Chairman of the Management Board at EDB: We managed to create a regular floor for a broad and comprehensive discussion of Eurasian integration

Moscow, 9 October 2014. “We managed to provide a regular floor for a broad and comprehensive discussion of Eurasian integration,” said Igor Finogenov, Chairman of the Management Board at Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), today in his opening speech at the 9th International Conference on Eurasian Economic Integration.

Speaking about the significance of this forum, the head of EDB noted that this type of discussion helped the Bank to implement its mission to strengthen integration links in Eurasia.

“At the conference we will need to address pressing issues associated with integration and offer recommendations as to how to improve the effectiveness of cooperation mechanisms,” said Igor Finogenov.

The head of EDB pointed out that, “Our today’s discussion is particularly relevant in the context of the Summit of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, which is taking place in Minsk now. We expect that very important decisions will be made in the capital of Belarus and we will discuss them here in practically a real-time mode.”

Additional Information

Eurasian Development Bank is an international financial institution founded by Russia and Kazakhstan in January 2006 with the mission to facilitate the development of market economies, sustainable economic growth and the expansion of mutual trade and other economic ties in its member states. EDB’s charter capital exceeds US $1.5 billion. The member states of the Bank are the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, and the Republic of Tajikistan. Read more at https://www.eabr.org.