The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank was founded five years ago with the goal to promote development not only in the region, but around the world.
Today, it has more than one hundred members and projects in many countries. The AIIB wrapped up its two-day 2020 meeting on Wednesday. It was a different gathering – a virtual one – due to the pandemic. And COVID-19 was on the agenda. The event looked at how the pandemic can be used as a unique opportunity to re-assess regional connectivity.
CGTN’s Wei Lynn Tang has a report from Beijing.
To discuss international investments in infrastructure:
- Jeff Moon is president of China Moon Strategies, a consulting firm.
- Emira Woods is a founding board member of Africans Rising for Justice, Peace, and Dignity.
- Yan Liang is an economics professor at Willamette University.
- Einar Tangen is a current affairs commentator.
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Xi uses AIIB annual conference to spell out China’s global ambitions https://t.co/RI2KQ28KRZ
— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) July 28, 2020
AIIB approves $250 million loan to Pakistan to fight COVID-19 impact https://t.co/QR3fm0MjMU pic.twitter.com/rZy8yX8QcZ
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 22, 2020