D J Pandian appointed vice-president and chief investment officer of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

 Former IAS officer and former Chief Secretary of Gujarat, D J Pandian has been appointed vice-president and chief investment officer (CIO) of Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Headquartered at Beijing, China, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is an international financial institution that aims to support the building of infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region. The bank was proposed as an initiative by the government of China. The capital of the bank is $100 billion, equivalent to 2⁄3 of the capital of the Asian Development Bank and about half that of the World Bank.