AIIB

OUTLOOK 2026

Asean Power Grid projects could attract more Chinese investor interest in 2026

Clean-power manufacturers from China have been expanding in Indonesia, could seize more opportunities with cross-border projects

In the years since its founding, AIIB’s membership has grown to more than 100 countries, with the UK listed as one of the founding members.

HSBC adviser who criticised the US is set to join China’s AIIB

The process is ongoing and there’s no certainty Cowper-Coles will accept the role

Christina Tan, Keppel’s chief executive for fund management, signed the deal with Rajat Misra, senior executive of AIIB.

Keppel partners AIIB for up to US$1.5 billion in Asia-Pacific green infrastructure deals

The tie-up will last for an initial five-year period up to December 2030

Established in China as an international development lender similar to the World Bank, the AIIB has committed almost US$52 billion in funding to 38 member countries.

China makes pitch for more private cash in cross-border projects

Marshalling private capital for development is becoming a priority after international aid from official donors fell in 2024 after five straight years of growth

The new distribution vehicle, called Bayfront Infrastructure Capital IV, is spread across 40 individual bonds, 33 projects, 15 countries and 10 industry sub-sectors.

Singapore’s Bayfront prices US$410 million infrastructure asset-backed securities

SINGAPORE-BASED Bayfront Infrastructure Management has established a new distribution vehicle with a portfolio of US$410.3 million to provide investors with exposure to infrastructure asset-backed sec...

Canada applied to join the AIIB in 2016 and formally entered the institution in 2018.

Canada cuts ties with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank on claims of Chinese interference

PRIME Minister Justin Trudeau’s government stopped Canada’s work with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) while it investigates claims the institution faces substantial interference from t...

“The more multilateralism comes under pressure, the more we need to work together to safeguard it,” Jin said, adding the bank needed to “overcome all these headwinds to continue to support its clients in accordance with the basic mandate of this institution.”

Asia infrastructure bank won't get distracted by geopolitics, says president

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will stick to its mandate as an apolitical multilateral lender and won’t get dragged into political disputes, even as multilateralism is severely tested...

This will be the first time AIIB enters the Asian venture capital market since its founding.

AIIB launches US$130m venture capital programme for sustainable infrastructure 

THE Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has launched a venture capital (VC) investment programme for green and technology-enabled infrastructure.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is considering granting US$100 million in emergency support to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka in talks for US$100m emergency funding from AIIB 

THE Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (aiib) is considering granting US$100 million in emergency support to Sri Lanka, the country’s finance ministry said on Sunday (May 8).

Pacific island nations turn to AIIB as Covid-19 sinks economies

Pacific island nations turn to AIIB as Covid-19 sinks economies

This raises concerns that Beijing could exploit their economic dependence; China's growing reach unsettles US, allies