Shorouk Express BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, December 4. Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Kyrgyzstan continued to benefit from government-backed credit guarantees and subsidized loan programs, supporting business growth and access to finance. The data obtained by Trend from the 2025 edition of the Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor (ASM) published by the Asian Development…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 9. Kazakhstan’s economic expansion is expected to moderate in the coming year, according to the latest Asian Development Bank (ADB) outlook, Trend reports. Mining growth, which benefits from the recent Tengiz oilfield expansion, is projected to peak at 7.7% in 2025 before slowing to 3.9% in 2026 as the country…
Shorouk Express Economy Materials 30 September 2025 23:18 (UTC +04:00) Inflation in Georgia remained contained in the first half of 2025, supported by lower global fuel prices, a stronger lari, and prudent fiscal management, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. Access to paid information is limited If You already have a…
Shorouk Express Oil&Gas Materials 27 September 2025 12:38 (UTC +04:00) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expressed interest in investing in a solar power project in Azerbaijan’s Fuzuli district, building on recent agreements signed during COP29 in Baku. ADB already backs nearly $800 million worth of renewable projects in the country and says…
Shorouk Express Economy Materials 23 July 2025 10:45 (UTC +04:00) According to the ADB’s latest outlook, Kazakhstan’s economy expanded by 5.6% in the first quarter of 2025, a significant acceleration from 3.8% in the same period last year. The growth was fueled by robust gains in key sectors, including transport (up 21.0%), construction…
Shorouk Express MILAN, Italy, May 7. Regional cooperation is essential for the resilience of food supply chains amid climate change challenges, F. Cleo Kawawaki, ADB Director General, Sectors Department 2 (which manages operations for the agriculture, food, nature, rural development, water, urban development, and digital sectors), said, Trend’s special correspondent reports from Milan. She was…
Shorouk Express MILAN, Italy, May 4. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is launching a $150 million Natural Capital Fund, backed by the Global Environment Facility and with expected support from others, to drive investments that protect and restore nature as a foundation for food security, said the ADB President Masato Kanda during the 58th Annual…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 23. Azerbaijani Finance Minister and member of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Sahil Babayev held a meeting with Rachel Thompson, Executive Director representing Azerbaijan on the ADB Board of Directors, Trend reports citing Azerbaijani Ministry of Finance. According to the information, the meeting emphasized the…
Shorouk Express BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, March 2. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will continue to support Tajikistan in the construction of the Rogun hydropower plant (HPP) project in 2025, the new ADB Country Director for Tajikistan Ko Sakamoto told reporters in Dushanbe, Trend reports. Sakamoto also mentioned that the ADB has been invited to join a…
