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The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has received a licence to operate on the China Interbank Bond Market (CIBM). The relevant information has been published on the official website of the People's Bank of China (PBOC).

The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) and the Uzbek Plant of Technological Metals (TMC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in financing the extraction and processing of critical minerals and rare earth metals. The document is aimed at strengthening Uzbekistan's position in global supply chains for strategic raw materials by developing knowledge‑intensive industries and launching production of new materials with high export potential

Tashkent, 16 June 2026. - The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) and Yashil Energiya have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in renewable energy. The parties plan to jointly finance and implement projects in distributed solar generation, electric vehicle charging infrastructure and small hydropower plants in Uzbekistan. The ceremony took place within the framework of the Tashkent International Investment Forum.

Alexei Skatin, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), spoke at the panel session "Transforming the Railway Sector and Developing New Logistics Corridors in Central Asia: Investment Opportunities and Regional Connectivity" held as part of the Tashkent International Investment Forum

Five regions of Uzbekistan will receive an upgraded water supply system. The Ministry of Water Resources of Uzbekistan, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) and the Eurasian Fund for Stabilisation and Development (EFSD) have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding cooperation on the modernise 95 pumping stations in the Bukhara, Navoi, Kashkadarya, Samarkand and Surkhandarya regions.

The EDB presented a report titled ‘Multilateral Development Banks: How They Work and Where They Are Headed’ on 37 multilateral development banks. Their assets have reached $2 trillion, their share capital stands at $445 billion, and their annual disbursements amount to approximately $200 billion. At the same time, the share of MDBs’ assets in global GDP has declined from 2.0% to 1.8% over the past 25 years. The study outlines nine criteria for MDBs, four waves of their formation, a new geographical classification of the banks, the new term ‘non-investment triad,’ and an expert perspective on the development of MDBs over the next 10 years.

Almaty, 16 June 2026. — The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) today celebrates 20 years since its founding. What began as a bilateral initiative has grown over two decades into one of the most respected multilateral development institutions in the Eurasian region.

Almaty, 15 June 2026. The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has presented its Macroeconomic Outlook for 2026–2028. Analysts expect the Bank’s member countries to maintain positive growth, led by the Kyrgyz Republic (10.2%), Tajikistan (8.3%) and Uzbekistan (7.9%). Meanwhile, the combined GDP of all seven Bank member countries will reach $3.5 trillion, despite the slowdown in the global economy caused by the conflict in the Persian Gulf.

Capital Intelligence Rating Agency Ltd (CI Ratings), regulated by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), has assigned first-time BBB long-term and A2 short-term foreign currency credit ratings to Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) with a stable outlook