Eurasian Development Bank

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Eurasian Development Bank
FormationJanuary 12, 2006;18 years ago (January 12, 2006)
Type International financial institution
Purpose Crediting
Headquarters Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Almaty, Kazakhstan
Region served
Eurasia
Website eabr.org

The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) is an international development finance institution investing in the development of the economies, trade and other economic ties, and integration in Eurasian countries. The EDB was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Bank has a branch in St. Petersburg and representative offices in Astana, Bishkek, Dushanbe, Yerevan, Minsk, and Moscow. [1]

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History of the EDB

The founding of the Eurasian Development Bank on 12 January 2006 was initiated by the Presidents of Russia and Kazakhstan. It began operating in June 2006. [1] [2]

Armenia and Tajikistan joined the EDB in 2009, Belarus in 2010, and the Kyrgyz Republic in 2011. [3] [4] In January 2013, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development recognised the EDB as a multilateral financial institution. [5]

In March 2022, the bank's eurobonds were downgraded by Fitch due to the Ukraine war sanctions which prompted the bank to offer buybacks of the 2022 eurobonds up to the amount of $200 USD million. [6]

Membership

The present membership of the Bank consists of 6 countries. Other states and international organisations can become members by acceding to the Agreement Establishing the Bank. [7]

Ranked on the basis of paid-up capital (as of January 2023) [8] major shareholders include:

  1. Russia (44.78 %)
  2. Kazakhstan (37.28%)
  3. Belarus (5.21 %)
  4. Tajikistan (4.25%)
  5. Kyrgyzstan (4.22%)
  6. Armenia (4.22%)

Potential members

Mission and strategy

The EDB's mission is to promote market economies and economic growth in its member states and help expand trade and other economic ties between them by means of investment. [2]

The EDB's Strategy for 2022–2026 sets out the following development objectives: [12]

International cooperation

The EDB cooperates with other international organisations, national and international development institutions, academic and civil society organisations, associations and unions to support the Bank's activities in the member states and beyond.

The EDB has held observer statuses at:

The EDB:

Activities

The Eurasian Development Bank's activities in Eurasia include financing investment projects that help improve living standards and develop the business and financial environment in the countries by lending to state or private enterprises, public-private partnerships (PPPs), equity participation, issuing guarantees, financing private investment funds, and providing loans to commercial banks for corporate on-lending. The Bank also implements digital transformation projects in the EAEU+ and provides financing to banks, companies, and enterprises by investing in new and ongoing projects and supporting investment projects in the pipeline. The EDB's portfolio mainly consists of projects in transport infrastructure, digital systems, green energy, agriculture, manufacturing, and mechanical engineering. The projects that have been implemented with the EDB's participation and financing include the following:

Fund for Digital Initiatives

The Eurasian Development Bank's Fund for Digital Initiatives was established on 30 June 2020. The aim of the fund is to support digital transformation in the EDB member states. The fund provides project financing and grants and supports digital projects in healthcare, trade, public governance, culture, tourism, sports, education, environmental protection, energy, data protection, transport, logistics, manufacturing, agriculture, the labour market and migration, as well as financial technology and smart cities. [30]

The first project implemented by the Fund for Digital Initiatives was the COVID-19-Free Travel mobile app aimed at allowing the free and safe movement of people among countries during the coronavirus pandemic. The app makes it possible to retrieve, store and display PCR test results and vaccination records. [31] [32]

Technical assistance

The Technical Assistance Fund is the EDB's vehicle for providing expertise and support for projects in the pipeline to relieve potential borrowers from some of the additional burdens and speed up the drafting of project documents. The fund has three strands: technical assistance in preparing investment projects; technical assistance in expanding the Bank's investment activities; and subsidising interest rates in investment projects. [33]

