BEIJING-CanadahasdecidedtoapplyformembershipoftheAsianInfrastructureInvestmentBank(AIIB),CanadianFinanceMinisterBillMorneauannouncedatapressconferenceinBeijing on Wednesday.
加拿大財(cái)政部長(zhǎng)Bill周三在北京一個(gè)新聞?dòng)浾邥?huì)上宣布闰渔,加拿大已經(jīng)決定成為亞洲基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施投資銀行(以下簡(jiǎn)稱亞投行)成員说贝;
IfCanadajoinstheAIIB,itwillbethefirstNorthAmericanmemberofthemultilateralbank.
如果加拿大加入亞投行湾盗,將是這個(gè)多邊銀行的第一個(gè)北美成員毛甲;
Canada'smembershipwillcontributesignificantlytothebank'sdevelopment,AIIBpresidentJinLiquntoldthepressconference,notingthatallcountriesinterestedintheAIIBwerewelcometo applyformembership.
亞投行主席金立群在記者會(huì)上表示腔剂,加拿大成員將對(duì)銀行的發(fā)展有著積極的貢獻(xiàn),已經(jīng)注意到所有對(duì)亞投行感興趣的國(guó)家左医,歡迎他們申請(qǐng)成為成員涯鲁;
"ThedecisionofCanadatoapplytojoinAIIBisverywelcomeandshowsitsconfidenceinthe strongfoundationsthebankhasbuiltinourfirstfewmonths,"Jinsaid.
金表示:加拿大申請(qǐng)加入亞投行的決定是很受歡迎的,表明它在最初的幾個(gè)月建立堅(jiān)實(shí)基礎(chǔ)之后的自信歌馍;
Inapressrelease,Canada'sDepartmentofFinancesaidtheAIIBwillhelpsustaingrowthinAsia andrepresentsanopportunityforCanadatofurtherengageinmultilateralinfrastructureefforts thatsupportinclusiveeconomicgrowthinAsiaandbeyond.
在記者會(huì)上顽爹,加拿大財(cái)政部門表示亞投行將幫助穩(wěn)定亞洲的增長(zhǎng),為加拿大努力進(jìn)一步參與多邊基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施提供了機(jī)會(huì)骆姐,能夠?yàn)閬喼藜捌渌麉^(qū)域提供包括經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)的支持;
"Canadaisalwayslookingforwaystocreatehopeandopportunityforourmiddleclassaswell asforpeoplearoundtheworld,andmembershipintheAIIBisanopportunitytodojustthat,"Morneausaid.
Morneau表示加拿大一直和全世界人民一樣捏题,尋找著為中產(chǎn)階級(jí)創(chuàng)造希望和機(jī)會(huì)的方式玻褪,作為亞投行的成員就是實(shí)現(xiàn)這樣的一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì);
TheAIIB,anot-for-profitbankinitiatedbyChina,wasofficiallyestablishedlastDecemberand startedoperatinginJanuary.
亞投行公荧,由中國(guó)發(fā)起的非盈利銀行带射,去年12月正式建立,1月開(kāi)始運(yùn)營(yíng)循狰;
Withauthorizedcapitalof$100billionand57foundingmembers,itprioritizesinvestmentin energy,power,transport,ruralinfrastructure,environmentalprotectionandlogistics.
擁有著法定資本1000億美元和57個(gè)創(chuàng)始成員窟社,優(yōu)先投資能源券勺、交通、農(nóng)村基本建設(shè)灿里、環(huán)境保護(hù)和物流关炼;
ChinaisnowCanada'ssecondlargesttradingpartner.Thetradebetweenthetwocountries amountedtoover$67billionin2015,a10.1percentincreaseyearonyear,accordingto Canadianstatistics.
根據(jù)加拿大數(shù)據(jù)統(tǒng)計(jì),中國(guó)現(xiàn)在是加拿大第二大貿(mào)易伙伴匣吊,2015年兩國(guó)之間的貿(mào)易總量超過(guò)了670億美元儒拂,與去年同期相比增長(zhǎng)了10.1個(gè)百分點(diǎn)。