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Masato Kanda

b. 1965

Japanese bureaucrat and Asian Development Bank President

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About Masato Kanda

Born 1965. Masato Kanda is a Japanese bureaucrat.

Masato Kanda (神田 眞人) is a Japanese bureaucrat at the Ministry of Finance. Since 2021, he has served as Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs (財務官, zaimukan), the country's top currency diplomat. Due to the yen being traded in the weakest range in the past three decades during his tenure, his remarks on the possibility of currency intervention often make news headlines, in which he is sometimes referred to as the country's 'FX Tsar'. At the university, he learnt international politics from Yōichi Masuzoe, later Governor of Tokyo. After graduation, he started working for the Ministry of Finance. From 1989, he studied economics at St Hugh's College, Oxford, from which he graduated with an MPhil. Although most of his career has been spent at the ministry, he has also spent a few years each working for the World Bank and the OECD.

In November 2024, Kanda was elected the 11th President of the Asian Development Bank and assumed office on 24 February 2025.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Bureaucrat
Nationality
Education
University of Tokyo Faculty of Law, University of Oxford
Employers
Ministry of the Treasury

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Masato Kanda?

Japanese bureaucrat and Asian Development Bank President

When was Masato Kanda born?

Masato Kanda was born on 17 January 1965 in Nishinomiya.

What is Masato Kanda's occupation?

Masato Kanda is a bureaucrat.

What nationality is Masato Kanda?

Masato Kanda is Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Masato Kanda

· Wikidata: Q106480141

· DBpedia: Masato Kanda

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