The 57th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

On May 2-5, 2024, the 57th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was held in Tbilisi (Georgia). 

Vice Minister of Finance, Alternate Governor from the Republic of Kazakhstan Dauren Kenbeil took part in the plenary meetings of the ADB Council.

As part of this event, the Vice Minister of Finance held a number of bilateral meetings.

During the meeting with ADB Vice President for South, Central and Western Asia Inmin Yang, they exchanged views on the implementation of a number of projects and increasing financing in the private sector. The parties noted that the adopted ADB Country Strategy for Kazakhstan for 2023-2027 would contribute to the effective implementation of the assigned tasks and ongoing economic reforms in Kazakhstan. 

At meetings with the General Director of the Regional Department for Central and Western Asia of the ADB, Evgeny Zhukov, and the Executive Director of the ADB, Justine Sicat, they discussed issues of implementing projects in Kazakhstan, including the increasing the volume of investments.

In conclusion, D. Kenbeil noted that ADB is an important and strategic partner for the Republic of Kazakhstan, and also expressed gratitude for the financial support provided by ADB.

It should be noted that this year marks 30 years since the establishment of cooperation between Kazakhstan and ADB.