EBRD agrees to start process for N.Africa expansion

21 May 2011  | Reuters

ASTANA (Reuters) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development agreed on Saturday to begin the process of expanding lending into the Middle East and North Africa, following a string of popular revolts in the Arab world.

EBRD Votes to Extend Lending Program

21 May 2011  | Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones

ASTANA, Kazakhstan—The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on Saturday adopted a resolution to expand operations to lend to fledgling democracies in the Middle East and north Africa, following the wave of uprisings that has rocked the region and toppled regimes in Tunisia and Egypt.

EBRD confirms Moscow road financing as battle rages

20 May 2011  | Emerging Markets

The development bank said that it remains interested in financing a controversial Russian motorway project, despite violent attacks on protestors.

Vingt après la chute de l’URSS, la Berd voit toujours de gros défis à l’Est

20 May 2011  | Agence France Presse (AFP)

ASTANA — Près de vingt ans après l’implosion de l’URSS, la Berd a souligné vendredi les immenses défis économiques qui restent à surmonter dans les pays de l’ex-bloc socialiste, lors de son assemblée annuelle organisée au Kazakhstan.

European Development Bank Looks to Help North Africa

20 May 2011  | New York Times

FRANKFURT — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, long focused on promoting democracy in central Europe and the former Soviet Union through loans to business, is likely to extend its mandate to North Africa as part of a broader push by Europe and the United States to help countries in the region.

Assessing the EBRD 20 years on

12 May 2011  | Environmental Finance

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has an explicit environmental mandate. But, 20 years after its creation, how is it doing? There’