By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Finance has held talks with a delegation from the Chinese-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on financing infrastructure projects and supporting development priorities in Iraq. The delegation was led by Konstantin Limitovsky. According to the Ministry of Finance, discussions covered the bank's activities in financing transport, energy, water, and […]
The Board of Governors of China's Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved the application of Iraq to join the Bank. Iraq becomes AIIB's 51st regional member, bringing the Bank's approved membership to 105 in total. As a multilateral development bank with the mission of financing infrastructure for tomorrow, AIIB aims to support its members […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Transport, Abdullah Luaibi [Abdul Allah al-Leibi], has said that Iraq is actively seeking to join China's Belt and Road Initiative ["One Belt, One Road (OBOR)"]. In statements on Monday, the Ministry confirmed that the Minister met with China's Ambassador to Iraq, Zhang Tao, to discuss the plan. It added […]
