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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s Baiterek Holding and Damu Fund will attract a loan of 200 million euros from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for Kazakh small and medium enterprise (SME) projects, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported on September 21. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are stepping up their support to build a sustainable, green economy in Kyrgyzstan. The Bank is extending a loan equivalent to US $3 million in local currency to KICB, a leading bank in the country, to finance energy savings for businesses and residential homeowners under the Kyrgyz Sustainable Energy Financing Facility (KyrSEFF), the EBRD said on September 15. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan needs to develop a national strategy for transition to low-carbon development, Energy Minister Kanat Bozumbayev said during the fourth session of the Council on transition to a green economy under the President of Kazakhstan, held in Astana on July 4, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — At a press conference during the Astana Economic Forum on May 26, UN Assistant Secretary-General, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS (RBEC) Cihan Sultanoglu praised Kazakhstan’s determination to green its economy and purposeful work which the country carries out in this area, the UNDP in Kazakhstan reported. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), in partnership with the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) of the Climate Investment Funds, held an event to mark the formal launch of CLIMADAPT, the Tajikistan Climate Resilience Financing Facility, on February 3 in Dushanbe. CLIMADAPT aims to help Tajik households, businesses and farmers cope with the effects of climate change and to support the country’s transition towards a green economy, the EBRD press office said. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is continuing to support the Green Economy drive in Kazakhstan by financing a new, cleaner and more energy-efficient gas-fired electricity generating plant in Atyrau, a harbour city on the Caspian Sea and a regional capital in western Kazakhstan. Continue reading
