Beijing, March 22, 2023
Investing in Asia’s Water Sector is Investing in Infrastructure for Tomorrow
Communications Department
Water availability and management are crucial for economic growth, food security, public health and trade throughout Asia. Harnessing water’s productive potential and mitigating its destructive force remain key priorities to achieving better social and economic development in Asia.
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Beijing, March 07, 2023
Advancing Women Entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia — A Look at AIIB’s First Investment in a Women’s Economic Empowerment Fund
Thomas Walenta, Danni Li, Kristina (Sheng) Yu
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) commits to closing the gender gap, enhancing gender equality, and maximizing the benefits and impacts of its investments.
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Beijing, March 02, 2023
Tale of Two Greens: Financial and Environmental Sustainability
Andrew Cross
We entered 2023 with new hope for a sustainable post-pandemic recovery. But we also braced ourselves for a year of potential political, social and financial uncertainty.
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Beijing, March 01, 2023
Reflecting on Sustainable Investing: Sustainability-Linked Incentives for Fund Managers
Thomas Walenta, Dr. Jingyi Zhang, Boyun Yang
Sustainable or ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing has become a major global investment trend. According to Morningstar, global sustainable fund assets soared to USD2.5 trillion by end-2022, more than doubled compared to end-2019.
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Beijing, Feb. 10, 2023
Harnessing Clean Energy in Rajasthan, India’s ‘House of the Sun’
Pratyush Mishra, Afsona-Bonu Mansurova
As the world’s second most populous country and the fifth largest economy in the world, India’s domestic demand for energy grows exponentially.
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Beijing, Jan. 19, 2023
AIIB Graduate Program Now Open for Applications
Vincent Nicolier
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) offers recent graduates and young professionals from diverse academic backgrounds the opportunity to contribute to AIIB’s mission to finance Infrastructure for Tomorrow while developing valuable professional skills.
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Beijing, Jan. 17, 2023
Mobilizing Institutional Capital for Infrastructure Debt in Asia
Han Zhao, Stefen Shin
Infrastructure lies at the heart of economic, social and ecological development, and the lack of sufficient financing for infrastructure assets is a continuing challenge to develop emerging market economies. AIIB is partnering with Clifford Capital Holdings (CCH) to bridge the infrastructure financing gap through an innovative securitization platform Bayfront Infrastructure Management (Bayfront) which connects institutional investors with infrastructure debt solutions in Asia Pacific.
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Beijing, Jan. 06, 2023
Join AIIB to Finance Infrastructure for Tomorrow
Vincent Nicolier
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is looking for graduates and young professionals who are interested in working on infrastructure development. As a multilateral development bank (MDB) focused on developing Asia, but with Members from all over the world, AIIB’s investments in infrastructure and other productive sectors seek to foster sustainable economic development, create wealth and improve infrastructure connectivity.
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BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2022
Financing the Last Miles for Regional Connectivity
Infrastructure Investment Department (Region 2), Yaxin Yan
Multan, a city in east-central Pakistan with a population of around two million, is undergoing change for the better. Farm produce or perishable fruits would be transported faster. Sightseers would spend less time on the road, allowing them to appreciate Pakistan’s ancient architectures. All this, thanks to enhanced transport connectivity.
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BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2022
Amid Challenges, MDBs Continue to Play Critical Role in Infrastructure Investment
Communications Department
The role of multilateral development banks (MDBs) like the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will remain critical when it comes to infrastructure investments that are better, smarter, more resilient and more efficient.
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BEIJING, Dec. 22, 2022
Stakeholder Coordination Needed to Ensure Strengthening and Implementation of ESG Standards
Communications Department
Governments, private investors and multilateral development banks (MDB) need to work together closely to ensure that science-based environment, social and governance (ESG) initiatives among countries are implemented properly and at the soonest. This was the call made by expert panelists at the webinar “ESG Integrity and Scrutiny” the 2022 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors.
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BEIJING, Dec. 16, 2022
Multilateral Cooperation Key to Enhancing Regional Connectivity, Improving Access
Infrastructure Investment Department (Region 1)
“Strong intra- and interregional connectivity not only accelerates trade but also contributes to accelerated income and reduced poverty,” said Sharifa Khan, Secretary, Economic Relations Division, Bangladesh Ministry of Finance as she opened the session on “Regional Transport and Energy Connectivity” at the 2022 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors.
