The EDB and the Higher School of Economics sign a cooperation agreement
St. Petersburg, 6 June 2019. Andrey Beliyaninov, Chairman of the Management Board at the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), and Yaroslav Kuzminov, Rector at the Higher School of Economics (HSE), signed a cooperation agreement in the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
The parties intend to cooperate in the areas of research and analysis relating to Eurasian integration.
The Bank and HSE will conduct sector- and technology-related expert assessments of investment projects and review the current and potential Eurasian integration projects. HSE also plans to invite the Bank’s staff to take part in educational events involving the issues of Eurasian integration. The EDB, in turn, will provide internships for HSE students.
HSE and the EDB will also exchange research papers and assess each other’s research, analytical and educational activities.
Additional Information:
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) 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. The EDB's charter capital totals US $7 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.
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