5. Panel discussion 'ESG agenda in Central Asia and Kazakhstan'

International Conference "ESG – new paradigm of the financial market development" within X Congress of Financiers of Kazakhstan

Moderator - Ekaterina Benjamin, Country Officer at IFC in Kazakhstan (offline)

Speakers:
Peter Marro, Advisor and Head, Client Solutions Team, Central and West Asia Department (CWRD), ADB (online)
Garth Bedford, Senior Operations Officer, Climate Finance Lead IFC Financial Institutions Group, Middle East, Central Asia and Turkey (offline)
Natalya Lim, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Tax & Advisory LLP (offline)
Anvar Abdraev, President of the Union of Banks of Kyrgyzstan (offline)
Olegzhan Beketayev, Managing Director of Marketing, PR and ESG of "Jusan Bank" JSC (offline)

Topics:
● Readiness for the perception of the ESG agenda in Central Asian countries
● Opportunities of ESG tools for business financing
● Current issues and challenges in the implementation of sustainable projects in Kazakhstan and the region
● Opportunities and sources of project financing