No. 272: China, Multilateral Banking and Geopolitics

Author(s): Chris Humphrey, Linda Maduz
Series Editor(s): Lisa Watanabe, Julian Kamasa, Fabien Merz, Benno Zogg, Névine Schepers
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 272
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich
Publication Year: 2020
Publication Place: Zurich

China’s recent foray into multilateral banking brings the country multiple financial and geopolitical benefits. The early years of operations suggest that the potential of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the New Development Bank is considerable – both as international funding mechanisms and as platforms of international cooperation, including with Europe.

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Economic Weight and MDB Voting Power of Leading States (2019)

Geographic Distribution of AIIB and NDB Lending (Approved Loans)