Asian Development Bank defies G20 — China Daily, AsiaOne, East Asia Forum, AFR

There's a strong and welcome trend toward appointing the leaders of major international organisations through competitive processes-except in Asia.The Asian Development Bank, whose president has just stepped down to head Japan's central bank, looks set to appoint its new president just as it has always done: in a hurry, behind closed doors, without competition, and from Japan.Opinion piece by Stephen Howes, Robin Davies and Ashlee Betteridge from the Development Policy Centre on a lack of transparency in the leadership selection process at the Asian Development Bank.Full piece published in AsiaOne Business, China Daily, East Asia Forum and the Australian Financial Review.