Robert Wihtol
Biography
Publications
Robert Wihtol is Adjunct Faculty at the Asian Institute of Management and former Asian Development Bank Country Director for China and Director General for East Asia.
China banks big wins as Trump withdraws from global aid game
By abandoning climate finance and health initiatives, the United States is creating unprecedented opportunities for Chinese-led multilateral banks.
Top jobs must go to the best candidates. International financial institutions should be no different
The appointment of a new Asian Development Bank president highlights the need for a shift to competitive and transparent selection of senior management everywhere.
Does China wield excessive influence in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank?
A dramatic resignation this week has put a spotlight on the functions of Beijing’s brainchild.
Development finance in Asia: a memoir
A former president of the Asian Development Bank reminisces about dealing with the rise of China.
China’s problematic lending comes home to roost
Pressure is mounting for China to join international debt-management initiatives.
Book review: Superpower showdown
The fraught relationship between the United States and China is set to deteriorate further.
Book review: The making of Putin’s Russia
How did an uncharismatic former mid-level KGB spy rise to the pinnacle of Russian politics?
The new development banks: Paradigm shift or poor imitation?
The multilateral development banks set up by China and the BRICS countries have evolved quickly from concept to reality.
Review: Asia on a knife-edge
A newly released book by John West takes a guarded view of the world’s most promising region.
