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    Kyrgyzstan launches green and climate finance initiative with UNDP support

    Kyrgyzstan launches green and climate finance initiative with UNDP support

    Shorouk Express BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, June 18. The Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Technical Supervision of Kyrgyzstan, in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has launched a new project aimed at strengthening the capacity of national financial institutions to access and effectively utilize green and climate finance, Trend reports via the UNDP. The…

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    Kazakhstan, North Macedonia explore joint projects in green energy and digitalization

    Kazakhstan, North Macedonia explore joint projects in green energy and digitalization

    Shorouk Express Economy Materials 10 June 2025 12:23 (UTC +04:00) Photo: Kazakh Invest During the official visit of Timcho Mucunski, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of the Republic of North Macedonia to Kazakhstan, a roundtable was held to enhance bilateral cooperation in investment, tourism, and technology. Representatives from government, business, and…

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    Azerbaijan announces green energy grid integration CO₂ decline rate

    Azerbaijan announces green energy grid integration CO₂ decline rate

    Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 4. Approximately 270 MW of small hydropower plants (SHPPs) are currently in operation in Azerbaijan’s liberated territories, First Deputy Vice President of Azerenerji Yusif Garayev said during the session titled “Electricity Generation and Grid Infrastructure Development: The Future of Energy Supply,” held as part of the 30th Anniversary Baku Energy…

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    EBRD, French energy company power up Uzbekistan’s green energy future

    EBRD, French energy company power up Uzbekistan’s green energy future

    Shorouk Express TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, May 1 Voltalia, a French renewable energy company, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Urgench in Uzbekistan to develop human capital through a new nationally accredited training program in renewables, Trend reports. Co-financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), this initiative…

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    Keir Starmer bets on green patriotism to beat fossil fuels — and Farage

    Keir Starmer bets on green patriotism to beat fossil fuels — and Farage

    Shorouk Express The China problem But Starmer’s critics — including those in the Trump administration itself — have a ready-made counter. The clean energy mission, they say, means Britain sleepwalking into dependence on a new energy hegemon — China, a country which dominates the supply chains for renewable energy and electric vehicles required by the U.K. and others…

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    EBRD invests in Estonia’s covered bond market, supporting green projects

    EBRD invests in Estonia’s covered bond market, supporting green projects

    Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 27. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invested 20 million euros in Coop Pank’s inaugural covered bond, marking the bank’s first large-scale capital market issuance, Trend reports. Listed on the Dublin Stock Exchange, this bond also represents EBRD’s first transaction with Coop Pank, Estonia’s fifth-largest bank. The…

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