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Almaty, 28 September 2012. Today Eurasian Development Bank successfully priced its debut Reg S 5bn Rouble 5-year Eurobond offering at the yield to maturity of 8,0% (the «Issue» or the «Transaction»). The notes are expected to be rated A3 (stable) by Moody’s, BBB (stable) by S&P and BBB (positive).

Raiffeisen Bank International AG and Sberbank CIB acted as Joint Lead Managers on the transaction

Almaty, 27 September 2012. Russian Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov is appointed Russia’s authorised representative to the Council of Eurasian Development Bank (EDB). The Russian Government’s website reports that the respective order was signed on 24 September by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

Anton Siluanov has replaced Deputy Minister of Finance Sergei Storchak who held this office previously. Georgiy Kalmanov, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia, is appointed Russia’s deputy authorised representative in EDB’s Council instead of the former Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Andrey Dementyev

Ukraine’s high-tech industry needs investment, which could come from the countries of the Common Economic Space and Customs Union [Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan], according to Igor Finogenov, the Chairman of the Management Board of Eurasian Development Bank (EDB)

Almaty, 20 September 2012. Igor Finogenov, Chairman of the Management Board of Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), will speak at the Skovoroda club in Kyiv on Monday. «In the storm of global economy: Which way to go?» will be the topic the head of EDB will present at this unique place for informal communications between the representatives of intellectual elites of Russia and Ukraine

Almaty, 20 September 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived with an official visit in Bishkek on Wednesday night. Today he will meet President of the Kyrgyz Republic Almazbek Atambayev and an extended session of Russian-Kyrgyz negotiations will be held. Igor Finogenov, Chairman of the Management Board of Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), takes part in these negotiations as part of the Russian delegation

Almaty, 19 September 2012. «Over nine years of work the Kazakhstan and Russia Interregional Cooperation Forum has become the main arena to discuss the most important issues of cooperation between Russia and Kazakhstan and align positions on topical regional problems,» said Igor Finogenov, Chairman of the Management Board of Eurasian Development Bank (EDB). He believes that, «the format of this forum helps businesspeople from Russia and Kazakhstan expand their business connections and reach agreements on integration contracts»

Almaty, 18 September 2012. The delegation of Eurasian Development Bank headed by Chairman of the Management Board Igor Finogenov will take part in the 9th Kazakhstan and Russia Interregional Cooperation Forum, which started its work today in Pavlodar. The forum will discuss innovation cooperation between the two countries. Marat Dzhaukenov, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board who is in charge of investment projects, including those in Kazakhstan, will take part in the forum in addition to the Chairman of the Management Board

Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) (rated BBB/BBB/A3 by Fitch/S&P/Moody’s) set yield to maturity on its 10-year Eurobond at 4.767% p.a. (10-year mid-swaps +295 bp and 10 year UST +303.7 bp). The Eurobonds are to be issued on September 20 in amount of USD 500 mln with maturity of 10 years. Arrangers of the 144a/Reg S issue are BNP Paribas, Citigroup, HSBC and VTB Capital. The book exceeded USD 6 billion 

On 13 September 2012 Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) successfully priced US$500m 10-year Eurobond offering at an annual yield of 4.767%. The notes are expected to be rated A3 (stable) by Moody's, BBB (stable) by S&P and BBB (positive)