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AIIB plans new platform to pool private capital for Asia's infrastructure needs

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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is developing a new platform to attract private capital for infrastructure projects across Asia. This initiative aims to mobilize insurers, pension funds, and other investors to address the region's significant infrastructure funding gap, estimated at US$1.7 trillion annually. AIIB's chief investment officer, Kim-See Lim, indicated that more details about the platform are expected within six to nine months, building on the bank's previous success in mobilizing US$17.5 billion in private capital. AI

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AIIB plans new platform to pool private capital for Asia's infrastructure needs

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Daisy Wu ·

    AIIB eyes new platform to pool private capital for Asia’s US$1.7tr infrastructure needs

    The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is developing a new platform to pool capital from institutional investors, aiming to roughly quadruple the private capital it mobilises for infrastructure projects across Asia, according to a senior officer. The mechanism will allow…

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