addressed the opening session on 5 May 2006, followed by the Honorable P. Chidambaram, Minister of Finance of India, and the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda. The Governor for India, by the Honorable P. Chidambaram, chaired the Meeting. The Governor for Palau, the Honorable Elbuchel Sadang, and the Alternate Governor for Luxembourg, Mr. Arsene Jacoby, served as Vice-Chairs.