Directors.

The board of directors of an international development bank shall consist of not less than five directors who are elected, unless appointed to fill a vacancy, at the annual meeting of shareholders or at a special meeting. However, if so authorized by the articles of incorporation, a majority of the full board of directors may, at any time of the year following the annual meeting of shareholders in which such action has been authorized, increase the number of directors of such international development bank by not more than two and appoint persons to fill the resulting vacancies. Directors may be citizens of the United States or of foreign countries and need not be residents of this state.