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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan is taking a new step towards the equality of opportunity for women and men with a new national strategic approach: the “Concept for Family and Gender Policy in Kazakhstan until 2030”. The new approach and a coordinating action plan was discussed in Astana on 10 February at the national forum “Empowerment of women in the corporate sector”. The secretary of state, government ministers, representatives of international organisations, including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and entrepreneurs discussed ways of enhancing women’s economic opportunities and realising women’s potential at work, EBRD’s press office reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s latest nuclear safety fund is making progress. Framework agreements have been signed with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan which will provide the legal basis for implementation of projects in these countries, the EBRD reported on January 23. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — In a new step to support Kazakhstan’s path towards a greener economy, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is launching a study that will assess the potential of developing a green financial system for the country. A system of this kind would boost financing for “green” projects in Kazakhstan and beyond and would be based within the forthcoming Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), the EBRD said. Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is continuing to support private small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Turkmenistan by enabling one such company to expand into a new sector, the Bank said on January 11. Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is deepening its support for the private sector in Turkmenistan by arranging a US $1 million loan for Intizar Yurek, a leading packaging company in the country, the Bank said on December 21. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Board of Directors has approved a financing framework of up to €200 million which will be used to finance primarily private renewable energy projects in Kazakhstan with a total generating capacity of 300 MW within the next five years, the Bank said on December 16. Such projects can be in wind or solar power, small hydro plants or biogas. The construction of generating capacity will be allocated €160 million, while €40 million will be allotted to electricity grid modernisation, which is necessary in order to integrate these renewable projects into the national transmission system. Continue reading
