AIIB swivels to climate and private-sector financing ahead of COP26

The president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank tells Euromoney the multilateral is intent on being ESG friendly, and crowding more private-sector capital into infrastructure projects.

The sixth annual meeting of the board of governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, a three-day-long event held this year in the United Arab Emirates, kicks off today.

Before it started, Euromoney sat down with AIIB president Jin Liqun. We discussed the multilateral’s commitment to climate and private-sector financing, how the bank has changed, and Jin’s hopes for a return to business as usual after Covid.

Here are five takeaways from the conversation.

Ambitions

Since its launch in 2016, the AIIB has approved 144 projects worth $28.5

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