Strengthening the EDB’s unique integration role
About Us
Eurasian Development Bank (EDB)
The EDB is a multilateral development bank designed to promote the economic growth of its member countries, expand trade and economic ties between them and develop integration processes in Eurasia through investment activities.
The EDB plays the unique role of a regional development partner in the countries where it operates, with a focus on projects that have a significant integration effect and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals of its member economies. The EDB’s lending and investment activities are primarily funded through long-term borrowings raised on capital markets, alongside the Bank’s own equity.
Key strategic objectives
Implementing key investment megaprojects
Enhancing operations in the countries of the EDB's minority shareholders
Promoting digital transformation in the region
Consolidating investment resources in the region where the Bank operates
Consolidating investment resources in the region where the Bank operates
Promoting the UN Sustainable Development Goals and ESG approaches in the Bank’s corporate governance
EDB senior management
Chairman of the EDB Council
Oljas Bektenov
Chairman of the EDB Management Board
Nikolai Podguzov
US $ 15.323 bln
EDB investment portfolio
As of June 2024
Investment portfolio dynamics, billion dollars
Investment portfolio, completed projects included
EDB adheres to the highest environmental standards and invests in projects that meet its environmental criteria.
The EDB as a multilateral development bank:
- International legal status;
- Rights of a legal entity in the territory of its member states;
- Special legal status affording the following privileges and benefits in the Bank’s member states:
- Property and judicial immunity;
- Tax and customs exemptions;
- Protection from some of the costs and risks resulting from changes in legislation and bank regulation in its member states.
The EDB operates in the countries with whose governments it has concluded agreements that establish the terms and conditions of its operations in such countries and where such agreements have come into legal force and effect.
International cooperation
The EDB actively cooperates with international financial institutions and UN organisations to support sustainable development in its member states.
Key partners:
The EDB holds observer status at:
United Nations General Assembly
World Bank
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
