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UAE: Sheikh Mohammed announces $100 billion Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank office
Establishment of the bank aims at driving investments in infrastructure to promote Asia's accelerated development
- PUBLISHED: Mon 6 Mar 2023, 9:05 PM
An office of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will be established in the UAE, the country's Vice-President announced on Monday as he chaired a Cabinet meeting.
“The bank brings in 57 countries, with a starting capital of $100 billion and aims at driving investments in infrastructure to promote Asia's accelerated development,” said His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
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