The Bank keeps looking for ways to turn major environmental problem into business opportunity for its clients.
As the EBRD has proved time and time again, “environmentally friendly” can and should mean “business-friendly”. Two EBRD projects were honoured for their strong impact on gas flaring reduction at the 10-year anniversary event of the World Bank’s Global Gas-Flaring Reduction (GGFR) partnership’s Forum in London.… Read more
Who will feed the world? A conference in Istanbul on Private Sector for Food Security conference will seek answers.
The event, organised by the EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) and FAO (the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation) is bringing together agricultural producers and policymakers, from the Mediterranean to far-eastern Russia.… Read more
Watching the amazing pictures of thousands of athletes from around the world celebrating their achievements, it struck me how much outstanding sporting talent comes from the EBRD region. A quick tally shows that the so-called transition region, which now spreads from Morocco to Mongolia, would have come up way on top of the medal table, with 66 gold medals, 69 silvers and a whopping 101 bronzes.… Read more
Ukrainian football, politics and oligarchs, hopes and opportunities, and much more were discussed at the EBRD’s London Headquarters on the first day of the Euro-2012 football championship.
The FT’s Yuri Bender, a Brit of Ukrainian origin, became interested in football through his father, an amateur goalkeeper.… Read more
