Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

Founded in January of 2016 and based in Beijing, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) finances sustainable projects in a number of important areas of development. These sectors include energy and power, transportation, telecommunications, agriculture, water supply and sanitation. The AIIB also supports both rural and urban development.

The organization's mission is to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia and beyond. Currently (as of 2018), AIIB has 86 global, approved members and has pumped more than four billion U.S. dollars into projects. The company’s core values are to be lean, clean and green (kind of like Baby Groot).



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