Members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ( AIIB ) have committed a further US$83.5 million to the bank’s Project Preparation Special Fund, helping expand the pipeline of high-quality, bankable infrastructure projects across the AIIB’s membership.
The new commitments bring total contributions and commitments to about US$213 million, the bank points out, and reflect a growing partnership built on shared ownership. Through the fund, established in 2016, members pool resources to strengthen project preparation, exchange technical knowledge and advance common development priorities, with particular attention to the needs of less developed AIIB members.
Over the past decade, the fund has helped AIIB teams and clients incorporate climate resilience, sustainability, digital innovation and institutional capacity-building into project preparation. As of September 2026, it had approved US$110 million in grants for 45 projects across 13 AIIB members.
The AIIB will work with existing and prospective contributors to broaden participation in the fund and translate the new commitments into continued support for project preparation. Engagement will continue in the lead-up to the bank’s 2027 Annual Meeting in Azerbaijan, providing a further opportunity for members to contribute and strengthen the shared project pipeline.
The fund provides a practical way for members to translate shared priorities into bankable infrastructure projects and support greater development impact.
To date, seven AIIB members have contributed or made commitments to the fund. “Our shared goal,” says Bin Wang, the AIIB’s acting director-general of the operational partnerships department, “is to build a stronger pipeline of infrastructure projects that deliver lasting development impact.”
