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Asean needs its own development bank

Throughout its 57-year existence, Asean has depended heavily on the largesse of others for financing many of its development needs. But now, it’s time for it to do more to fund itself, through its own bank.

Throughout its 57-year existence, Asean has depended heavily on the largesse of others for financing many of its development needs. But now, it’s time for it to do more to fund itself, through its own bank. Since the 1960s, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Japan, the European Union and, more recently, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and China have poured resources into Asean economies.