AIIB President Zou Jiayi: Injecting More Certainty into Global Development

The 11th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will be held in Qatar, marking the first Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors since the AIIB entered its second decade of development. On the eve of the Annual Meeting, AIIB President Zou Jiayi gave an interview on topics including the AIIB's business progress and future development priorities. Zou Jiayi stated that the AIIB has always upheld the spirit of multilateralism and the principle of win-win cooperation, supporting members in achieving long-term sustainable development. To further respond to members' development needs, the AIIB plans to double its annual approved lending volume to approximately US$20 billion by 2030. She said, "This is not only an expansion in quantity, but also a deepening in quality. While expanding the scale of lending, we will continue to innovate business models and loan products, promote the implementation and effectiveness of projects, and generate better development benefits." Zou Jiayi said, "Today's world is fraught with risks and challenges. The AIIB will continue to uphold the spirit of openness, inclusiveness and collaboration, promote regional cooperation, deepen connectivity between Asia and the world, and inject more certainty into global sustainable development and international cooperation."