Workshop on Leveraging Public and Private Investment to accelerate the implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action in North and Central Asia

09 June 2023 | Open meeting

Almaty, Kazakhstan
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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is organizing a workshop to enhance policymakers’ knowledge on opportunities to access and scale up public and private sources of financing in line with the Vienna Programme of Action (VPoA) for Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) priority areas. The workshop will place particular emphasis on financing regional connectivity and sustainable infrastructure investment in the sub-region. Through the exchange of experiences and good practices from policymakers and experts, the workshop will contribute to a better understanding of the subregion’s opportunities to unlock more and diverse investments for the next global programme of action on LLDCs. Discussions will also highlight the importance of engagement with various stakeholders, including governments, international financial institutions, and the private sector, in addressing emerging challenges and seizing the opportunities offered by innovative and sustainable finance for LLDCs.

Concept Note
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Session 1 Presentations
Presentation by Heather Taylor-Strauss and Benjamin Mccarthy TIID ESCAP
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Presentation by Jannat Salimova-Tekay Unicase Law Firm
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Presentation by Tolkunai Taalaibekova NIA Kyrgyzstan
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Presentation by Karomatullo Mahmudov PPP Center, Tajikistan
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Presentation by Galymbek Mamrayev KTC Kazakhstan
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Presentation by Alena Mileshkina National PPP Center, Russia
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Session 2 Presentations
Presentation by Aigul Kussaliyeva AIFC
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Presentation by Erik Grigoryan Environment Group
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Session 3 Presentations
Presentation by Leonid Efimov EDB
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Presentation by Almas Baitenov ABEC
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09 Jun 2023
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09:00
09:20

Opening remarks by: 

  • Ms. Michiko Enomoto, Officer-in-Charge, Subregional Office for North and Central Asia, ESCAP 

09:20
10:25

Session 1: “Mobilizing partnerships to unlock public and private investment for the implementation of Vienna Programme of Action in North and Central Asia”   

Part I 

Moderator: Ms. Michiko Enomoto, Officer-in-Charge, Subregional Office for North and Central Asia, ESCAP 

  Speakers: 

  • Ms. Heather Lynne Taylor-Strauss and Mr. Benjamin Mccarthy, Economic Affairs Officers, Trade, Investment & Innovation Division (TIID), ESCAP 

  • Ms. Jannat Salimova-Tekay, Business Development Partner, Unicase Law Firm  

  • Mr. Serdar Charyyev, Deputy Head of the Department for the Development and Finance of Economic Industries, Ministry of Finance and Economy, Turkmenistan 

10:25
10:55

coffee break

10:55
12:15

Part II 

Moderator: Mr. Vladimir Grebnev, Climate Change Specialist, the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia, CAREC 

Speakers: 

  • Ms. Tolkunai Taalaibekova, Head of Investment Promotion Department, National Investment of Agency, Kyrgyzstan  

  • Mr. Karomatullo Mahmudov, Chief Specialist of the State Institution, Center for the Implementation of Public-Private Partnership Projects of the State Committee for Investments and State Property Management, Tajikistan  

  • Mr. Galymbek Mamrayev, PPP Director, KTC Kazakhstan LLP 

  • Ms. Alena Mileshkina, National Center for PPP, Russia 

12:15
13:30

Lunch break

13:30
14:35

Session 2: “Leveraging sustainable and innovative finance instruments and technologies” 

Moderator: Ms. Tolkunai Taalaibekova, Head of Investment Promotion Department, National Investment of Agency, Kyrgyzstan 

Speakers: 

  • Ms. Subathirai Sivakumaran, Chief of Section, Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division, ESCAP 

  • Ms. Aigul Kussaliyeva, Director for Sustainable Development, Astana International Financial Center and Advisor, Green Finance Center 

  • Mr. Erik Grigoryan, Founder and CEO at Environment Group, Armenia

14:35
15:05

coffee break

15:05
16:15

Session 3: “Enhancing regional cooperation to finance better connectivity for LLDCs in North and Central Asia” 

Moderator: Mr. Davit Grigorian, Head of Multilateral Economic Cooperation Division, Department for Multilateral Policy and Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia 

Speakers: 

  • Mr. Davit Grigorian, Head of Multilateral Economic Cooperation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Armenia 

  • Mr. Leonid Efimov, Head of International Cooperation Division, Eurasian Development Bank  

  • Mr. Dulguun Damdin-Od, Executive Director, International Think Tank for Landlocked Developing Countries (ITTLLDC) 

  • Mr. Almas Baitenov, Institutional Development and Regional Cooperation Expert, ABEC Coordinator in Kazakhstan 

Report on Workshop VPoA 9 June 2023
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Workshop Programme 9 June
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for more information, please contact

Subregional Office for North and Central Asia +77 2733-4417 [email protected]
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