AIIB warming up for capital markets debut

摘要

Asian infrastructure investment bank is gearing up to make its long-awaited capital markets debut, bankers said, a rumour that was strengthened by Moody's affirming its Aaa (stable) rating. Moody's in a report last Thursday said AIIB's operational capabilities and governance frameworks are evolving in a manner consistent with the highest rated multilateral development banks. AIIB also carries AAA ratings from S&P and Fitch, having obtained ratings from all three major agencies in 2017. Also in 2017, the China-led multilateral development bank's treasurer told IFR that it would issue a benchmark US dollar bond offering as early as that year.