Under this Program, the EDB considers providing TA to strengthen regional integration, to conduct interstate, country, sectoral and innovative applied research directed at promoting economic growth, development of the market economy in EDB member states, expanding trade and economic ties between them and other activities related to fulfilling the Bank's mission.
Key Program activities
- Organization of events aimed at increasing investment attractiveness of the EDB member states
- Preparation of applied research and studies
- Conducting marketing research aimed at creating conditions to expand ties between the EDB member states and to increase effectiveness of integration policy measures
- Formulation of recommendations and introduction of technologies to improve and enhance efficiency of financial infrastructure of EDB member states and financial institutions
- Advisory services on economic development with prospects of organization of investment projects subject to EDB financing
Terms for providing TA under the Program
- Compliance with the TAF purpose and the Bank’s mission
- Alignment with objectives of the TAF Program
- TA project review and approval conducted on a competitive basis by the management bodies of the Bank
- Upon decision of the Management Board of the Bank the mechanism of conditional financing (provision of TA on a reimbursable basis) can be applied
- Designated use of provided resources for TA project implementation
- TA project evaluation by a number of criteria, including:
- Feasibility of the TA project results
- Well-designed budget and timeline of TA project implementation
- Investment perspective
- Economic impact
- TA alignment with national project, state program and/or development strategy
- Integration effects
- Innovation capacity of a project
- Inclusiveness of result