http://www.bicusa.org/en/Region.6.aspx The latest news on Kazakhstan from the Bank Information Center 10 http://www.infodev.org/images/infodev.gif http://www.bicusa.org/en/Region.6.aspx Five renewable energy projects in Central Asia demonstrate the development effectiveness of such projects. A best practices model identifies the replicable elements of the projects so that international financial institutions can adopt these best practices in developing an energy investment strategy. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.12062.aspx Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:28:05 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.12062.aspx In late May, nearly 100 representatives of civil society, government, and private sector companies consulted on the World Bank's Energy Strategy. The meeting, held in Almaty, Kazakhstan and videoconferenced to three other countries in the region, focused on hydropower, governance, and extractives. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11891.aspx Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11891.aspx World Bank publicly launches review of its Disclosure Policy http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11069.aspx Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11069.aspx As the World Bank launches a review of its policy on access to information, the Global Transparency Initiative will track the review process and provide analytical support to civil society groups concerned with transparency standards at the Bank. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11062.aspx Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.11062.aspx Six months after CAO found the IFC out of compliance with its own environmental and social norms in Karachaganak, no relief for local residents. No serious effort was made by either the KPO- a consortium of oil companies or IFC to mend the situation. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.10959.aspx Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:04:03 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.10959.aspx EBRD's Environmental and Social Policy came into effect on November 12, 2008. Projects approved past this date will have to meet higher diligence standards. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.10943.aspx Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:10:40 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.10943.aspx Six months after the Office of Compliance, Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO) of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) found the IFC out of compliance with its own regulations for toxic emissions at the Karachaganak Oil and Gas Condensate Field in western Kazakhstan, the case remains open with the CAO because the IFC has failed to bring into compliance significant failures in the IFC’s environmental monitoring of activities at the Karachaganak field. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3926.aspx Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:28:23 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3926.aspx The World Bank Group (WBG) loans to countries in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) increased by 30% between FY07 and FY08. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3904.aspx Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3904.aspx International Financial Institution (IFI) lending through financial intermediaries (FIs) has become particularly significant in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region, but the IFIs lack adequate policies to ensure social and environmental best practices are applied to subsequent FI lending. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3884.aspx Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3884.aspx The IFIs are set to invest billions of dollars in transportation infrastructure in Central Asia, primarily under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC). http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3879.aspx Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3879.aspx As the great powers seek energy security, Turkmenistan is at the center of a number of pipeline proposals. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3870.aspx Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3870.aspx A fire on the Turkish segment of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline has led to declined oil production, pipeline closure, and security fears. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3867.aspx Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3867.aspx Europe’s pursuit of new energy routes has helped secure Central Asia’s eligibility for funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB), leading to concerns about further extractive industry financing in the region. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3851.aspx Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3851.aspx On July 9-10, 2008, the International Monetarty Funds’s (IMF) Working Group on Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) held a two-day meeting in Singapore to address concerns around SWFs and consider possible guidelines. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3849.aspx Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3849.aspx World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick praised Kazakhstan for its role in reviving the Aral Sea, on a recent visit to the region. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3825.aspx Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3825.aspx The Bota Foundation, administered by the World Bank, held its first Board of Trustees meeting in June. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3824.aspx Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3824.aspx Russian oil and gas companies Gazprom and Lukoil discovered a major oil and gas condensate deposit in the Caspian Sea. The deposit will be developed along with Kazakhstan. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3806.aspx Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:15:21 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3806.aspx Kazakhstan has signed into law a 2006 agreement to transport oil through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, while making plans to connect its oil to the BTC route through additional domestic and trans-Caspian pipelines. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3804.aspx Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3804.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Kazakhstan. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3794.aspx Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3794.aspx Read highlights from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) Annual Meeting, held last month in Kiev, Ukraine. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3787.aspx Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:52:39 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3787.aspx The World Bank announced today that it has set up a financing facility in the order of $1.2 billion to assist with the global food crisis. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3784.aspx Thu, 29 May 2008 15:16:41 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3784.aspx The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved new Environmental and Social Policy as well as a Public Information Policy, a week before the EBRD Annual Meetings. