Great news - we're pleased to announce the launch of the Better Work Program in #Uzbekistan last week, made possible through the close collaboration between #ILO IFC and The EBRD. We anticipate positive changes throughout the textile industry's value chain and beyond.

Big team for big projects! The EBRD funded 66-km #Almaty ring road PPP (#BAKAD) is now open ahead of schedule. 33 bridges, 8 interchanges, traffic control facility, 125 CCTV cameras & over 14 km of noise barriers.

I spoke at @MEForum2023. #Mongolia needs to strengthen its energy security through scaling up investments into #renewables. The EBRD has been a partner to provide advice on strategic solutions to support the country’s green drive under its Vision 2050 & already invested over $100mn.

Good to see Oyu Tolgoi, country's largest copper mine progressing with underground production. Great news for sustainable mining & for businesses considering to invest in #Mongolia

Together with the Head of #Uzbekistan, Andi Aranitasi, in #Namangan region met with the regional hokim Mr Abdurazakov. We updated him on progress of US$ 130 million projects designed to provide access to fresh drinking water & wastewater services for over 565,000 people.

Today visited #Dushanbe's Raksh taxi - The EBRD 1st ever green taxi project. With our help company adding 100 electric cars to its fleet & installing 40 charging stations. EBRD Green

Today The EBRD & EU in Kyrgyzstan unveiled new solid waste facility for #Bishkek. Major step towards overcoming legacy waste disposal system & environmental relief for over 1 m people living in capital city!

Strategic partnerships are a pillar of our #CriticalRawMaterials plan. I welcome the agreement b/w European Commission, The EBRD and KAZ's Tau-Ken Samruk mining company financing two #CRM projects for lithium and tungsten. @🇪🇺 Critical Raw Materials week More: europa.eu/!hCDNrK

Good The EBRD, European Commission & #Kazakhstan discussions at #CriticalRawMaterials Week. We’re developing country’s CRM mining potential, continue working with #TauKenSamruk on sustainable tungsten & lithium mining.

Uzbekistan is a strong partner for the The EBRD so it was important to meet President Mirziyoyev while we are at #COP28. We discussed 🇺🇿 ambitions to scale up renewable energy production to 25GW and beyond, and the start of green hydrogen production. Shavkat Mirziyoyev's Press-service 1/2

We'll address together the issue of water scarcity through significant investments in the modernisation of irrigation. I’m pleased to see that progress towards a net zero economy is accelerating. 2/2

Positive discussions with President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan on our shared ambitions - introducing renewable energy sources; implementing our Green City action plan for Dushanbe; and increasing the resilience of the country’s water supply.

President Tokayev of Kazakhstan spoke at #COP28 soon after our meeting, where I was pleased to hear that 🇰🇿 would join the Green Methane Pledge. Alongside the accelerated adoption of renewable energy, the country is making good progress towards its target of net zero by 2060.

Today our Odile Renaud-Basso and the Chairperson of the Senate of Oliy Majlis of #Uzbekistan Tanzilya Narbaeva signed MoU which will help Central Asia’s most populous state develop the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Code (WE Finance Code). EBRD Gender

As announced at Investors Forum for EU-Central Asia Transport Connectivity in #Brussels, The EBRD could invest around €1.5 bn in Trans-Caspian Corridor related infrastructure & transport solutions over next 2-3 years.

Ministry of Transport of #Kazakhstan & The EBRD to cooperate on projects in road, rail, port & logistics infrastructure along TransCaspian corridor. Priority areas to include container terminal at Aktau Port, double tracking & electrification of railway, rehabilitation of roads.

The EBRD provided a financial package of $43.2 million, which includes a sovereign loan and a €5 million capital grant for the design and construction of a new 250-bed hospital in the city of Darkhan. #Mongolia. The project t to improve access to healthcare in rural areas.

We approved financing package of up to US$ 20M for First MicroFinanceBank! Funds will support green lending, youth & women entrepreneurship. Companies & households in Tajikistan will have better access to green technologies & climate adaptation measures. ebrd.com/news/2024/ebrd…

We're boosting agri-financing in Türkiye! Our €25M loan to Şekerbank T.A.Ş. will be used to on-lend to clients implementing green economy investments, most notably sustainable agriculture. The financing comes under The EBRD’s Green Economy Financing Facility II ebrd.com/news/2024/ebrd…

Joint MDB pledge World Bank Annual Meetings to boost #supplychain finance for #SMEs in developing markets & unlock trade growth. Our supply chain finance programme for larger corporates is unique in enabling liquidity for SME suppliers and advising them on how to boost ESG