Japanese PM Abe has been addressing delegates at a meeting today of the Association of South East Asian Nations in KL
Bloomberg reporting
– Japan plans to halve the time it takes to get a development loan and make it easier to obtain funds
Abe’s push to streamline procedures comes as China, it’s main rival to be the infrastructure provider of choice, will soon open up the AIIB ( Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank) which is a $100bln multilateral development bank.