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BEIJING, Dec. 13, 2022
AIIB Report: For Net-Zero to be Achieved, “Moonshots” Need to Happen
Economics Department
As it is, the world is far behind in its commitment to achieving net-zero by transitioning from fossil fuel to other forms of clean energy sources. It is now incumbent upon all decision makers—from governments in all economies, private institutions, to multilateral development banks (MDB)—to take drastic actions in stemming the effects of climate change especially, for people in emerging and developing countries.
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BEIJING, Dec. 01, 2022
Mobilizing Private Capital for Sustainable Infrastructure Development in Asia
Communications Department
“Modern infrastructure is vital for economic development and job creation, and the need for infrastructure finance is going to be even more pronounced and urgent post-pandemic as the world is facing overlapping crises,” said Konstantin Limitovskiy, Vice President, Investment Operations (Region 2), of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
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BEIJING, Nov. 30, 2022
Cooperation, Not Competition: How Multilaterals Can Optimize Infrastructure Financing
Annual Meeting Team
As the global economy faces challenges caused by recent crises, multilateral financing institutions play a key role in mobilizing investments to help developing countries recover and meet sustainable development objectives.
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BEIJING, Nov. 25, 2022
Narrowing the Digital Divide: Innovations in Digital Infrastructure Financing
Strategy, Policy and Budget Department
During the 4th G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting in Washington, DC on October 12-13, 2022, the G20 endorsed the publication Digital Infrastructure Finance: Issues, Practices and Innovations—G20 Compendium of Case Studies.
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Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Nov. 22, 2022
COP27, Together for Implementation: Final Reflections From AIIB’s Climate Team
Strategy, Policy and Budget Department
“It always seems impossible until it is done,” Nelson Mandela as quoted by UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell at the start of the conference.
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Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Nov. 17, 2022
COP27, Fiscal Constraints and Mobilizing Resources: Reflections from AIIB’s Climate Team
Strategy, Policy and Budget Department
The fast pace of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) engagement with various stakeholders continued on-ground at COP27. At the higher, strategic level among leaders of governments and institutions, there was a spotlight on multilateral development banks (MDBs) and on overhauling the financial system at the Egyptian Presidency thematic sessions. From the AIIB side, we advanced our focus on our three messages and commenced initiatives and signings related to this. At the same time, the climate negotiators worked late into the night to address contentious issues such as increasing ambition, adaptation and resilience, loss and damage and the mechanics of the carbon markets.
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Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Nov. 10, 2022
COP27 Flagship Event & Strategic Partnerships: Reflections from AIIB’s Climate Team
Strategy, Policy and Budget Department
The flagship event of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) at COP27—Scaling Climate Finance–Bridging the Gap Between Concessional and Private Finance—was held on Nov. 8 and opened by Jin Liqun,
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Sharm el-Sheikh, Nov. 10, 2022
COP27, the First 3 Days: Reflections from AIIB’s Climate Team
Strategy, Policy and Budget Department
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) delegation to COP27 consists of senior leadership, led by President Jin Liqun, and representatives from different departments including Investment Operations, Economics, Communications, Policy and Strategy, Office of the Secretariat and Operational Services.
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Sharm el-Sheikh, Nov. 03, 2022
AIIB AT COP27
Strategy, Policy and Budget Department
As Asia’s climate partner, AIIB brings capital, capacity and convening power to accelerate financing solutions to climate change. In particular, AIIB is focusing on increasing investment into climate-technology and climate resilient infrastructure where it is most needed, so that no country is left behind.
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BEIJING, Oct. 25, 2022
Opportunities for Social Infrastructure Operations at AIIB
Hun Kim, Zhaojing Mu
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, multilateral development banks (MDBs) have seen an increase in their respective social sector portfolios as more developing countries reach middle-income status.
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BEIJING, Oct. 14, 2022
Investing in Climate-Resilient Roads for a Better Tomorrow
Anne Ong Lopez, Subhash C. Nigam
Countries across the globe face a tough job of weathering a warmer world and designing a sustainable development pathway for their people.
