AIIB Members Add $83.5M to Project Preparation Fund
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BEIJING – November 04, 2026 -- Members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have announced USD83.5 million in new commitments to the Bank's Project Preparation Special Fund, lifting total contributions and commitments to about USD213 million.
Fund has approved USD110 million in grants for 45 projects across 13 members
Established in 2016, the fund pools member resources to finance project preparation, with particular attention to the needs of less developed AIIB members. As of September 2026, it had approved USD110 million in grants covering 45 projects in 13 AIIB members.
Over the past decade, the grants have helped AIIB teams and clients build climate resilience, sustainability, digital innovation and institutional capacity-building into project preparation.