AIIB: Asia To Determine Its Own Destiny

Rajiv Biswas

09-Apr-15 08:35

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, or the AIIB, is an international initiative spearheaded by China to provide new sources of financing for developing countries. It’s been touted as an alternative to the World Bank and the IMF, but what does it have to offer that the Bretton Woods institutions are currently not?

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