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BEIJING, July 29, 2022
Does Poor Infrastructure Hamper Trade Liberalization?
Jang Ping Thia, Anne Ong Lopez
There is a large body of work that points to the beneficial effects of international trade. However, we continue to observe tariff barriers, especially in developing economies.
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BEIJING, July 25, 2022
Quenching the Thirst for Safely Managed Water Services in Uzbekistan
Zacharias Ziegelhöfer
In Central Asia, water is the key factor for socioeconomic development. Nowhere is this truer than in Uzbekistan, a landlocked country surrounded by five other landlocked countries. Virtually all the water resources in Central Asia come from the year-round snow and glaciers in the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan. Water flows through the Amudarya and Syrdarya rivers to irrigate crops in Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
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BEIJING, May 18, 2022
Meeting the USD50 Trillion Investment Gap for Special Economic Zones to Drive Industrial Transition to Zero-Carbon in 2050
Bo Zhang, Pingyean Cheah
Industrial producers or manufacturers worldwide will need to adopt new equipment, machinery and technologies, ranging from energy-efficient solutions to bio-energy and carbon capture/utilization/storage solutions by 2050.
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BEIJING, May 03, 2022
How Private Equity Investments Help Financing Infrastructure for Tomorrow
Thomas Walenta, Dr. Jingyi Zhang, Boyun Yang
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral financial institution whose mission is financing Infrastructure for Tomorrow (i4t)—infrastructure that is green, technology-enabled and promotes regional connectivity.
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BEIJING, March 22, 2022
Investing in Asia’s Water Sector Infrastructure
David Ginting
While Asia’s development can be characterized by its fast economic and population growth and rapid urbanization, there is growing need to optimally and sustainably harness the productive potential of key resources such as water to support the region’s continued growth, be it for agriculture, industry, energy, or domestic use.
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BEIJING, March 15, 2022
Building AIIB’s Legal Department with Young Talent
Alberto Ninio
To complement its existing group of experienced lawyers, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has established a Legal Associates Program (LAP) to facilitate the hiring of young lawyers who not only have the technical skills, enthusiasm, and ambition needed by the Bank, but can also bring new perspectives and innovative ideas to the workplace.
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BEIJING, March 09, 2022
How Resilient Were Global Value Chains to the COVID-19 Pandemic?1
Abhijit Sen Gupta2, Jing Zhao3
The COVID-19 pandemic presented unprecedented challenges for global value chains (GVCs) and aggravated an already difficult situation stemming from geopolitical tensions and policy uncertainties.
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BEIJING, March 07, 2022
Education and Skills Training during
Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Era
Hun Kim, Zhaojing Mu
Education is a fundamental human right. However, the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic affected young people more than adults because of the disruption of their education and training, and they bore disproportionately higher economic and social costs.
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BEIJING, Feb. 23, 2022
Monitoring Projects with New Eyes: Using Satellite Technology to Build Infrastructure for Tomorrow
Georgi Dzhartov
The development and implementation of infrastructure projects, large and small, rely on predictability and foresight.
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BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2022
Diversifying Oman’s Economy and Promoting Connectivity and Regional Cooperation
Edwin Yuen
A lot has changed since the Port of Duqm in Oman began operations in 2013. Heavy cargo used to pass through Musabbah Port in Abu Dhabi to get to Oman, which meant higher costs and longer transport times.
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BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2022
Global Funding, Cooperation Crucial for Green Transition
Leonardo Magno
Political leaders find themselves currently amid a messy reality. The seemingly irresistible force for clean energy has met the immovable object of an embedded fossil fuel energy system.
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BEIJING, Jan. 06, 2022
Attracting the Right Talent to Grow a Young Bank
Vincent Nicolier
Despite the challenges of the past two years, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is continuing to grow and is looking for talent to match the needs of the institution.
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BEIJING, Dec. 22, 2021
Growing the Bank Despite 2021 Challenges
Domenico Nardelli
For those who thought 2020 was a difficult year, how about 2021? While it is fortunate that the situation—though still serious—has improved globally from a COVID-19 standpoint, the year that is about to close brought more challenging market conditions, concerns, and hurdles to clear, including for us in the financial sector.
