The EDB provides financing to strengthen the institutional environment for public-private partnerships in Kazakhstan
29 October 2025, Bishkek.
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), in partnership with the Kazakhstan PPP Centre and the Gumilyov Eurasian National University, has launched a project to strengthen the institutional environment for public-private partnerships (PPPs) in Kazakhstan, with financial support from the EDB Technical Assistance Fund (TAF). The tripartite agreement was signed on the sidelines of the Fourth International PPP Conference in the Kyrgyz Republic.
The TAF project aims to support Kazakhstan’s PPP reforms and unlock the full potential of PPP mechanisms in the country. It provides for the expansion and updating of training programmes for public authorities in line with recent legislative changes, international standards and best practices in PPP project financing. The project also includes the preparation of a country review of PPPs, the updating of the PPP course, the launch of the EDB’s PPP scholarship programme and the opening of the Bank’s branded lecture hall equipped with state-of-the-art facilities.
“International practice shows that countries that have invested in developing their PPP institutional frameworks and training PPP specialists and project teams have significantly increased the volume of PPP investments they attract. For Kazakhstan’s PPP market, which is showing robust annual growth, quantitative improvements are not critical. By launching this TAF project, we aim to bring about qualitative transformations at the stage of structuring PPP projects – to ensure best value for money for the state budget, financial viability and fiscal sustainability, balanced risk allocation, anti-corruption compliance and protection of public interests in PPP projects,” said Svetlana Maslova, Director of PPP Projects at the EDB Department for Project Support.
The project builds on the EDB’s successful experience in implementing similar initiatives in other member countries (Armenia, the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan), has strong integration potential and directly supports the development of human capital essential for creating sustainable demand for the Bank’s investments in PPP projects.
Additional Information:
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) is a multilateral development bank investing in Eurasia. For more than 19 years, the Bank has worked to strengthen and expand economic ties and foster comprehensive development in its member countries. By July 2025, the EDB’s cumulative portfolio comprised 319 projects with a total investment of US $19.1 billion. The portfolio consists principally of projects with an integration effect in transport infrastructure, digital systems, green energy, agriculture, manufacturing and mechanical engineering. The Bank adheres to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and ESG principles in its operations.
The EDB is implementing three mega-projects as part of its 2022–2026 Strategy: the Central Asian Water and Energy Complex, the Eurasian Transport Network and the Eurasian Agricultural Goods Distribution System.
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