ADB President arrives in Kazakhstan, holds talks with PM

AKIPRESS.COM - Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin received the President of the Asian Development Bank Takehiko Nakao, who arrived in Kazakhstan to participate in the regional summit in Almaty, "Mobilizing Financial Resources for the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals", the press service of the PM said.
Since 1994, ADB has allocated over $5.1 billion in loans for the implementation of government projects in Kazakhstan to develop finance, infrastructure, energy, the public utilities sector and other areas. To date, about 30 projects worth $3.8 billion have been fully implemented.
For $49 million, ADB funded about 100 technical assistance projects in the transport and agricultural sectors, education, healthcare, the development of small and medium-sized businesses, and other areas. More than $628 million was allocated for the implementation of private sector projects in the modernization of the transport and communal sectors, livestock, and others.
The sides discussed the cooperation in the field of agriculture and support for rural development in the framework of the project "Aul - El Besіgі," housing, tourism and other sectors of the economy of Kazakhstan.