Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), will visit Kazakhstan on 23–24 June 2025 for meetings with senior government officials and business leaders.
During the visit, she will meet with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, and other top officials. Renaud-Basso is also expected to attend the signing of loan agreements for several sustainable infrastructure projects.
In addition, she will co-chair the 37th plenary session of the Foreign Investors Council, an advisory and consultative body chaired by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and speak at the Global Business Women Council.
To date, the EBRD has invested over €11 billion in Kazakhstan across 340 projects, making it the Bank’s largest and longest-standing partner in Central Asia.
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