The main topics of the Second Eurasian Congress were issues of increasing the role of business, business circles, public-private partnerships in unlocking the potential of Eurasian integration - deepening industrial and technical cooperation, exchange of advanced technologies and the formation of new value chains.
An important place in the agenda of the congress was given to the issues of achieving the goals of sustainable development, a green economy, the formation of digital infrastructure and support for youth entrepreneurship.
Aidar Kazybayev, the Chief Executive Officer of the AIFC Green Finance Centre, speaking at the panel session "Global ESG Agenda - Common Challenges and Opportunities for the EAEU Countries" noted the colossal leap that the EDB made this year by holding its debut issue of green and social bonds. The ESG congressional agenda was a vivid confirmation of the Bank's intentions.
Kazybayev presented his vision of the challenges facing the EAEU countries in the context of the new Climate Agenda, as well as the opportunities that are opening up for the Union countries upon joining efforts to overcome them.
In particular, the Head of the AIFC Green Finance Centre (hereinafter referred to as the “Centre”) noted that in order to create comfortable conditions for business, the introduction of a digital "green bond" is being considered. In addition, the Centre sets the task of reducing the cost of verification and validation services for green bonds, which is currently unreasonably high. To this end, the GFC is working on this initiative with the EDB Digital Initiatives Fund to realize opportunities for the issuance of digital green bonds which confirms the commitment of the Centre for the Promotion of Low-Carbon Development in Kazakhstan and the EAEU countries.
