World Bank Nominee Meets Head of China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

World Bank President-nominee Ajay Banga meets with the head of the Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Liqun Jin, on 22 March 2023 during his brief trip to Beijing. Image via @AIIB_Official Twitter Page

World Bank President-nominee Ajay Banga met with the head of the Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on Wednesday during his brief trip to Beijing.

The AIIB released a short statement after the meeting that said the two discussed “how the respective MDBs could work together more closely in financing sustainable infrastructure as climate change looms ever larger as a menace, especially to some of the world’s most vulnerable populations in developing countries.”

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