SYDNEY: The Australian government said it would contribute A$930mil (US$718.9mil) over five years to the new China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), making it the institution’s sixth largest shareholder.
A total of 57 countries, including Britain, France and Iran, have joined the $100bil lender, which is seen as a rival to the Western-dominated World Bank.
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