Canada to apply to join China-backed AIIB

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BEIJING (Reuters) - Canada will apply to join the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the bank's president Jin Liqun said on Wednesday in a statement issued ahead of a news conference.
Canada will submit its application to join the AIIB by the end of 2016, said David Lauzon, a Canadian finance ministry official said.
(Reporting by Yawen Chen and Sue-Lin Wong; Editing by Richard Borsuk)
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First Published: Aug 31 2016 | 3:54 PM IST