亚洲开发银行（亚开行）行长神田真人警告称，在不确定性全球背景下，亚太地区的通货膨胀可能会持续并恶化。
Inflation in the Asia-Pacific region may persist and worsen amid global uncertainty, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda has warned.
曾任日本财务省负责国际事务的副财务大臣的神田在一次采访中表示：“全球经济正面临空前的地缘政治不确定性。”
“The global economy is facing unprecedented uncertainty,” Kanda, a former Japanese vice finance minister for international affairs, said in an interview.
神田表示，亚太地区的通货膨胀可能“持续甚至进一步恶化”，他列举了中东动荡导致的能源价格飙升、厄尔尼诺现象恶化以及与气候变化相关的自然灾害日益严重等风险因素。
Inflation in the Asia-Pacific region may “continue and even deteriorate further,” Kanda said, citing risk factors such as soaring energy prices stemming from turmoil in the Middle East, the worsening El Nino phenomenon and the increasing severity of natural disasters linked to climate change.
他目前正在曼谷访问，以出席正在举行的2026年国际货币基金组织和世界银行集团年会。
He is visiting Bangkok to attend ongoing 2026 annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group.
根据亚洲开发银行的经济展望，亚太地区新兴经济体的增长率预计将从2025年的5.5%放缓至2026年的5.0%。
According to the ADB’s economic outlook, growth in emerging economies in the Asia-Pacific region is projected to slow to 5.0% in 2026 from 5.5% in 2025.
鉴于亚洲国家对中东原油和天然气供应的高度依赖，亚洲开发银行已提供56亿美元的财政支持。
Given Asian countries’ heavy reliance on the Middle East for crude oil and natural gas supplies, the ADB has provided $5.6 billion in financial support.
神田说：“由于世界领导人敏锐地认识到了能源安全的重要性，我们有机会推动改革，包括通过区域合作增强抵御能力。”
“As world leaders are keenly aware of the importance of energy security, we have the opportunity to promote reforms, including strengthening resilience through regional cooperation,” Kanda said.
神田表示，主要在发达经济体上升的长期利率，加重了持有大量美元计价债务的发展中国家的偿债负担。
Rising long-term interest rates, mainly in developed economies, have increased repayment burdens for developing nations with large amounts of dollar-denominated debt, Kanda said.
他补充说：“在能源和运输成本上涨以及对财政可持续性担忧的背景下，发展中国家正面临加剧的通胀风险。”亚洲开发银行的下一次年会将于明年5月在名古屋举行。
“Developing nations are facing heightened inflation risks amid rising energy prices and transportation costs, as well as concerns over fiscal sustainability,” he added. The ADB’s next annual meeting will be held in May next year in Nagoya.
神田表示，在世界走向内向、国内社会日益分裂之际，这次聚会将是“国际合作的一个非常重要的契机”。他表达了希望该会议能鼓励更多日本企业向亚洲拓展业务的愿望。
That gathering “will be a very important opportunity for international cooperation at a time when the world is turning inward and societies within countries are becoming more divided,” Kanda said. He expressed hope that the meeting will encourage more Japanese companies to expand into Asia.
在谈到日本的经济和财政管理时，神田表示，维持稳健的宏观经济政策对任何国家都极其有效。他补充说，这样的政策是打击投机者的“最佳武器”。他还表示，“适时调整利率”将有助于保护日本经济。
On Japan’s economic and fiscal management, Kanda said that maintaining a sound macroeconomic policy is extremely effective for any country. He added that such a policy is the “best weapon” against speculators. He also said that a “timely interest rate adjustment” would help protect the Japanese economy.
神田因在担任日本财务省负责国际事务的副财务大臣期间监督大规模买入日元的外汇干预而被称为“令和日元先生”，他在卸任日本最高财务外交官后于2025年2月就任亚洲开发银行行长。他将于今年11月开始其作为这家总部设在马尼拉的多边开发银行掌门人的第二任期。
Known as the “Mr. Yen of the Reiwa Era” for overseeing massive yen-buying foreign exchange interventions while serving as Japan’s vice finance minister for international affairs, Kanda assumed the post of ADB president in February 2025 after stepping down as the country’s top finance diplomat. He will begin his second term as head of the Manila-based multilateral development bank in November this year.