China News Agency, Beijing, May 19 (Reporter Zhao Jianhua) As the Chinese director of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (hereinafter referred to as the Asian Investment Bank), Liu Kun, Chinese Minister of Finance, officially nominated Jin Liqun, the current president of the Asian Investment Bank, as the Asian investment bank on May 19 The second candidate for the Chinese president.
From January 16 to 17, 2016, the Asian Investment Bank held an opening ceremony in Beijing and the founding meeting of the board of directors and the board of directors. Jin Liqun was elected as the first president for a five-year term.
Over the past four years, the Asian Investment Bank has upheld the core concept of "simplification, cleanness, and greenness", adhered to international, normative, and high-standard operations, supported infrastructure interconnection, and promoted regional economic cooperation and integration. At present, the number of members of the Asian Investment Bank has increased from 57 at the time of opening to 102, covering six continents including Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Oceania; a total of 71 loan projects have been approved, with a total amount of 14.27 billion US dollars, covering Five major fields including energy, transportation, finance, water resources, and urban construction.
According to the Articles of Association of the Asian Investment Bank, the election of the President of the Asian Investment Bank follows an open, transparent and merit-based procedure, and the President should be a national of the members of the domain. According to the "Electoral Bank President Election Rules" approved by the AIIB Board of Governors, the AIIB launched the second presidential election process on May 19, 2020. It is scheduled to be held on July 28 on the fifth director of the AIIB The second president is elected at the annual meeting. The new president will take office on January 16, 2021. (Finish)