Development banking
China urges Beijing-backed development bank to focus more on Belt and Road Initiative
Chinese Premier Li Qiang spoke at the opening ceremony of the ASEAN-China-GCC Economic Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 27, 2025. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Thursday urged the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to increase its support for Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative. “I hope […]
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Japan nominates ex-currency diplomat Kanda to head Asian Development Bank
Masato Kanda, vice-minister of finance for international affairs at Japan’s Ministry of Finance, during a press conference after the Group of 20 (G-20) finance ministers and central bank governors meeting. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan will nominate Masato Kanda, the country’s former top currency diplomat, as its candidate to become next head of the Asian Development Bank, Finance Minister […]
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Vietnam reportedly forfeits billions of dollars in foreign aid amid anti-graft freeze
Vietnam forfeited at least $2.5 billion in foreign aid over the last three years and may lose another $1 billion because of administrative paralysis, the United Nations, the World Bank and Western donors told the government in a letter seen by Reuters. Merten Snijders | The Image Bank | Getty Images Vietnam forfeited at least $2.5 […]
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