New Development Bank 𝟏𝟏th Annual Meeting

The Eleventh Annual Meeting of the New Development Bank (NDB) Board of Governors will be held on May 14–15, 2026, in the City of Moscow, Russia.

Under the theme “Development Financing in an Era of Technological Revolution”, this year’s Annual Meeting will bring together hundreds of distinguished participants, including high-level government officials, Ministers, members of NDB’s Boards, business leaders, development partners, experts and media, to strengthen the NDB’s role as a development partner and knowledge-sharing platform for its member countries and beyond.

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Technological revolutions have long served as key engines of economic transformation and social progress. Each wave of innovation, from the Industrial Revolution to the current Digital Revolution, has fundamentally reshaped the way societies are organized, how economies grow, and how people live and work.

Today, rapid advances in artificial intelligence and digital technologies, energy generation and storage, biotechnologies, and other fields are together redefining the limits of possibility. Meanwhile, geopolitical context, market fragmentations, and protectionist policies are hindering the sharing of the benefits of innovation. In this context, it is vital for Emerging Markets and Developing Countries (EMDCs) to take active and effective steps to co-evolve with this technological revolution, seizing its opportunities while managing its risks. Development finance plays an essential role; it should extend beyond conventional infrastructure investment to proactively encourage innovation, facilitate the expansion of transformative technologies, advance inclusivity, and enhance international collaboration in technological development. By taking a proactive stance, development finance can help close the technology gap and make sure that all countries, in particular EMDCs, benefit in this new technological era.

The New Development Bank, as a leading multilateral development institution by and for the EMDCs, is committed to rising to this challenge. Building on a decade of development impact, the NDB continues to evolve its strategy and instruments to support member countries in navigating the technological revolution and harnessing its potential for sustainable and inclusive growth.

Against this backdrop, the 11th NDB Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors brings together senior government officials from member countries, global thought leaders, and renowned experts and practitioners to engage in high-level dialogues on the most pressing issues at the intersection of technology and development. Their contributions will generate fresh momentum to ensure that development finance, and the NDB in particular, plays its full role in supporting member countries and the Global South to embrace the technological revolution, foster innovation, and build a more prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable future.