Left photo: AIIB President Jin Liqun welcomes HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium to the Bank's Beijing Headquarters.
Right photo: AIIB President Jin Liqun presents Belgium’s AIIB Certificate of Membership to HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium.
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) President Jin Liqun today welcomed Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium to the Bank’s headquarters in Beijing, China. Princess Astrid led a Belgian business delegation comprising over 60 representatives from cross-business sectors to meet with AIIB representatives as part of the Belgian Economic Mission’s visit to China.
In his courtesy meeting with Princess Astrid, President Jin welcomed Belgium’s full membership with AIIB.
“Belgium has been a strong supporter of multilateral cooperation,” said President Jin. “Together with our other European shareholders, Belgium contributes significantly to AIIB’s development and strengthens the connectivity between Asia and Europe.”
Belgium officially joined AIIB as a nonregional member in July 2019, having completed all necessary procedures for full membership. The country’s prospective membership was approved by AIIB’s Board of Governors in March 2017.
During the visit, business sessions were held to facilitate dialogue between the delegation and AIIB representatives on the Bank’s infrastructure development projects, investment strategies and priorities.
About AIIB
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank with a mission to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia. Headquartered in Beijing, we began operations in January 2016 and have now grown to 100 approved members worldwide. By investing in sustainable infrastructure and other productive sectors in Asia and beyond, we will better connect people, services and markets that over time will impact the lives of billions and build a better future.
Cape Town, February 28, 2025
AIIB Report Urges Infrastructure Development to Prioritize Health, Climate and Nature to Save Lives and Protect Planet
Amid accelerating climate change and an increasingly challenged global health system, AIIB's new report redefines how we think of, invest in, and build systems to safeguard human health. Without novel approaches, human-induced changes to climate nature and biodiversity threaten to undermine decades of progress in global health.
READ MORECape Town, February 28, 2025
UN Women and AIIB Launch Groundbreaking Report on Financing Care Infrastructure
UN Women and AIIB have jointly released a new report, Financing Care Infrastructure: An Opportunity for Public Development Banks to Pave the Way for Tomorrow's Equality. It underscores the urgent need for public development banks (PDBs) to invest in care infrastructure as a key driver of gender equality and prosperous societies.
READ MORECape Town, February 27, 2025
AIIB, NEDA Partner to Advance Sustainable Connectivity in Southeast Asia
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (NEDA) of Thailand forged a strategic partnership on the sidelines of the 2025 Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) in South Africa.
READ MOREBeijing, February 20, 2025
AIIB Pioneers First HKD Public Bond
AIIB, AAA/Aaa/AAA priced its inaugural public benchmark in Hong Kong dollars (HKD) on February 19. The transaction marks the first bond issued in a public format by an international issuer and will settle locally in the Central Moneymarkets Unit (CMU).
READ MORE