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BEIJING, Dec. 14, 2021
AIIB Shows Support for Climate Agenda at COP26
Sáni Ye Zou
The 2021 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP) was hosted by the United Kingdom in Glasgow (COP26) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) was present to do its part.
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BEIJING, Nov. 17, 2021
Environmental Impact of Renewable Energy—A Value Chain Approach
Sinan Li1, Mingkun Wu, Jintao Zhu
The transition to cleaner energy resources is an essential step towards achieving the world’s climate change goals. In 2020, the world invested over USD300 billion in renewable energy.
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BEIJING, Nov. 16, 2021
Driving Capital Markets in Asia in a Sustainable Manner
Thomas Walenta, Dr. Jingyi Zhang, Menglin Yang
Sustainable investment is the selection of assets that contribute in some way to a sustainable economy. It is a term broadly used for the consideration of typical environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and includes ESG integration, which considers how ESG issues impact a security’s risk and return profile.
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BEIJING, Nov. 15, 2021
Investing in Developing Country Infrastructure
Daniel Wagner
From a perceived risk perspective, investing in infrastructure in developing countries can be a daunting task, which is why many institutional investors resist doing so.
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BEIJING, Nov. 03, 2021
UK COP26 Ambassador:
AIIB Paris Alignment is Welcome;
Should Not be Just a Slogan
Leonardo Magno
As the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) goes underway in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom’s COP26 Regional Ambassador for Asia-Pacific and South Asia welcomed the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) announcement that it would align its operations with the Paris Agreement.
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BEIJING, Sep. 17, 2021
Applying a Climate Framework to Capital Markets
Calvin Quek
In August this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the first contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report on Climate Change.
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BEIJING, Sep. 15, 2021
Achieving Sustainable Infrastructure for a Post-COVID World
Daniel Wagner, Thomas Walenta
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting global economic crisis represent an enormous challenge for most national infrastructure networks in such key sectors as energy, transport, and water.
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BEIJING, Sep. 07, 2021
Making an Impact in Asian Infrastructure
Dong-lk (Don) Lee
Environmental Finance spoke with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank's (AIIB) Director General Dong-Ik Lee, about the bank's Sustainable Capital Markets Initiative (SCMI) and its approach to environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration and engagement.
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BEIJING, Sep. 06, 2021
Making Every Drop Count: How AIIB is Building Infrastructure for Tomorrow in Indonesia’s Water Sector
David Ginting
With more than 270 million people as of 2021, Indonesia is the largest country in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in terms of economy and population.
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BEIJING, Aug. 24, 2021
AIIB’s Climate Finance Focus
Daniel Wagner
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB’s) mission is to finance Infrastructure for Tomorrow (i4t), which unlocks new capital and technologies while creating new ways to address climate change and connect Asia with the rest of the world.
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BEIJING, Aug. 19, 2021
Mobilizing Private Capital
for the Energy Transition in Asia
Thomas Walenta, David Morgado
The global energy system will have to undergo a major structural transformation in a very short period to meet the climate goals under the Paris Agreement.
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BEIJING, Aug. 10, 2021
Giving Power to Others: How AIIB Is Strengthening Power Distribution in Indonesia
Ziwei Liao
Electricity demand has been a key driver of Indonesia’s economic growth, the largest economy in Southeast Asia having maintained an annual growth rate of around five percent over the past five years.
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BEIJING, Aug. 04, 2021
Harnessing the Power of the Sun and Investors for Oman’s Energy Sector
Victor Salgado
Roughly 300 kilometers west of Muscat just off the Buraimi–Ibri Highway, the largest utility-scale solar park in Oman is nearing completion.
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BEIJING, July 16, 2021
The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Infrastructure
Daniel Wagner
In the past three decades, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines have experienced rapid economic development from a young and growing demographics, increasingly educated and affluent populations, and expanding consumer markets.
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BEIJING, July 02, 2021
Infrastructure for Tomorrow: Advancing Connectivity in Southeast Asia
Pieter Bakker
In the past three decades, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines have experienced rapid economic development from a young and growing demographics, increasingly educated and affluent populations, and expanding consumer markets.
