02.03.20
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin received Suma Chakrabarti, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), as Kazinform reports with the reference to primeminister.kz.
"Over the past 27 years, the EBRD's investment in Kazakhstan has exceeded $9 billion in 271 projects in sectors such as, finance, infrastructure, energy, agriculture, IT and utilities. Also it supported small and medium — sized businesses," Askar Mamin said.
In 2019, agreements were signed on the implementation of 29 projects worth more than $ 750 million in the industrial, transport, energy, agricultural, financial and other areas of Kazakhstan.
The parties discussed the upcoming participation of the EBRD in the implementation of a Comprehensive Program for the modernization of health infrastructure in Kazakhstan. In particular, the EBRD plans to participate in financing the construction of new multi-specialty hospitals in the cities of Kyzylorda, Kostanay, Taraz, Atyrau, Kokshetau, Pavlodar, and Almaty.
- Mamin and S. Chakrabarti discussed the implementation of the largest project in the field of public-private partnership in Kazakhstan, which is the construction of the Great Almaty ring road (BAKAD).
Much attention is also paid to public-private partnership projects in the areas of housing and utilities, transport infrastructure, renewable energy sources, etc.
