The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has officially invited Turkmenistan to become a full member of the organization. The decision was announced in Awazaduring the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3), reports Trend. Membership in the AIIB will give Turkmenistan access to one of the world’s largest sources of infrastructure financing, with total operations since 2016 exceeding $60 billion in 35 countries. In Central Asia, the bank actively invests in transport, energy, and logistics, and in 2024 the volume of such investments amounted to about $2.8 billion. Joining the organization will allow Turkmenistan to attract long-term investments, participate in setting financing priorities, and use joint project mechanisms with the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. This will make it possible to implement large-scale projects — from building high-speed railways and modernizing highways to developing solar and wind energy. Economists forecast that participation in AIIB programs could provide the country with up to $1.5 billion in investments annually, which by 2030 could increase non-resource exports by 15–20% and strengthen Turkmenistan’s position as an important transport and energy hub in the region.