BEIJING: The Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved $1 billion in two loans to help Indonesia combat the coronavirus pandemic, the bank said on Tuesday.
The first loan of $750 million, with cofinancing from the Asian Development Bank, will support a project to boost economic support for businesses and vulnerable households, as well as bolster the health system, the bank said in a statement.
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