MUMBAI -- China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank said Monday it will invest or lend $3.5 billion this year to India, Bangladesh, Turkey and Egypt for projects aimed at strategically connecting Asia and Africa.
Bank says it is 'apolitical' and wants to connect Asia and Africa

Laborers constructing a flyover in New Delhi, India in February.
MUMBAI -- China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank said Monday it will invest or lend $3.5 billion this year to India, Bangladesh, Turkey and Egypt for projects aimed at strategically connecting Asia and Africa.