A delegation from the EBRD’s Board of Directors will visit Kazakhstan from 16 to 20 June 2025
During their five-day stay, the Directors will meet senior officials to discuss reforms and priorities for the national economy.
They will also have a chance to see selected projects supported by the Bank and hold meetings with representatives of international financial institutions, the diplomatic community and civil society.
Representatives from the EBRD Board of Directors visiting Kazakhstan will include:
Elisabeth Vitzthum, Director for Austria, Israel, Cyprus, Malta, Kazakhstan, Bosnia and Herzegovina
René van Hell, Director for Netherlands, China, Mongolia, North Macedonia, Armenia
Michael Offer, Director for Germany
Dimitris Metaxas-Trikardos, Director for Portugal, Greece, San Marino, India
Liliana de Sá Kirchknopf, Director for Switzerland, Ukraine, Liechtenstein, Turkmenistan, Serbia, Montenegro, Uzbekistan
Piotr Szpunar, Director for Poland, Bulgaria, Albania
Mikko Autti, Alternate Director for Norway, Finland, Latvia, Lebanon
Anders Garly Andersen, Alternate Director for Ireland, Denmark, Lithuania, Kosovo
Rok Ponikvar, Alternate Director for Belgium, Slovenia, Luxembourg
Clement Seitz, Alternate Director for France
In 2025 the EBRD marks 33 years since Kazakhstan joined the Bank. The EBRD has invested more than €11 billion across 339 projects in Kazakhstan, with most of the funds supporting private entrepreneurship. This is the Bank’s largest continuous banking operation of the EBRD in Central Asia.
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