The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) expects uneven economic recovery to widen the infrastructure financing gap in developing and emerging Asia in 2022.
Ongoing concern over inflation, pandemic impact and fiscal constraints are dampening investor appetite for development projects and putting pressure on governments seeking to finance new infrastructure. However, the new year will bring opportunities in markets able to overcome pandemic implementation delays and successfully channel capital toward Paris-Aligned investments.
AIIB believes the international community needs to continue encouraging an equitable and green recovery throughout Asia. Top priorities for investors and the development community would be funding for vaccines, climate finance loans alongside capacity to design and implement Paris-Aligned projects and thought leadership on integrating technology into infrastructure investments.
The bank predicts the following trends will impact the