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THE AP HERALD

From the Asia-Pacific to the world.
New section. Development gathers the Herald's coverage of who actually finances the Asia-Pacific's roads, ports, power grids and industrial policy — multilateral banks, bilateral lenders, and the infrastructure projects that outlast any single election cycle.

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Development Finance

A Decade After Its Launch, Has China's AIIB Changed Development Finance?

Washington lobbied allies to skip it in 2015. It's now the World Bank's largest co-financing partner rather than the rival Washington feared.

July 1, 2026

Development Finance

The New Great Game of Development Finance

ADB, AIIB, the World Bank, JICA and Chinese state banks increasingly co-finance the same projects they compete over.

July 1, 2026

Infrastructure

The $100 Billion Road Across Asia

The Asian Highway Network is more than 92 percent up to minimum standard, with $43.8 billion still needed for priority sections and Myanmar and Afghanistan the hardest gaps to close.

July 1, 2026