Investing in Central Asia

Come to the EBRD Marketplace

Meet the EBRD experts to learn about our activities, partnerships and impact across Central Asia in the Valley Ballroom Foyer.

EBRD and DONORS

Speaker: Thomas Eriksson, Associate Director, Deputy Director, DCF, EBRD

The EBRD currently works with some 50 donors who have contributed more than €6 billion to the Bank since 1991. This Marketplace session will demonstrate how we work with international donors, and how donor funds help unlock investment opportunities across Central Asia, promoting market-oriented development and economic growth, entrepreneurship, inclusion and the sustainable and efficient use of resources. Donor funds can help unlock investments opportunities that cannot be financed on purely commercial terms, and they make it possible to overcome market and institutional failures where they persist. At the same time, we use donor funds selectively, so as to avoid aid dependency or create market distortions.

ENERGY

Speaker: tbd

Directing energy sector investment towards renewables can help meet global energy and climate goals. Join this Marketplace session to discover how the EBRD is scaling up renewable investment across the whole of Central Asia, how we help shape the institutional and regulatory frameworks for renewable energy investment and use climate finance to support renewable energy projects. This event also provides the opportunity to learn more details about recent landmark EBRD projects in wind, solar, hydro and biogas in the region.

SUSTAINABILITY

Speaker: Alistair Clark, Managing Director, Environment and Sustainability, EBRD

Sustainability is at the heart of the EBRD’s mandate. At this Marketplace session, discover we ensure that projects are socially and environmentally sustainable, respect the rights of affected workers and communities and are designed and operated in compliance with good international practices and standards. We are committed to transparency and accountability, especially when it comes to risk management and project performance. This session will also present some case studies from the most recent edition of EBRD’s Sustainability Report. 

RISK MITIGATION

Speaker: tbd

Investment projects in Central Asia can be exposed to a wide range of risks. This Marketplace session shows how and why the EBRD is best placed to offer clients a wide spectrum of services, activities and benefits that can help mitigate these risks. It also discusses our use of private sector country diagnostics which highlight the key challenges facing private companies and investors, and presents key findings from recent diagnostics undertaken for Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Network at the Closing Reception

Sponsored by the AIIB, this will be an opportunity to establish contacts with fellow participants and talk about the day's sessions.

Given the high number of registered participants, registration has closed.

Please note that new registrations on-site will not be possible.

Accommodation

Accommodation is available at the event venue, the Shangri-La Hotel. Guests are advised that they can make on-line bookings directly on the Shangri-La website or app.

Please follow these instructions:

1. Go to the Shangri-La website. You can also download the Shangri-La app there
 

2. Select the appropriate check-in and check-out dates, the number of rooms, and specify whether the booking is for adults, or adults and children
 

3. Under the ‘Special Rate’ area, select ‘Group Code’ and enter the Group Code EUR181113
(Please note, the special rate expires on 2 November 2018.)
 

4. Click the ‘Check Availability’ button to continue
 

If all the search criteria are correct and rooms are still available for the Group, the group rate will appear in the search result. Simply follow the on-screen instructions to complete the online booking.

Venue

Visa Support Letter

All persons attending the CAIF event should check whether they need a visa in advance of travelling to China.

Should you need a letter supporting your visa application, ICBC has kindly agreed to issue a letter to registered guests.

Please complete the following information:

• First Name
• Family name
• Gender
• Nationality
• Date of Birth
• Place of Birth
• Passport Number
• Name of Consulate
• Name of Team Leader
• Number of People
• Date of Entrance
• Days in China    
• Times of Valid Visit
• Places of Visit   
• Daily schedule in China 
• Institution/Company Name              
• Job Title

Attach a scanned copy of your passport.

Send all of the above information to: yinglu.du@icbc.com.cn, chenru@icbc.com.cn, fanxu@icbc.com.cn

ICBC will issue you a letter supporting your visa application. You will then need to download a visa application from the Chinese Embassy website to submit alongside the letter and any other required documentation to the local Chinese Embassy.

Interpretation

Simultaneous Interpretation will be provided in English, Chinese and Russian.

Registration Fee

There will be no registration fee for the event.