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The Importance of Achieving Global Risk Agility
Daniel Wagner
A number of risks that occurred sporadically in previous decades now occur with regularity and have become a permanent part of the global risk management mosaic.
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BEIJING, June 30, 2021
Multilateral Cooperation in the Time of Vaccine Shortage
Hun Kim
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, we believed that we were living in the world of well-functioning multilateralism.
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BEIJING, June 23, 2021
Starting Things Right: Meet the Specialists Who Promote Best Environmental and Social Practices in AIIB Projects
Maricris Jan Tobias
Financing Infrastructure for Tomorrow (i4t) can be challenging, but success begins with good project preparation.
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BEIJING, June 18, 2021
Planning for the Future and Avoiding Stranded Assets
David Morgado, Dr. Ben Caldecott
Stranded assets are assets that have suffered from unanticipated or premature write-downs, devaluations, or conversion to liabilities.
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BEIJING, June 15, 2021
From Delhi to Meerut: A Journey of Connectivity
Amit Kumar
The growing population of India’s National Capital Region (NCR) is expected to overtake that of Tokyo to become the world’s most populated city in the next 10 years.
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BEIJING, May 18, 2021
Erik Berglof and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Investing in Global Health and Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abigail Wright
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in public health systems across the world and reinforced the need to develop sustainable, inclusive and resilient health infrastructure—the backbone of global health security.
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Resettlement and Impact of the Mymensingh Kewatkhali Bridge Project in Bangladesh
Natalia Carla Sanz, Somnath Basu
The Mymensingh Kewatkhali Bridge Project in Bangladesh has great potential to drive positive outcomes for the local community and the country’s economy.
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BEIJING, May 10, 2021
Water from Air: Climate Resilience with Lightsmith
Thomas Walenta
With extreme weather spotlighting the arrival of climate change, a unique new growth capital partnership is overtaking its peers to expedite adaptation to solve the problem.
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BEIJING, May 07, 2021
Infrastructure: An Important Link in the Supply Chain
Jang Ping Thia
What were your thoughts when you first saw the images of the large container ship Ever Given stranded at the Suez, blocking hundreds of others in the process? Some of us worried about supplies of coffee, toilet paper or the likes.
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BEIJING, May 06, 2021
Leveraging Strong Partnerships to Drive ESG Investing in Asia and Beyond
Jingyi Zhang, Thomas Walenta
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) partnered with Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) in 2018 to build a sustainable environmental, social and governance (ESG) ecosystem in the debt capital markets in emerging Asia.
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BEIJING, May 03, 2021
Accelerating Coordinated Actions for Vaccine Deployment
Rachid Benmessaoud, Fan Hu
More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has seen enormous coordinated international efforts to deal with this public health emergency.
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BEIJING, April 29, 2021
Applying Best Environmental and Social Practices to AIIB Projects
Michaela S. Bergman
Located along the southern coastline of Lombok, an island in Indonesia close to Bali, the Mandalika Tourism Project is a far-reaching undertaking by the Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) to create a tourist destination that will make the most of the island’s white sandy beaches while also maintaining the natural beauty and culture of the area.
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BEIJING, April 23, 2021
AIIB Chief Economist Fireside Chat with Sir Jeremy Farrar
Abigail Wright
One of the weak links on the global production chain that COVID-19 exposed is social infrastructure, which has suffered from chronic underinvestment in many countries at various income levels.
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BEIJING, April 20, 2021
EBRD and AIIB: Creating Synergies to Achieve Joint Clean Energy Goals
Petr Konstantinov
Last April 6, 2021, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) signed a co-financing framework agreement (CFA) which laid the foundation for future joint activity.
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BEIJING, April 12, 2021
MDBs and the Project Finance Challenge
Daniel Wagner
The importance of project finance in promoting infrastructure development in the developing world is well known. Without the billions of dollars of support generated for infrastructure projects using project finance, hundreds of millions of poor people in the developing world would not have access to basic needs such as electricity, clean water and sewage treatment.
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BEIJING, April 06, 2021
Indonesia: Tapping the Private Sector for Satellite Connectivity
AIIB Communications Department
In an initiative that will provide connectivity to around 45 million people in some of the remotest parts of Indonesia, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is collaborating with Jakarta-based PT Satelit Nusantara Tiga (PSNT) to develop, launch and operate a telecommunications satellite.
