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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Sovereign-Backed Financing

Instrument description

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) credit enhances projects by providing sovereign-backed financing. This includes guarantees issued by AIIB to cover projects’ debt services defaults under loans caused by:

  • A government’s failure to fulfill specific project obligations
  • A borrower´s failure to service interest and principal payments under the loan

To provide such a guarantee, AIIB requires a counter-guarantee and indemnity by the country´s government where the project takes place.

Eligible projects and transactions

A range of infrastructure projects, including energy infrastructure, transportation and telecommunications, rural infrastructure, water supply and sanitation, environmental protection, urban development and logistics.

Eligible regions

Available to AIIB’s members, or any agency, a subdivision thereof, or any entity or enterprise operating in the territory of a member. International or regional agencies or entities concerned with economic development of the Asia region are also eligible.

Non-Sovereign-Backed Financing: Guarantees and Underwritings

Instrument description

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) provides credit enhancement instruments under its non-sovereign-backed financing arrangements. AIIB may provide:

  • Guarantees, as primary and secondary obligor, in whole and in part, against project default caused by (a) specific events or (b) regardless of the cause.

Underwritings or participation in underwritings of securities issued by a public or private sector entity for a specific project.

Eligible projects and transactions

Projects that promote economic development are eligible. Specifically, non-sovereign-backed financing instruments can be provided to private enterprises or sub-sovereign entities that are not backed by the member indemnity mechanism.

Eligible regions

Available to AIIB’s members, or any agency, a subdivision thereof, or any entity or enterprise operating in the territory of a member. International or regional agencies or entities concerned with economic development of the Asia region are also eligible.

Eligible Countries

  • Flag of Afghanistan
    Afghanistan
  • Flag of Argentina
    Argentina
  • Flag of Armenia
    Armenia
  • Flag of Azerbaijan
    Azerbaijan
  • Flag of Bangladesh
    Bangladesh
  • Flag of Bolivia
    Bolivia
  • Flag of Cambodia
    Cambodia
  • Flag of Chile
    Chile
  • Flag of China
    China
  • Flag of Ecuador
    Ecuador
  • Flag of Egypt
    Egypt
  • Flag of Ethiopia
    Ethiopia
  • Flag of Georgia
    Georgia
  • Flag of India
    India
  • Flag of Indonesia
    Indonesia
  • Flag of Jordan
    Jordan
  • Flag of Kazakhstan
    Kazakhstan
  • Flag of Kenya
    Kenya
  • Flag of Kyrgyzstan
    Kyrgyzstan
  • Flag of Laos
    Laos
  • Flag of Lebanon
    Lebanon
  • Flag of Madagascar
    Madagascar
  • Flag of Maldives
    Maldives
  • Flag of Mongolia
    Mongolia
  • Flag of Myanmar
    Myanmar
  • Flag of Nepal
    Nepal
  • Flag of Pakistan
    Pakistan
  • Flag of Papua New Guinea
    Papua New Guinea
  • Flag of Peru
    Peru
  • Flag of Philippines
    Philippines
  • Flag of Romania
    Romania
  • Flag of Samoa
    Samoa
  • Flag of South Africa
    South Africa
  • Flag of South Sudan
    South Sudan
  • Flag of Sri Lanka
    Sri Lanka
  • Flag of Sudan
    Sudan
  • Flag of Tajikistan
    Tajikistan
  • Flag of Thailand
    Thailand
  • Flag of Timor Leste
    Timor Leste
  • Flag of Tonga
    Tonga
  • Flag of Turkey
    Turkey
  • Flag of Uzbekistan
    Uzbekistan
  • Flag of Vanuatu
    Vanuatu
  • Flag of Vietnam
    Vietnam