Press releases

AIFC Green Finance Centre

13 June 2024 14:00

Industrial Development Fund JSC placed social bonds on AIX with the support of the AIFC Green Finance Centre

Industrial Development Fund JSC (part of the Baiterek NMH JSC) has successfully completed the debut issue of social bonds with the maturity period of 3 years on the Astana International Exchange (AIX).The proceeds from this issuance will be utilised to

AIFC Green Finance Centre

31 May 2024 00:00

AIFC report “State of Sustainable Finance in Central Asia” has been launched in Bishkek

AIFC Green Finance Centre as a GIP Regional Office in Central Asia together with Chengdu Municipal People s Government and the Ministry of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic co-hosted Belt Road Investment Partnership: Enhance the Financial and

AIFC Green Finance Centre

16 April 2024 12:32

With the support of the AIFC Green Finance Centre, Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC issued debut Sustainability Eurobonds in Europe

Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC (hereinafter referred to as the Bank, the DBK) has successfully executed its inaugural issuance of sustainability Eurobonds, raising 100 billion tenge with a three-year maturity, on the Vienna MTF platform.This

AIFC Green Finance Centre

18 January 2024 07:27

SAIPRO GROUP LLC issued the first corporate green bonds in the Republic of Uzbekistan

On December, 2023 SAIPRO GROUP LLC with the assistance of the Direct Investment Fund of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the AIFC Green Finance Centre (GFC), successfully conducted the debut placement of corporate green bonds equivalent to 4 000 000 (four

AIFC Green Finance Centre

22 November 2023 14:57

The webinar on the issuance of sustainable financial instruments, including external review aspects, was held for financial market participants

As part of a Roadmap of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market to raise awareness on ESG and sustainable finance issues, the AIFC Green Finance Center delivered a training webinar on November 22,

AIFC Green Finance Centre

24 October 2023 00:00

ESG risk integration in banks and sustainability disclosures in financial institutions were discussed at the workshop organised by AIFC Green Finance Centre

On October 24, 2023, Regional office of Green Investment Principles (GIP) for Central Asia (AIFC Green Finance Centre), AIFC Authority and Eurasian Development Bank co-hosted the ESG risk integration and sustainability disclosure in banks workshop for

AIFC Green Finance Centre

04 July 2023 14:24

AIFC Green Finance Centre has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Green Finance Corporation of Mongolia

On June 15, within the framework of the Sustainable Finance Week of Mongolia event, held under the auspices of the President of Mongolia, AIFC Green Finance Center signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mongolian Green Finance Corporation

AIFC Green Finance Centre

26 June 2023 00:00

Dos-Kredobank has issued debut green bonds in Kyrgyzstan with the full support of the AIFC Green Finance Centre

On June 21, Bishkek hosted the official presentation of the debut green bonds of Dos-Kredobank, registered on June 2 by the State Service for Regulation and Supervision of the Financial Market of the Kyrgyz Republic. The issue volume amounted to 85

AIFC Green Finance Centre

14 June 2023 13:49

Mandatory ESG reporting in banking sector of Kazakhstan to be introduced in 2024

As part of the green growth track during Astana Finance Days, a panel discussion "The Future of ESG Reporting" was held on June 7, 2023, assisted by the regional office of the Green Investment Principles for BRI (GIP), of the latest trends in key

AIFC Green Finance Centre

13 June 2023 00:00

Solva is the first among microfinance organizations in the country to issue debut gender bonds with the assistance of the AIFC

MFO Onlinekazfinance JSC (Solva), with the assistance of the AIFC Green Finance Centre (hereinafter - GFC), made the debut placement of gender bonds in the amount of 6.3 billion tenge on the KASE site with a yield to maturity of 21.5% per annum and a

AIFC Green Finance Centre

18 April 2023 08:45

AIFC Green Finance Centre has opened the call for entries for the Green Finance Awards!

The Green Finance Awards is organised every 2 years to attract attention and popularize among the public the idea of transition to a green economy and respect for natural resources.The Green Finance Awards 2023 ceremony will be held on June 7, 2023,

AIFC Green Finance Centre

03 February 2023 14:33

AIFC Green Finance Centre expands cooperation with the countries of Central Asia

Within the visit of the Chairman of the Board of the AIFC Green Finance Centre Aidar Kazybayev to Ashgabat (Republic of Turkmenistan), a meeting was held with the Head of the "Turkmenhimiya" State Concern Niyazli Niyazliyev. The main purpose of this

AIFC Green Finance Centre

03 February 2023 14:17

The National ESG Club has identified the main problematic aspects on the path of ESG transformation

The first Strategic session of the National ESG Club was held, it was attended by members of the Club, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan.The strategic session was the first offline

AIFC Green Finance Centre

17 January 2023 00:00

Green mortgage – contribution to decarbonization of Kazakhstan

From January 2023, Otbasy Bank JSC, which is one of the co-founders of the National ESG Club, begins accepting applications for a green mortgage . This is the first mortgage program in Kazakhstan that complies with the principles of sustainable

AIFC Green Finance Centre

27 December 2022 00:00

ESG Club is a leading platform for sustainable development

Under the chairmanship of Aidar Kazybayev, Chairman of the National ESG Club, the fourth meeting of the Club was held, which was attended by representatives of all 40 companies that are current members of the ESG Club, as well as representatives of 18