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Vietnam highly appreciates AIIB’s help
HANOI, Sept. 12, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister
Trinh Dinh Dung on Tuesday spoke highly of the commitment of the Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to willingly helping Vietnam access its
capital sources to develop infrastructure serving the country’s socioeconomic
growth.
Vietnam has pledged to be a reliable and prestigious member of the AIIB,
contributing to the bank’s effective operation, the deputy prime minister
said on Tuesday when receiving AIIB Vice President for Policy and Strategy
Joachim von Amsberg in the Vietnamese capital, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Vietnam has huge demand for infrastructure development investment,
especially for expressways, seaports, renewable energy and urban development,
the Vietnamese official said.
Joachim von Amsberg said the AIIB is very interested in assisting
Vietnam’s infrastructure development projects.
The AIIB may also pay attention to major infrastructure projects
implemented by private enterprises such as airports and expressways, he said,
adding that at first, the bank will support the perfection of legal framework
on public-private partnership investment, and then consider giving loans to
these projects to speed up infrastructure development projects.
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