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BEIJING, Jan. 26, 2021
2060 Scenario: Clean and Efficient Heating for All
David Morgado, Mikael Jakobsson
The year 2060. Imagine you’re at home on a cold winter’s day in Beijing. Buildings are smart and super-efficient with minimum energy needs.
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BEIJING, Jan. 11, 2021
Healthcare and Digital Connectivity– Sectors Roused to Action by Covid-19
President Jin Liqun
With the force of a whirlwind, COVID-19 visited its wrath on many countries. The pandemic has left a lot of wreckage in its wake; visible or invisible, physical or psychological.
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BEIJING, Dec. 15, 2020
Keeping the Lights On in AIIB During COVID-19: Treasury
Domenico Nardelli
As 2020 (finally) draws to a close, it is time to reflect on how the Treasury Department of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) fared through this incredibly challenging year.
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BEIJING, Dec. 01, 2020
More Connected Lenders, Lower Spreads – Key Developments in the Syndicated Loan Market
Jang Ping Thia, Jingyu Gao, Xinyu Kong, AIIB Economics Department
The syndicated loan market is a large funding market for corporate or project financing. The sharing of lending across the syndicate of lenders allows for greater diversification, thereby overcoming individual lenders’ risk, liquidity or other constraints.
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BEIJING, Oct. 27, 2020
Recent FDI Trends in Infrastructure and Outlook
Anne Ong Lopez, Jiaqi Su
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an important source of external financing, technological spillovers, and productivity.
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BEIJING, Aug. 07, 2020
A Green Super Grid for Asia—Renewable Energy Without Borders
David Morgado
This article builds on Chapter 4.3 of Asian Infrastructure Finance 2019: Bridging Borders: Infrastructure to Connect Asia and Beyond (2019, AIIB and EIU), which discussed the green imperative and developing interconnected low-carbon power networks in Asia.
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BEIJING, July 28, 2020
Empowering the Technology Layer of Infrastructure
Paul Lam, Strategy, Policy and Budget Department, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Despite All the Benefits, Why Is the Infrastructure Sector Lagging in Utilizing Digital Technologies?
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BEIJING, July 22, 2020
Strengthening Healthcare to Revive Tourism
Aalok Pandey, Xinyu Kong, Jiaqi Su
Tourism is one of the sectors that was hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BEIJING, July 20, 2020
Climate Change Investment Framework to Unlock Climate Aligned Capital Markets
Stefen Shin, Jingyi Zhang, Joanne Khew
In the face of growing global mobilization to fight climate change, policy makers and regulators have started to take action.
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BEIJING, June 23, 2020
The Wave of Covid Bonds
Anne Ong Lopez, Xinyu Kong, AIIB Economics Unit
Developing and developed countries alike are in a tough spot due to COVID-19.
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BEIJING, June 09, 2020
Impact of COVID-19 on the EPC Sector in Asia: Outlook Remains Robust for the Infrastructure Sector
Aalok Pandey, Irem Kizilca, Xinyu Kong, AIIB Economist Unit
COVID-19 has caused disruptions in every sector imaginable, and it has not spared the infrastructure construction sector.
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BEIJING, May 29, 2020
First Came Cancellations, Then Came Stimulus Tracking Infrastructure Sentiments Through COVID-19 Using (Big) Textual Data
Jingyu Gao, AIIB Economics Unit
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds across the world, infrastructure development has undoubtedly been impacted. However, timely consolidated data on infrastructure developments and sentiments are often lacking.
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BEIJING, May 20, 2020
COVID-19, Infrastructure and Women
Michaela Bergman, Irish Fe Aguilar, Elena Nikolova
As we have seen, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are not gender-neutral, with the majority of frontline health and care workers being women and the increase in gender-based violence.
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BEIJING, May 19, 2020
ESG: Safe Haven in Times of Crises?
Joanne Khew, Anne Ong Lopez, Jiaqi Su, Calvin Quek, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
There is perhaps no better litmus test of investor confidence and resolve than in a crisis, and so it is true of the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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BEIJING, May 15, 2020
Going from an in-person culture to a virtual culture overnight. A lot has changed in six weeks.
