News — The EDB Fund for Digital Initiatives

A major forum of investors from 40 countries has started in Almaty. The event is part of the 46th Annual Meetings of the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP)

Digital infrastructure took centre stage at the investors forum held on 15–17 May 2023 in Almaty, alongside the 46th Annual Meetings of the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP)

The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) intends to become a platform for the development of Islamic finance in Central Asian countries. On the sidelines of the Annual Meeting of the Islamic Development Bank Group, senior executives from the EDB and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) discussed the potential of Islamic financing in the region, fostering collaboration in project activities, joint economic research, and other relevant areas

A new report by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB, Bank) examines the status and opportunities for low-carbon development in Eurasia. Energy, transport, industry, and the urban environment are the four pain points that need to be addressed in the first place. Coordinating countries in their low-carbon development efforts will help to avoid regulatory costs and internal trade barriers, enhance regional cooperation in line with green economy principles, and improve the competitiveness of regional producers. International development institutions play a crucial role in implementing the green agenda in lower-middle-income countries

Kazakhstan-based EGISTIC, which is developing a comprehensive super app for the agricultural sector, and Russia-based Esbord, which has created an endless online flipchart for business tasks and online education, won a project competition initiated by the Eurasian Development Bank’s (EDB) Fund for Digital Initiatives. The committee, chaired by Tigran Sargsyan, Vice Chairman of the Bank's Management Board and Fund Supervisor, made the decision to select these projects

The delegation of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), led by the Deputy Chairman of the EDB Management Board Berik Mukhambetzhanov, has met with the delegation of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), led by the Vice President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Shixin Chen. The meeting was held on the fringes of the 56th ADB Annual Meeting, taking place from 2nd to 5th May in Incheon, South Korea

Conrad Albrecht, Managing Director and Head of the Directorate of Sustainability at the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), participated in the 7th UNECE International Public-Private Partnerships Forum

The Eurasian Development Bank’s (EDB) Fund for Digital Initiatives discussed integration criteria as a key requirement for the digital projects eligible for its funding at an online meeting with IT companies from Kazakhstan

The Eurasian Development Bank’s (EDB) Fund for Digital Initiatives hosted a discussion on ongoing digital integration projects in Eurasia. The round table was conducted as part of the Eurasian Digital Forum (EADF) at the 29th TIBO 2023 International Forum on Information and Communication Technologies. It was attended by Viktor Gridnev, Alexander Petrov and Tigran Tigranyan from the EDB Fund for Digital Initiatives