Lack of funding holds the unenviable distinction of being the major culprit for the slow provision of much-needed infrastructure. Various statistics from McKinsey and ADB will show that Asia needs trillions of dollars’ worth of infrastructure funding in the coming years. Take energy infrastructure, for example. According to estimates, more…

As the city of Mumbai looked toward the Arabian Sea, delegates looked forward to the arrival of Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India. It was during the Third Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) when delegates gathered in Mumbai, India’s financial capital. …

President Jin Liqun Honorable Prime Minister of India, Finance Minister, Governor and Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Distinguished Governors and Members of the Board of Directors, Honored Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is a pleasure to be in Mumbai for AIIB’s third annual meeting. We are grateful to the Government of India for offering…

We often speak of cross-border connectivity as the physical roads, rails, communication lines, ports and airports that connect people, services and markets from one country to another or to many. …

Mumbai, known as the financial, commercial and entertainment capital of India, and the country’s most populous city, is hosting the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) Third Annual Meeting. Opening our 2018 meeting today (June 25) we launched our law yearbook, formalized an investment agreement with the Government of India, explained…

When we talk about development projects, we tend to focus on the physical or visible: The roads and water lines we lay, the bridges we build or the buildings we construct. Yet there are invisible elements of infrastructure that are often overlooked — a social structure that shapes how the…

To the moderator’s right were government officials who hold the power. To her left were the financiers who hold the money bag. Hers was not a simple task at the first Governor’s Seminar on the opening day of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) Third Annual Meeting in Mumbai: To…

Asia’s role on the world stage is increasing, thanks in large part to its growing economy, demographic changes, technological innovations and, more importantly, enhancements in corporate and state governance. Asia is at a critical juncture. …