Laurel Ostfield
Being based in China, AIIB was part of the first wave to take extraordinary measures to close our headquarters due to COVID-19 for the safety of our staff.
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BEIJING, May 07, 2020
Unequal Disruptions: The Digital Divide During COVID-19
Jingyu Gao, Anne Ong Lopez, Abhijit Sen Gupta, Jiaqi Su, Economics Unit, AIIB
Social distancing and lockdowns are key features of COVID-19 preventative strategy today. For people with access to the internet via either fixed broadband or mobile network, technology is a given.
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BEIJING, April 30, 2020
Bringing E-Commerce to High Speed via Good Ground Infrastructure and Logistics
Anne Ong Lopez, Abhijit Sen Gupta, Jiaqi Su, Economics Unit, AIIB
As concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic peaked across different countries in late-February and early-March 2020 and trips to brick and mortar stores were curtailed, e-commerce sales experienced a significant acceleration.
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BEIJING, April 23, 2020
Historic Low Oil Prices—Not an Immediate Threat to Renewables, But World Must Not Lose Green Momentum
Aalok Pandey, David Morgado
An unintended consequence of COVID-19 has been a collapse in oil prices. Amidst low demand and uncertainty, West Texas Intermediate, the US oil benchmark, slumped to negative USD37.63 per barrel (pb), below zero for the first time in history.
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BEIJING, April 21, 2020
Revitalizing Aging Infrastructure—
The Growing Need for Hydropower Modernization in Asia
David Morgado
Hydropower has and continues to make an essential contribution to increasing energy access, boosting prosperity and meeting climate targets.
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BEIJING, April 16, 2020
Bond Rush
Jang Ping Thia, Marcin Sasin, Xinyu Kong, Economics Unit, AIIB
Globally, the corporate sector is raising record amounts of cash through the bond market during the pandemic
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BEIJING, April 15, 2020
Airport Infrastructure—Facing Delays but Can Recover
Irem Kizilca, Economics Unit, AIIB
The air transport sector has been one of the sectors most significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to travel restrictions and lockdowns, and airports are likely to be the hardest hit infrastructure class.
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BEIJING, April 10, 2020
China’s Economy Recovering;
Global COVID-19 Efforts Needed
Jingyu Gao, Xinyu Kong, Jiaqi Su, Economics Unit, AIIB
Since the Jan. 23, 2020 Wuhan lockdown, financial institutions have been assessing COVID-19’s impact and revising their forecasts on China.
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BEIJING, April 03, 2020
Avoiding Protectionism During a Pandemic: Countries Need to Adapt, Work Together
Anne Ong Lopez and the Economics Unit, AIIB
As borders close to contain COVID-19, another door begins to shut—global trade in medical goods.
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BEIJING, April 01, 2020
Battery Storage—The Missing Piece in the Energy Transition Puzzle
Wei Huang
Today, we are seeing a record-breaking number of renewable energy installations making headlines across Asia, not only in developed markets such as China and India, but also in upcoming markets such as Viet Nam and Türkiye.
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BEIJING, March 17, 2020
Reopening Our Doors
in the Wake of COVID-19
Laurel Ostfield
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) reopened its headquarters on March 16, 2020, ending a remote work protocol that was enacted in response to COVID-19.
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BEIJING, March 04, 2020
Infrastructure: Embracing Technology to Improve Efficiency and Create Good
Paul Lam
Technology is transforming our modern economy in many ways through improved efficiency and new business models.
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BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2020
The Link Between Government Deficits and Private Loan Spreads
By Dr. Jang Ping Thia
The syndicated bank loan market is a very important one for corporate finance, including for project development. Each year, more than USD5 trillion worth of credit is channeled through this market. Banks come together (in a syndicate) to provide financing to large projects and to diversify risks.
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BEIJING, Jan. 13, 2020
Connecting Turkish Homes to the Natural Gas Grid: A Winter’s Tale
By Leo Magno
It is winter in Beijing and I am tasked to write a story. For someone who was born and lived in a tropical country for decades, it is difficult to find the spark needed to write in the cold.
