Participants of the ongoing 10th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) expressed their appreciation for the efforts made by the AIIB and China in promoting infrastructure connectivity and sustainable development, looking forward to deeper cooperation with China in the future.
Many noted that China has achieved numerous technological breakthroughs in infrastructure and clean energy in recent years, with advanced technologies in these fields benefiting more countries and regions.
"Within renewable energy, in particular on solar, I think China has built a manufacturing capability at scale and quality which has allowed renewables to be globally cost very competitive. So it played a pivotal role in that supply chain," said Jens Thomassen, Partner at A.P. Moller Capital.
The annual meeting, running from Tuesday to Thursday, has attracted over 3,500 guests from nearly 100 countries and regions for in-depth exchanges.
Meanwhile, the attendees also noted that China's concrete actions have injected more certainty into global economic growth.
Some emphasized that China's funding and technology are crucial for the development of many countries and regions, and they hope to engage in deeper and more diversified cooperation with China.
"On the issue of AIIB, of course Pakistan has significant portfolio but the needs in the energy sector, the digital infrastructure, the road connectivity are huge. We think that China's role as a partner in development with Pakistan will keep on growing and expanding in future. And we would like to work even more closely with Pakistan (China) on all the international and global economic issues," said Kazim Niaz, Federal Secretary of Pakistan's Ministry of Economic Affairs.
"Chinese research and development in pharmaceutical products can bring significant benefits to the African countries. We bring Chinese capital, we bring Chinese companies into the African markets, into the projects which have tremendous impact, social impact and development impact for the African countries," said Yuri Baidoukov, Group CFO of investment firm Gemcorp Capital.
AIIB annual meeting participants eye on enhanced cooperation with China
