SYDNEY: Australia will join a China-backed infrastructure bank if conditions such as multilateral and transparent governance are met, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Wednesday, flagging an announcement “in the next few days”.

China and 20 other countries signed a memorandum last October of understanding to establish the Beijing-headquartered $50 billion Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) bank.

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