AIIB stresses sustainable infrastructure during annual board meeting

The 11th annual meeting of the board of governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) was held in Qatar’s capital Doha on 28-29 September, marking the start of the bank's second decade.

Bangladesh is also an important member of this multilateral development bank. A high-level Bangladesh delegation led by Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury participated at the conference, the Bangladesh Embassy in Doha said in a social media post.

Among other delegation members, prime minister’s special assistant on Investments, Secretary of Economic Relations Division (ERD) and Bangladesh Ambassador to Qatar Mohammad Hazrat Ali Khan also attended the conference.

During the conference, in addition to other engagements, Khosru held exclusive meetings with Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, Qatar's finance minister, and Zou Jiayi, president and chair of the board of directors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

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The conference was convened under the theme "Tomorrow's Infrastructure: Impact and Innovation". The participants debated sustainable infrastructure, climate funding issues, public digital infrastructure, attracting infrastructure capital, gender-responsive infrastructure financing, cross-border connectivity and resilience building, as well as formal and protocol sessions addressing the Bank's strategic thrust and its future work agenda.

The Beijing-based AIIB is a multilateral development bank established through an international treaty. It currently has 111 approved members, is capitalised at $100b and is AAA-rated by the major international credit rating agencies.