Head of EDB will talk about the prospects for cooperation with Ukraine at the Skovoroda discussion club in Kyiv
Almaty, 20 September 2012. Igor Finogenov, Chairman of the Management Board of Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), will speak at the Skovoroda club in Kyiv on Monday. «In the storm of global economy: Which way to go?» will be the topic the head of EDB will present at this unique place for informal communications between the representatives of intellectual elites of Russia and Ukraine.
One of the main questions is whether there is a need to choose between the «European» and «Eurasian» modes of development. The seeming necessity to make this choice sometimes creates erroneous benchmarks and can lead to a deadlock. What else but a pragmatic economic policy can be the only civilised choice in the context of globalisation? In particular, this is the policy that envisages the creation of long-term competitive positions for each economy provided a diligent approach is taken to a country’s strengths in the global context.
As for our countries, this is reflected in the experience and potential of bilateral cooperation, in particular industrial and technological cooperation and mutual trade and investment.
The most prominent effect of cooperation between Russia and Ukraine can be achieved in the long term: as a result of implementation of initiatives and projects in high-tech sectors, positive changes in the capital and labour markets, and the creation of large transnational holdings which can become world leaders in their sectors.
These will be the topics Igor Finogenov will speak about at the club.
Before speaking at the club the head of EDB and Dmitry
Kiselyov, journalist and founder of the Skovoroda discussion club, will hold a
press conference (Interfax Agency,
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.