AIIB is one of the specialised multilateral international development banks in financing and investing in sustainable infrastructure projects and stimulating green and smart investments that enhance regional connectivity. Among the AIIB’s portfolio, it provided soft development financing worth $360 million, including $210 million in financing to 11 private sector companies that contributed to the implementation of the Benban Solar Energy Park in Aswan. Moreover, the bank is one of the multilateral development banks contributing to the financing of the Abu Qir Metro Project in Alexandria, as it provides concessional development financing worth €250 million. The Minister of International Cooperation, Dr. Rania al-Mashat, signed the financing agreement with the President of the Bank during her visit to the Chinese capital, Beijing, last July. This year witnessed the holding of the Joint Policy Dialogue, organised by the Ministry of International Cooperation and the Japanese Embassy in Cairo with the participation of concerned parties from both sides.