Asia’s young, tech-savvy population will power the region’s growth: AIIB chief investment officer Kim-See Lim

Asia remains the world’s fastest-growing region—and its momentum shows little sign of slowing. According to 2025 McKinsey estimates, the region is set to contribute as much as 40% of global growth by 2040.

“That growth trajectory is going to continue,” Kim-See Lim, the chief investment officer of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), tells Fortune at the sidelines of the Forum Ekonomi Malaysia. “Asia has a young population base that is very tech-savvy and, with that, productivity and knowledge transfer will really go up.