Kazakhstan Ratifies Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Deal

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The Kazakh Senate ratified the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) agreement, which sets out the AIIB's legal framework, local media reported Thursday.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Under the agreement, the registered capital of the bank amounts to $100 billion, divided into one million shares, only open for subscription to members of the bank.

The initial subscribed share capital for Kazakhstan amounts to $729.3 million, according to the Novosti-Kazakhstan news agency.

The AIIB is an international financial institution created by the Chinese government to stimulate growth and attract investment in infrastructure projects in the Asia-Pacific region.

The bank's charter officially entered into force on December 25, 2015. The AIIB is set to rival the World Bank and Asian Development Bank in the region.

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