Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements
For the three months ended March 31, 2022
(All amounts in thousands of US Dollars unless otherwise stated)
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Use of office building
In accordance with Article 5 of the Headquarters Agreement, Government will provide a permanent office building (Permanent Premises) and temporary office accommodation to the Bank, free of charge. The Permanent Premises and temporary office accommodation are provided to the Bank for the purposes of carrying out its Official Activities, as defined in Article 1(k) of the Headquarters Agreement. The Bank does not have legal ownership of the Permanent Premises. Please refer to Headquarters Agreement disclosed on public domain of AIIB website.
The provision of the Permanent Premises and temporary office accommodation is not subject to any consideration payable by the Bank, or any conditions relating to the Bank’s lending or investing activities. The Bank, however, remains responsible for the management of the Premises and/or for the associated costs, including that of utilities and services.
On June 1, 2020, the Bank officially moved to the Permanent Premises. The temporary office was returned to the Government on June 5, 2020.
The Permanent Premises of the Bank are located at Towers A and B, Asia Financial Center, No.1 Tianchen East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101 and, as of the reporting date, provides the Bank with approximately 81,580 square meters of office space and associated facilities and equipment.
On September 11, 2019, the People’s Government of Tianjin Municipality (the “Tianjin Municipality”) and the Bank entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (the “MOU”), in accordance with Article 5 of the Headquarters Agreement, to set out the arrangements regarding the premises of the Bank as its back-up business office in Tianjin (the “Tianjin Premises”). Specifically, according to the MOU, Tianjin Municipality will provide the Tianjin Premises to the Bank for its use, free of charge, similar to the arrangements for the Permanent Premises.
On March 31, 2021, Tianjin Municipality officially handed over the Tianjin Premises to the Bank. The Tianjin Premises are located at Level 25, Level 26, 3-14, No. 681, Ronghe Road, Binhai New Area, Tianjin, and provide the Bank with approximately 4,258 square meters of office space.
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