Research

The Bank's own research activities have made it a reputable think tank. The EDB is involved in major research and applied projects; prepares reports and recommendations on regional economic integration for member governments; regularly hosts conferences and round table discussions; and publishes sector- and theme-specific reviews, macroeconomic papers analysing economic developments in and forecasts for the region, as well as information on regional integration, development bank activities, and investment project financing in the EAEU+. In 2021, the EDB research team published the following studies: The International North–South Transport Corridor: Promoting Eurasia's Intra- and Transcontinental Connectivity; EDB Monitoring of Mutual Investments for the twelve CIS countries and Georgia; Investment in the Water and Energy Complex of Central Asia; and Uzbekistan and the EAEU: Prospects and Potential Impact of Economic Integration. [34] [35] [36]

Mobilising finance

The EDB works actively with financial institutions to mobilise long-term resources in the capital markets, which are the main source of funding for the Bank's investment activities. [37]

The sources of market financing include:

Financial performance

The Bank's charter capital totals US$7 billion, including US$1.5 billion of paid-in capital and US$5.5 billion of callable capital. The current investment portfolio as of 1 March 2022 totalled US$3.902 billion and the cumulative investment portfolio (including completed projects) US $10.448 billion. A total of 84 projects are being financed. [38]

Environmental and social responsibility

In 2012, the Bank's management board approved an Environmental and Social Responsibility Framework aimed at reducing the negative environmental impacts of EDB-funded projects. The Bank's investment projects include those focusing on environmental protection, socio-economic development, and the efficient use of natural resources. [39] Also in 2012, the Bank joined the Multilateral Financial Institutions’ Working Group on Environment. [18]

In 2019, the EDB's management stated that the Bank would focus on environmental projects, primarily in the electricity and renewable energy sectors. [40]

In 2020, the Bank became a shareholder of the AIFC Green Finance Centre established to develop and promote green finance in Kazakhstan and Central Asia. The Centre assists potential issuers, investors and market players in preparing for the issuance of green bonds on the AIFC Exchange. [41]

Between 2017 and 2020, the EDB financed renewable energy projects with a total installed capacity of about 500 MW to the tune of more than US$540 million. In 2020, the Bank approved a Renewable Energy Programme for 2020–2024, which will finance projects with an installed capacity of 500 MW for a total of up to US$600 million. By 2024, the EDB plans to extend up to US$1 billion to renewable energy projects. [42]

In 2021, the EDB financed the construction of the Azov wind farm, the first one in the Unified Energy System of Russia to remotely control the flows of both active and reactive power generated by the facility. [43]

In 2021, the EDB published its Green and Social Debt Instruments Framework. [44]

In September 2021, the Bank issued green bonds on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE). ACRA, as an accredited verifier, confirmed the issue's compliance with the ICMA green bond principles and included it in its register. [45] This was followed by the issuance in November of social bonds for projects implemented in Kazakhstan. [39]

In December 2021, the EDB and the Global Energy Association published a report entitled Green Technologies for Eurasia's Sustainable Future aimed at helping to reduce the carbon footprint in Eurasia. [46]

The Bank is also involved in the development of transport corridors across Eurasia. The relevant projects are expected to halve transport-related CO2 emissions on the China–EAEU–EU axis. The EDB is also working on a development scheme for Central Asia's water and energy complex. Realising the region's hydro potential will reduce CO2 emissions by 5 million tonnes per year while improvements in irrigation will help to minimise climate-related risks for Central Asia. The Bank's strategy for 2022–2026 prioritises environmental and resource efficiency. Each project is internally reviewed for its carbon footprint. [47]

Management

The Bank’s management structure is made up of the Bank’s Council, the Management Board, and the Chairman of the Management Board.

The Bank’s Council is its supreme management body in charge of the general management of its operations. Each member state of the Bank appoints to the Council an authorised representative and his or her deputy who become Council members.

The Bank’s Management Board is a permanent collective executive body governed by the Bank’s Council.

The Chairman of the EDB Management Board is Nikolai Podguzov. [47]

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