Promoting regional development bank complementarity: challenges to Asia and lessons from Europe

Xianbai Ji ()
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Xianbai Ji: Nanyang Technological University

Asia Europe Journal, 2017, vol. 15, issue 3, No 2, 281 pages

Abstract: Abstract As the international development finance architecture decentralises, a plethora of regional multilateral development banks (MDBs) emerge. The institutional landscape in Asia is transforming with the establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). This paper aims to shed light on the horizontal relationship between the traditional development actor, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the nascent AIIB. Based on the collaborative experiences of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), this article recommends that ADB and the AIIB should form tri-partite coordination mechanism to promote cooperation, develop complementary portfolios in terms of sectoral exposure and geographical coverage and co-fund projects to catalyse greater inter-agency cooperation. The resulting synergies will stitch the two institutions into an interdependent and coherent development finance structure in Asia and beyond.

Keywords: European Union; Development Finance; Large Shareholder; Regional Bank; Silk Road (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/s10308-016-0465-y

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