Eurasian Development Bank

The EDB has held observer statuses at: The EDB: The Eurasian Development Bank's activities in Eurasia include financing investment projects that help improve living standards and develop the business and financial environment in the countries by lending to state or private enterprises, public-private partnerships (PPPs), equity participation, issuing guarantees, financing private investment funds, and providing loans to commercial banks for corporate on-lending.

The EDB's portfolio mainly consists of projects in transport infrastructure, digital systems, green energy, agriculture, manufacturing, and mechanical engineering.

The projects that have been implemented with the EDB's participation and financing include the following: The Eurasian Development Bank's Fund for Digital Initiatives was established on 30 June 2020.

The fund provides project financing and grants and supports digital projects in healthcare, trade, public governance, culture, tourism, sports, education, environmental protection, energy, data protection, transport, logistics, manufacturing, agriculture, the labour market and migration, as well as financial technology and smart cities.

[31] The first project implemented by the Fund for Digital Initiatives was the COVID-19-Free Travel mobile app aimed at allowing the free and safe movement of people among countries during the coronavirus pandemic.

In 2021, the EDB research team published the following studies: The International North–South Transport Corridor: Promoting Eurasia's Intra- and Transcontinental Connectivity; EDB Monitoring of Mutual Investments for the twelve CIS countries and Georgia; Investment in the Water and Energy Complex of Central Asia; and Uzbekistan and the EAEU: Prospects and Potential Impact of Economic Integration.

The Bank's investment projects include those focusing on environmental protection, socio-economic development, and the efficient use of natural resources.

[19] In 2019, the EDB's management stated that the Bank would focus on environmental projects, primarily in the electricity and renewable energy sectors.

The Centre assists potential issuers, investors and market players in preparing for the issuance of green bonds on the AIFC Exchange.

[43] In 2021, the EDB financed the construction of the Azov wind farm, the first one in the Unified Energy System of Russia to remotely control the flows of both active and reactive power generated by the facility.

Realising the region's hydro potential will reduce CO2 emissions by 5 million tonnes per year while improvements in irrigation will help to minimise climate-related risks for Central Asia.