财经金融新闻 金立群提名亚投行行长（在线收听）

China has nominated, Jin Liqun, the leader of a panel that laid the foundation for the development bank, to head the new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

中国提名金立群担任亚投行候任行长，他也曾领导筹备开发银行。

The nomination, which occurred just one week after the bank’s articles of agreement were signed on June 26, did not surprise many. In his position as secretary general of the forum that originally planned the AIIB, he gained a reputation for solving problems, and was even able to convince several Western countries to support the formation of the development bank, according to sources at the World Bank and the Asia Development Bank. In addition, he also served as the vice president of the Asia Development Bank in 2003.

就在6月26日亚投行协定签署之后的短短一周后，中国就宣布了金立群的提名，而这并没有让人们感到意外。来自世界银行和亚洲开发银行的内部人士指出，他曾担任亚投行秘书处秘书长，并早已对亚投行进行了计划，金处理问题的方式得到了人们的赞赏，他甚至能够劝说一些西方国家支持开发银行的创建。此外，他曾于2003年担任亚行副行长。

David Dollar, the former director for China and Mongolia at the World Bank, said that since China is the biggest stakeholder in the AIIB, it makes sense that a Chinese national such as Jin should serve as the first head of the bank. Beijing has agreed to contribute US$ 29.7 billion to the bank in exchange for 26% of the voting rights, allowing China veto power over major decisions.

前世界银行驻华代表杜大伟表示称，由于中国是亚投行的最大股东，让金这样的中国人掌管亚投行理所当然。为了换取26%的投票权，中国同意向亚投行投资297亿美元，这也让中国拥有了决定重大问题的否决权。

The AIIB was designed with the intent to back infrastructure building in Asia, and is set to open later on this year. The founding members will have until the end of July to nominate candidates for president, culminating in a short list that will be finalized at a negotiators'meeting in August. Finally, the AIIB board of governors will choose a president at their first meeting.

亚投行创建的目的是为亚洲的基础设施建设提供支持，并将于今年晚些建立。创始会员国需要等到7月末才能提名主席，而最终的候选人名单将在8月份的谈判会议上揭晓。最终，亚投行董事会将在首轮会议中选择主席。