Kazakhstan and ADB
ADB operations in Kazakhstan support sustainable post-pandemic recovery, help reduce inequalities and dependence on commodity exports, improve connectivity, and address vulnerabilities to climate change.
This report outlines how the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program could set up a disaster risk transfer facility to help members strengthen risk management.
Kazakhstan's workforce is finding renewed hope and stability through skills training programs, new business opportunities in rural areas, and apprenticeship programs backed by the ADB-supported COVID-19 Solidarity Fund.
ADB is among the largest multilateral issuers in Kazakhstan’s domestic capital market. Current ADB operations in the country support economic diversification, inclusive development, and sustainable growth.
This publication examines well-being across Kazakhstan’s regions. It suggests how a deeper understanding of regional differences can help policymakers tailor interventions and promote more equitable development.
Kazakhstan is the first country in Central Asia to join the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 1994. ADB has since supported Kazakhstan’s development through sovereign and nonsovereign financing, public–private partnerships advisory, technical assistance, and knowledge solutions. Operations have been focused on budget support and on the transport, finance, and renewable energy sectors.
Current ADB operations in Kazakhstan support economic diversification, inclusive development, and sustainable growth. ADB is also supporting Kazakhstan’s active participation in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program.
ADB opened its Kazakhstan Resident Mission (KARM) in 1998. KARM has its head office in Nur-Sultan and one branch in Almaty. The Nur-Sultan office provides primary support for operations in the country and policy dialogue with the government. The Almaty branch hosts region-wide private sector operations and knowledge work. Both offices provide logistical support for ADB missions visiting Kazakhstan.
KARM conducts country partnership strategy development, programming, portfolio, and knowledge management activities. It also coordinates ADB operations with other development partners and engages in dialogues with local stakeholders, including academic institutions, think-tanks, the civil society, and nongovernment organizations.
KARM will be closed on these dates:
* = Tentative; to be confirmed around April 15 subject to moon sighting
** = Tentative; to be confirmed around June 20 subject to moon sighting
Last updated: 12 December 2022
KARM will be closed on these dates:
Last updated: 3 November 2023