The latest blogs from AIIB. https://www.aiib.org/blogs en https://www.aiib.org/_common/base/favicon/android-chrome-192x192.png https://www.aiib.org/blogs https://www.aiib.org/en/news-events/media-center/blog/2026/our-most-diverse-class-yet-highlights-from-the-2026-global-internship-program.html August 10, 2026 Our Global Internship Program just had its biggest year. We received 14,352 applications from 158 economies for 38 internship positions – our largest applicant pool since the program launched in 2018, and a clear sign that interest in AIIB’s Young Talent Programs keeps growing. https://www.aiib.org/en/news-events/media-center/blog/2026/connecting-capital-to-impact-what-aiib-sustainable-bonds-are-delivering.html August 06, 2026 Ten years after AIIB’s founding, the impact of some of our earliest projects is becoming clear. The AIIB Sustainable Development Bonds Impact Report 2025 highlights the benefits already reaching people, communities and economies, while looking ahead to results still to come. https://www.aiib.org/en/news-events/media-center/blog/2026/bridging-communities-and-markets-through-infrastructure-connectivity.html July 10, 2026 Every morning, a farmer in rural Uzbekistan plans his day around the condition of local roads. Outside Delhi, commuters and freight operators lose hours navigating congested rail lines. Along Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, port workers are preparing for a new terminal that will reshape trade flows for decades. https://www.aiib.org/en/news-events/media-center/blog/2026/strengthening-returns-on-irrigation-infrastructure-investment-lessons-from-indonesia.html July 01, 2026 Irrigation systems are critical to rural economies such as Indonesia’s. They underpin food production, climate resilience and rural livelihoods. https://www.aiib.org/en/news-events/media-center/blog/2026/mobilizing-private-capital-to-scale-digital-infrastructure-in-asia.html June 10, 2026 Digital infrastructure is the backbone of economic growth, but investment in this space has been uneven. Many developing economies are struggling to expand basic digital connectivity while preparing for the artificial intelligence (AI) era, resulting in a double digital divide: inadequate basic access for hundreds of millions, compounded by growing gaps in AI readiness. https://www.aiib.org/en/news-events/media-center/blog/2026/beyond-label-why-international-agreements-alone-arent-saving-our-wetlands.html June 05, 2026 Wetlands are critical natural water infrastructures. They act as biodiversity hotspots, critical sinks for carbon sequestration, and essential regulators of the global water cycle. From buffering communities against the ravages of floods and droughts to sustaining complex food webs, the ecosystem services provided by global wetlands are estimated to be worth a staggering USD39 trillion per year. https://www.aiib.org/en/news-events/media-center/blog/2026/how-aiib-builds-climate-finance-markets-in-asia.html May 22, 2026 Asia faces acute climate risks alongside an estimated annual infrastructure financing gap of USD1.7 trillion. Bridging that gap requires more than financing individual projects. It requires building the standards, financial instruments and institutional confidence needed to mobilize long-term private capital toward sustainable infrastructure. https://www.aiib.org/en/news-events/media-center/blog/2026/from-momentum-to-impact-advancing-gender-equality-across-aiib.html May 15, 2026 AIIB mobilized a Bank-wide effort anchored in International Women’s Day to strengthen how gender integration is understood and applied across the Bank’s operations and culture. Across two weeks in March, the Bank held a series of events under the theme “Inclusion4Impact” that focused on what matters most for an institution committed to gender equality: whether systems are in place to advance gender parity, teams are equipped with practical tools, knowledge is accessible to all, and the individuals driving this agenda are visible, connected and supported. https://www.aiib.org/en/news-events/media-center/blog/2026/flying-rivers-rain-crossing-terrains.html May 08, 2026 We usually think of water as something that flows through rivers, reservoirs or underground pipes. But a large share of the world’s water moves in a very different way – it travels through the air, crossing borders, then eventually falls on land as raindrops, nurturing life. https://www.aiib.org/en/news-events/media-center/blog/2026/we-are-losing-the-battle-invest-nature-public-private-partnerships-can-change-this.html April 22, 2026 Humanity’s existence is deeply dependent on a robust and healthy natural world. We depend on nature – and the biodiversity it facilitates – for our food, energy, water, resources, medicine, employment and leisure. Despite this, nature’s vital social, health and economic contributions have been overlooked for centuries. Now, thanks to advances in science and data collection, extraordinary possibilities open to identify and track the impact of – and importantly finance – interventions to restore nature.