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Workshops/Meetings

ROCB A/P and ADB Discuss Closer Collaboration to Support the South Asia Region

5 September 2025, Online Meeting

ROCB A/P participated in an online meeting with the South Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 5th September 2025 to explore more ways to work together in supporting the South Asia Members.

The ADB team included Ms. Kanya Satyani Sasradipoera, Principal Regional Cooperation Specialist; Mr. Satish Reddy, Trade Facilitation Expert; and Ms. Pia Reyes, Principal Regional Cooperation Officer.

From ROCB A/P, Mr. Jun Tajima, Head of ROCB A/P, and Ms. Asuka Nagamatsu, Program Manager for South Asia, took part in the meeting.

At the beginning of the meeting, Mr. Tajima highlighted the importance of closer communication between ROCB A/P and ADB to make capacity-building efforts more effective in the region, especially with growing needs and limited resources. Ms. Nagamatsu gave an overview of ROCB A/P’s policies and recent activities, and shared the overall needs of those Members.

From ADB’s side, Ms. Kanya, Mr. Satish, and Ms. Pia explained their current and future programs and showed their interest in working together with WCO and ROCB A/P to ensure better alignment between their needs and Capacity Building activities. Both sides also recognized opportunities to improve synergy in their efforts.

The meeting concluded with a shared understanding to continue open communication and to seek practical ways to work more closely together.

For more information, please contact ROCB A/P at rocb@rocbap.org