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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)



The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is an international financial institution proposed by China. The purpose of the multilateral development bank is to provide finance to infrastructure projects in the Asia-Pacific region.

Founded: Oct 2014.

Members: 21 founding members.

The first news reports about the AIIB appeared in October 2013.The Chinese government has been frustrated with what it regards as the slow pace of reforms and governance, and wants greater input in global established institutions like the IMF, World Bank and Asian Development Bank which it claims are dominated by American, European and Japanese interests.

New Development Bank (BRICS Bank)




Based on: Fortaleza Declaration (2014)

Headquarters: Shanghai, first regional office in Johannesburg.

President: K. V. Kamath (Ex-Chairman: Infosys Ltd. and Ex-MD and CEO of ICICI Bank)


Organization: The Bank shall have a Board of Governors, a Board of Directors, a President and Vice-Presidents. The President of the Bank shall be elected from one of the founding members on a rotational basis, and there shall be at least one Vice President from each of the other founding members.

Functions:
  1. to utilize resources at its disposal to support infrastructure and sustainable development projects,  public or private, in the BRICS and other emerging market economies and developing countries, through the provision of loans, guarantees, equity participation and other financial instruments;
  2. to cooperate with international organizations, as well as national entities whether public or private, in particular with international financial institutions and national development banks;
  3. to provide technical assistance for the preparation and implementation of infrastructure and sustainable development projects to be  supported by the Bank;
  4. to support infrastructure and sustainable development projects involving more than one country;
  5. to establish, or be entrusted with the administration, of Special Funds which are designed to serve its purpose.
Capital:

The New Development Bank shall have an initial subscribed capital of US$ 50 billion and an initial authorized capital of US$ 100 billion. The initial subscribed capital shall be equally distributed amongst the founding members. The voting power of each member shall equal its subscribed shares in the capital stock of the Bank.