AIIB helps develop sustainable infrastructure in Asia
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a multilateral development bank, has helped many Asian countries have better infrastructure, deeper regional integration, and accelerated poverty reduction, said an official from the bank.
The second annual meeting of the AIIB's board of governors in 2017 (Source: Yonhap/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Asian Infrastructure InvestmentBank (AIIB), a multilateral development bank, has helped many Asian countrieshave better infrastructure, deeper regional integration, and accelerated povertyreduction, said an official from the bank.
According to Supee Teravaninthorn, Director General of AIIB's InvestmentOperations Department, the bank has mainly focused on promoting sustainableinfrastructure, regional connectivity and private capital mobilisation over thelast two years.
In the first year of operation in 2016, AIIB approved an investment of 1.7billion USD for nine infrastructure projects in seven countries, including Pakistan,Bangladesh, Tajikistan, Indonesia, Myanmar, Azerbaijan and Oman, she said.
In 2017, another 2.5-billion-USD investment was approved by the bank for Egypt, Georgia, India,the Philippines, and China, she added.
She noted that for countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-region, AIIB has alreadyfinanced, approved, or prepared funds for infrastructure projects, including projectsto improve energy efficiency and air quality in Myanmar and China.
The bank plans to help Laos implement a project to upgrade National Road No. 13 with an allocation of 40million USD, she revealed.
AIIB is considering projects related to water resources, energy, andsustainable city development in Vietnam, which are likely to be done in2018 or 2019, she stated.
As a Beijing-based multilateral development bank, AIIB counts 84 members,rising from 57 at its inception in January 2016. Its main mission is to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia and beyond.-VNA
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The second annual meeting of the AIIB's board of governors in 2017 (Source: Yonhap/VNA) 
