ASEAN plans to set up infrastructure fund
The Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) plans to set up a 1-billion USD infrastructure fund,
said Thai Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij.
The Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) plans to set up a 1-billion USD infrastructure fund,
said Thai Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij.
The fund plan will be discussed on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, held in the Turkish city Istanbul from Oct. 3-7, Minister Korn said via videoconference on Oct 2.
The 10-member regional grouping would discuss the structure of the infrastructure fund, which will be designed to raise finance and then invest in infrastructure projects in the region, said Minister Korn.
ASEAN will ask for assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank to run the fund and to create bonds rated up to "AAA" - a high credit rating for the bonds – to lure central banks that invest in US treasures, according to the Thai Minister.
Additionally, ASEAN and Japan , China and the Republic of Korea (RoK) will discuss a plan to set up an East Asian 500-million USD bond-guarantee fund for investment in the region, he unveiled.
The fund would guarantee bonds issued by local companies in the region in local currencies. The guarantee scheme would support private firms to raise funds from investors at lower cost, the minister said.
The three East Asian largest economies agreed to put in a combined 500 million USD for the bond-guarantee scheme, he added.
The regional grouping and the three countries will also discuss implementation of the reserve pool worth 120 billion USD that was agreed earlier.
The reserve pool - known as Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation (CMIM) – is aimed to provide emergency financing to members facing an economic crisis./.
The fund plan will be discussed on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, held in the Turkish city Istanbul from Oct. 3-7, Minister Korn said via videoconference on Oct 2.
The 10-member regional grouping would discuss the structure of the infrastructure fund, which will be designed to raise finance and then invest in infrastructure projects in the region, said Minister Korn.
ASEAN will ask for assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank to run the fund and to create bonds rated up to "AAA" - a high credit rating for the bonds – to lure central banks that invest in US treasures, according to the Thai Minister.
Additionally, ASEAN and Japan , China and the Republic of Korea (RoK) will discuss a plan to set up an East Asian 500-million USD bond-guarantee fund for investment in the region, he unveiled.
The fund would guarantee bonds issued by local companies in the region in local currencies. The guarantee scheme would support private firms to raise funds from investors at lower cost, the minister said.
The three East Asian largest economies agreed to put in a combined 500 million USD for the bond-guarantee scheme, he added.
The regional grouping and the three countries will also discuss implementation of the reserve pool worth 120 billion USD that was agreed earlier.
The reserve pool - known as Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation (CMIM) – is aimed to provide emergency financing to members facing an economic crisis./.
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