Scotsman Sir Danny Alexander, 47, spent ten years as a Liberal Democrat MP and was Chief Secretary to the Treasury in the coalition government headed by David Cameron. For the past three years, he has been Vice-President and Corporate Secretary with the Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. In a wide-ranging interview, Sir Danny talks to Mark Graham about his role within the bank, how its infrastructure projects are helping poor …
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There is a lot more to hosting the G20 Summit than meets the eye. For China there was many layers of influence to exert
By Tom Pattinson Last month, the Chinese city of Hangzhou saw factories closed, traffic diverted and non-essential civil servants sent packing on paid leave to further empty the often congested streets. All this for the G20 Summit – the first time China had hosted this annual international forum for leaders of the world’s largest economies. China has plenty of experience in state-managing cities during run-ups to major events. Streets were …