The seminar “Doing Business with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) was held in Brussels on 14 May 2019. Following an introduction by Mr. Johan Malin, Flanders Investment & Trade, Mr. Ronald De Swert and Mr. Philippe Nizeyimana of the FPS Finances, Department of the Treasury, talked about the relations between Belgium and the AIIB. Next, Mr. Ian Nightingale, Procurement Advisor, gave an overview of the AIIB, procurement procedures and opportunities, followed by a presentation on the AIIB investment operations, project pipeline and potential investment opportunities by Mr. Ke Fang, Manager of the Implementation Monitoring Unit of the AIIB. Mrs. Gwenn Sonck of the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce delivered the closing remarks.

The event concluded with a Q&A session and a sandwich lunch. The possibility was also offered for 1 on 1 meetings for companies with concrete projects.