EBRD

24.01.2023 19:38

Joint projects with int’l banks discussed at Kazakh government

ASTANA. KAZINFORM – Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov held a meeting of the Coordination Council on Cooperation between the Kazakh Government and International Financial Organizations, Kazinform cites primeminister.kz.

16.01.2023 15:13

EBRD helps develop markets in Kazakhstan

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Businesses in Kazakhstan will able to better hedge their currency exchange and interest-rate-related risks thanks to a new regulatory framework developed with the help of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), ebrd.com reports.

03.10.2022 08:24

Central Asia shows strong resilience to geopolitical turmoil - EBRD

ASTANA. KAZINFORM The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has published its latest «Regular Economic Prospects» report, where it points out the resilience of the most of Central Asian countries to the geopolitical tense.

26.09.2022 21:16

EBRD pledges new funds to upgrade wastewater facilities in Shymkent

ASTANA. KAZINFORM The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is financing further improvements in the water supply and treatment services of Kazakhstan’s third-largest city, Shymkent.

20.09.2022 11:41

EBRD celebrates 30 years in Kazakhstan

ASTANA. KAZINFORM This year the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) marks the 30th anniversary of the launch of its operations in Kazakhstan. What began as a small representative office in Almaty, the country’s largest city, has become the biggest continuous banking operation for the EBRD in Central Asia, with almost US$ 10 billion invested through nearly 300 projects to date.

14.09.2022 19:46

Kazakhstan can fully rely on EBRD – Vice President Alain Pilloux

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Kazakh Premier Alikhan Smailov, Vice President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Alain Pilloux held talks, Kazinform cites primeminister.kz.

09.09.2022 17:30

Smailov highlights importance of developing effective mechanisms for boosting water conservation

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov chaired a meeting of the Water Council discussing the plans for water sector comprehensive development, Kazinform cites the press service of the Kazakh Government.

26.07.2022 10:48

EBRD invests KZT 50 billion in Kazakhstan Railways bond

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting the financial and operational resilience of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ or Kazakhstan Railways) by investing up to KZT 50 billion in a local currency bond issue to be listed on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), the EBRD informs on its website.

22.07.2022 10:08

EBRD provides $25mln to Kazakhstan’s microlender KMF

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is helping micro, small and medium-sized businesses across Kazakhstan by providing fresh funds to the country’s leading microlending institution KMF. They will help them grow and cope with the after-effects of the pandemic and the ongoing macroeconomic downturn, ebrd.com reports.

01.07.2022 10:28

EBRD offers new funds to Kazakhstan’s Bank CenterCredit

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing new funds, creating growth opportunities and facilitating green lending in Kazakhstan by offering a financial package of US$ 60 million to one of the country’s largest lenders, Bank CenterCredit (BCC), ebrd.com reports.

28.06.2022 13:15

EBRD approves new strategy for Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - The Board of Directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a new strategy for Kazakhstan, setting out the Bank’s priorities in the country for the next five years. The strategic approach to operations in Kazakhstan will be based on the following three pillars, ebrd.com reports.

27.06.2022 18:35

EBRD to mark 30th anniversary of its engagement in CA

LONDON. KAZINFORM The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is marking 30 years of engagement in Central Asia on the 8th of July in its London headquarters, the EBRD informs on its website.

20.06.2022 12:51

EBRD, EU help English language franchise grow in Mongolia and beyond

ULAANBAATAR. KAZINFORM In Mongolia, English is an essential language for anyone hoping to travel, study or conduct business internationally. And while many Mongolians have an acceptable knowledge of day-to-day English, the proficiency essential for business has been and still is a relatively rare commodity, ebrd.com reports.

09.06.2022 13:39

Head of State, EBRD President meet in Nur-Sultan

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Odile Renaud-Basso, who arrived in Nur-Sultan for the 34th meeting of the Foreign Investors Council, Kazinform learnt from the Akorda press service.

02.06.2022 13:30

USAID, EBRD sign MOU on Central Asia Partnership for a Low Carbon Future

ALMATY. KAZINFORM The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have embarked on a partnership to increase cooperation in renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy storage, and other areas to support accelerated decarbonization of the electricity sectors across the Central Asian region.

28.03.2022 10:17

EBRD and Kazakhstan’s financial regulator promote ESG standards

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the Regulation and Development of Financial Markets (ARDFM) have joined forces to promote environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards and good corporate climate governance (CCG) among financial institutions in Kazakhstan. They will develop and implement guidelines and regulations to support Kazakhstan’s transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy, ebrd.com reports.

15.03.2022 21:04

Alikhan Smailov holds talks with EBRD Vice President Alain Pilloux

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov held a meeting with Vice President of Banking at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for Alain Pilloux, Kazinform cites primeminister.kz.

13.12.2021 20:13

Shinhan Bank Kazakhstan joins EBRD green financing facility

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is promoting green financing in Kazakhstan by offering new funds to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) that are planning to invest in energy-saving solutions. Shinhan Bank Kazakhstan (SBK) becomes the latest financial institution in the country to join the EBRD’s Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF), ebrd.com reports.

04.11.2021 21:16

EBRD expects Central Asian economies to grow by 4.9% in 2021

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is expecting Central Asian economies of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to grow by 4.9 per cent on average in 2021, according to its latest Regional Economic Prospects (REP) report, published today, ebrd.com reports.

04.11.2021 13:45

EBRD plans to double climate financing by 2025

GLASGOW. KAZINFORM - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Wednesday announced its intention to double the mobilization of private sector climate financing by 2025, Anadolu Agency reports.