News
09 April 2018

AIIB head Jin Liqun on misconceptions, being squeaky clean, and green

Region:
Asia-Pacific

Jin Liqun, the inaugural president and chairman of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, talks about misconceptions surrounding the China-led lender, what sets the AIIB apart from the World Bank or Asian Development Bank, making the AIIB "squeaky clean" and corruption-proof, and how being green is of "critical importance" to the bank.

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