AUUB backs Pak infrastructure programme
Q. China has chosen a Pakistan based highway construction program for funding through AIIB. Which firm is the co-financer?- Published on 03 May 16a. ADB
b. IDB
c. WB
d. None of the above
ANSWER: ADB
China-sponsored Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has chosen a Pakistan based highway construction program among the first batch of projects it will finance.
- The Asian Development Bank has also joined as a co-financer.
- In effect, the two banks have agreed to support one of the projects in the $46 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which is the first program under the Silk Road plan introduced by Chinese president Xi Jinping.