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AIIB eyes new platform to pool private capital for Asia’s US$1.7tr infrastructure needs
The bank is building a pooled-capital platform to draw insurers, pension funds and other investors into Asia’s infrastructure debt
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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is developing a new platform to pool capital from institutional investors, aiming to roughly quadruple the private capital it mobilises for infrastructure projects across Asia, according to a senior officer.
The mechanism will allow insurers, pension funds, and other institutional investors to co-invest in infrastructure debt alongside the bank across its 111 member countries on a programmatic basis, rather than negotiating deal by deal.
Kim-See Lim, AIIB’s chief investment officer, described the initiative as being at a very early stage, with further details expected within six to nine months. She spoke to the South China Morning Post following a joint private capital mobilisation conference co-hosted by the AIIB and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority on Tuesday.
The Beijing-headquartered multilateral bank has mobilised around US$17.5 billion in private capital, both directly and indirectly, from its inception through the end of 2025 – a base Lim wants to grow far faster through the new platform.
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