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WASHINGTON DC, Nov. 15, 2019
Global Gender Summit, MDB Panel: Creating Pathways to Empower Women Through Infrastructure
Michaela Bergman
Another opportunity to share and learn about the gender dimension of infrastructure is on the horizon.
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INDIA, Oct. 09, 2019
What AIIB Can Learn From India’s Water Sector
Girish Chadha
At the annual meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Luxembourg, the underlying theme across several sessions (and unofficial discussions) was the need for sustainable infrastructure development and innovative investment solutions.
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Hong Kong, China, Sep. 09, 2019
Accelerating Digital Connectivity, Accelerating Future Growth
Paul Berriman
The fundamental underlying fabric of digital connectivity is the broadband telecommunications network, whether it be fixed, mobile or a hybrid of the two.
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Manila, Aug. 15, 2019
Tale of Two Sustainable Farms in Two Philippine Provinces
Leo Magno
Miko Hechanova Ramos, 26, is conducting a technical assistance project in the city of Roxas in the province of Capiz. Embraced by the sea, Capiz is known as the seafood capital of the Philippines.
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Beijing, Aug. 05, 2019
What Does it Mean to Be Paris-Aligned When Investing in the Capital Markets?
Courtney Lowrance
I recently attended the Ministerial on Climate Action where I glimpsed the enormous opportunity to create a sustainable and inclusive economy for future generations.
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Beijing, July 29, 2019
Understanding and Addressing Gender Gaps in Access to Infrastructure
Michaela Bergman
Our panel discussion on Gender Equality for Sustainable Infrastructure at the 2019 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Annual Meeting held in Luxembourg on July 12-13 was made interesting by Chris Hurst (European Investment Bank),
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Beijing, July 23, 2019
The Delegates Have Spoken: Infrastructure Insights From AIIB Annual Meeting Attendees
Laurel Ostfield
The annual meetings of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) present a unique opportunity for us to meet face-to-face and engage with many of our key stakeholders.
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China, July 16, 2019
Mapping Infrastructure Investments Against the SDGs
Sangjung Ha, AIIB
In September 2015, the 193 countries of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that aim to “end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all.”
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Luxembourg, July 13, 2019
The Line Where the Sky Meets the Sea is Calling for Offshore Wind
David Morgado
Two forms of renewable energy get much of today’s energy headlines—solar photovoltaic and onshore wind.
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Luxembourg, July 13, 2019
The Two-Way Street: CSO Engagement and Infrastructure Development
Calvin Quek
One of the challenges of infrastructure finance is the enormous long-term implications on society at large. Much of these implications are positive.
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Luxembourg, July 13, 2019
International Organizations and Effective Dispute Resolution
Peter Quayle
The 2019 Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is inherently outward-looking.
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Luxembourg, July 12, 2019
The Rise of Sustainable Capital Markets
Courtney Lowrance
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) was established in 2015 to address the daunting infrastructure needs of Asia and beyond.
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Luxembourg, July 12, 2019
Accelerating Sustainable Infrastructure Investment
Sangjung Ha, AIIB, Xiao Wang, AIIB
Asia will require trillions of dollars for sustainable infrastructure in the next decade to meet the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and commitments to the Paris Agreement.
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Luxembourg, July 12, 2019
Gender Equality for Sustainable Infrastructure
Michaela Bergman
A discussion on where the actual gaps are with respect to equality of access for men and women to the benefits of infrastructure; and what data needs to be collected to measure the gaps and the impact of measures taken to close the gaps.
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Luxembourg, July 12, 2019
AIIB Annual Meeting Opening Ceremonies: Green Infrastructure Champions and Shakespeare
Leo Magno
The Philharmonie Luxembourg in Kirchberg hosts about 400 performances every year and is one of Europe’s premier concert venues.
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Luxembourg, July 11, 2019
Cooperating and Connecting in a Place Between Traditional and Digital
Leo Magno
The contrast between and natural combination of modern and traditional greeted us upon arrival in Luxembourg.
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Luxembourg, July 11, 2019
Time to Grow a Digital Backbone
Paul Lam
From innovation to indispensable, from fun to fundamental—digital solutions have not only transformed the way we live in less than two decades but also reengineered our economies and societies.
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