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Today, the main threat to Europe's economic growth is "migration without integration" when the influx of migrants turns not into greater labour productivity, but higher expenses on providing social support to incoming people. Yaroslav Lissovolik, Chief Economist at EDB, said this during the TV debates on The Economic Impact of Migrant Crises. The discussion took place on 16 June 2016 as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

The Eurasian Economic Union has established: it can face challenges or conflicts, but will withstand. One of the most important issues in the future will be relationships between the EEU and the EU. Evgeny Vinokurov, Director of Eurasian Development Bank's Centre for Integration Studies, said this at the session Russia and the EU: What Follows the “Strategic Partnership” that Never Happened? at SPIEF

Eurasian Development Bank and the Federal Corporation for the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME Corporation) signed a memorandum of cooperation. The document envisions development of cooperation between the parties to enhance SMEs access to lending

Анонс: The Silk Road Economic Belt project can create additional opportunities for the EEU in eastern directions, including the Asian Pacific Region. Yaroslav Lissovolik, Chief Economic at EDB, stated this at the plenary session on New Security Challenges for Russia and China of the International Conference Russia and China: Taking on New Quality of Bilateral Relations in Moscow

The Astana International Financial Centre, when established, will stimulate an inflow of regional investments and, as a result, help to improve investment climate in Kazakhstan.Dmitry Pankin, Chairman of the Management Board at EDB, said this at the 29th session of the Foreign Investors Council chaired by the President of Kazakhstan

Transport infrastructure is of key interest to EEU countries and China in the context of the Silk Road Economic Belt project, as Evgeny Vinokurov, Director of the EDB Centre for Integration Studies, put it at the Astana Economic Forum

Dmitry Pankin, Chairman of the Management Board at EDB, said this at the Astana Economic Forum (Kazakhstan), running on 25-26 May 2016. The head of EDB also stated that the Bank was interested in cooperation with other development banks

In their search for ways out of the economic recession, Eurasian countries should rely on investment cooperation in the first place. This will promote economic growth not only in certain countries, but the EEU region as a whole. Yaroslav Lissovolik, Chief Economist at EDB, stated this during his speech at the Astana Economic Forum on 25 May 2016