The opinion of the EDB Chief Economist Yaroslav Lispolik about China's initiative to create BRICS +. The expert stressed that: "The BRICS + initiative can give a new impetus to the processes of openness in the world economy and will allow BRICS to become the first organization of developing countries that really defines a new, more stable and fair world economic order"
An article by Alexey Lazarev, EDB’s PPP expert, tells that PPP is an effective mechanism to promote large infrastructure projects. The author also emphasises that development banks should be involved more actively in PPP projects and that certain provisions of the Law on Concession Agreements should be updated
The EDB countries need to coordinate their strategies for the development of power grids (power grid facilities and trans-boundary transmission lines) in order to use effectively their capacity to export electricity to third countries. International trade and optimised load on power plants will help to improve the operation of the national power systems and, eventually, reduce the prime cost of electricity for consumers. These are the findings presented in Power Grids in EDB Countries, a report prepared by Eurasian Development Bank’s Department for Strategic and Sector Research
Article by Evgeny Vinokurov, Director of EDB’s Centre for Integration Studies on how the U.S. withdrawal from the Trans Pacific Partnership influences processes in the EAEU
EDB’s Managing Director Niko Vardapetyan answers the question how the crisis has adjusted the project portfolios of development banks and what they stake on today