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3767.aspx Thu, 15 May 2008 14:37:52 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3767.aspx In a recently released audit report, the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Office of Compliance, Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO) has found that the IFC is out of compliance with safety standards for toxic emissions at the giant Karachaganak Oil and Gas Condensate Field in western Kazakhstan. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3745.aspx Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:43:06 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3745.aspx In a victory for environmental groups, the Kazakhstan’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of Green Salvation, a environmental group, in a precedent setting lawsuit seeking access to environmental information about atmospheric emissions at the Karachaganak Oil and Gas Condensate Field in western Kazakhstan. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3728.aspx Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:55:25 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3728.aspx A struggle over selecting the successor to the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has divided donor and recipient countries in a manner that is reminiscent of the recent debates over succession at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3705.aspx Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:28:29 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3705.aspx The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently published a draft of its newly revised Environmental and Social Policy. EBRD is soliciting public comments on the draft policy document until April 9, 2008. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3694.aspx Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3694.aspx Kashagan Oil Field threatens local livelihoods, health, and endangered species. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3669.aspx Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3669.aspx The Kazakh government fined an oil consortium led by Chevron for over half a billion dollars earlier this month in a move that some view as the government's attempt to pressure international oil companies to provide it with greater oil revenues. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3521.aspx Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:54:51 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3521.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Kazakhstan. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3500.aspx Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:24:56 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3500.aspx Recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to activities of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Kazakhstan. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3113.aspx Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:09:44 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3113.aspx Kazakhstan signs two memoranda of understanding (MOU) with the World Bank that focus on improving the efficiency of public finance management and increasing extractive industry transparency. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3058.aspx Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.3058.aspx http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2896.aspx Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:03:43 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2896.aspx During a recent public hearing on the relocation of villagers from Berezovka, corruption and cynicism were used to describe the work of Karachaganak Petroleum Operating Consortium (KPO) and the government administration. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2863.aspx Tue, 27 Jun 2006 16:28:44 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2863.aspx Kazakhstan has officially joined the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline after the Kazakh and Azeri Presidents Nursultan Nazarbayev and Ilham Aliyev signed an agreement in Almaty on June 16, 2006. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2862.aspx Tue, 27 Jun 2006 15:25:08 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2862.aspx http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2806.aspx Tue, 23 May 2006 11:56:44 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2806.aspx http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2644.aspx Tue, 14 Feb 2006 14:36:10 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2644.aspx Independent assessment of Safeguard Policies implementation also recommended. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2241.aspx Mon, 01 Aug 2005 15:07:44 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2241.aspx Asian Development Bank announces plans to review policies on Involuntary Resettlement, Indigenous Peoples, and Environment. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2234.aspx Mon, 01 Aug 2005 11:46:22 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2234.aspx The Kazakhstan Country Update provides information about recent developments, decisions, and civil society activities related to International Financial Institution (IFI) involvement in Kazakhstan. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2177.aspx Mon, 20 Jun 2005 14:07:32 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2177.aspx http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2101.aspx Thu, 05 May 2005 11:50:19 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.2101.aspx http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1941.aspx Thu, 24 Feb 2005 11:12:44 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1941.aspx http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1868.aspx Fri, 21 Jan 2005 10:28:04 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1868.aspx http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1679.aspx Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:29:07 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1679.aspx http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1568.aspx Fri, 13 Aug 2004 15:59:09 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1568.aspx http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1525.aspx Thu, 10 Jun 2004 18:04:54 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1525.aspx This update supplements the previous Update #1 on MDB Activities in Kazakhstan http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1391.aspx Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:12:03 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1391.aspx This update supplements the original October report titled "Multilateral Development Bank Investment in Kazakhstan: Through September 2003." http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1374.aspx Sun, 01 Feb 2004 14:44:16 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.1374.aspx The Bank Information Center has prepared a new report titled, "Multilateral Development Bank Investment in Kazakhstan: Through September 2003," in order to help interested organizations understand the scope of MDB activity in Kazakhstan and access information about specific projects. http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.738.aspx Fri, 31 Oct 2003 13:07:45 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.738.aspx http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.742.aspx Mon, 20 Oct 2003 13:15:46 GMT http://www.bicusa.org/en/Article.742.aspx