ALMATY, Kazakhstan, June 27. Round 57% of
public-private partnership (PPP) agreements in Kazakhstan are
associated to the training sector, Aidos Kobetov, First Deputy
Chairman of the Administration Board and Board Member of the Kazakhstan
Public-Personal Partnership Middle JSC advised Development.
He made the comment on the sidelines of the Annual Assembly and
Enterprise Discussion board of the Eurasian Growth Financial institution (EDB) in
Almaty.
“As of at this time, round 1,300 PPP agreements have been concluded.
About 57% of them are within the training sector, together with
kindergartens, faculties and different areas. The healthcare sector ranks
second, accounting for 18%. On the identical time, particularly in
healthcare, 6.7 million individuals have already acquired companies at
healthcare amenities created by PPP tasks,” he mentioned.
Kobetov famous that public-private partnerships have been
creating in Kazakhstan for round 20 years. In keeping with him, the
place to begin was the adoption of the Concessions Regulation in 2006.
“In contrast with different Central Asian international locations and Russian
areas, the PPP mechanism in Kazakhstan is kind of properly developed.
As I famous through the session, on the one hand, we’re very
concerned about learning the expertise of different international locations, whereas on
the opposite hand, we take a really cautious strategy to introducing new
contracts that contain vital authorities obligations,” he
mentioned.
In keeping with Kobetov, the Kazakhstan Public-Personal Partnership
Middle is bettering the legislative framework whereas sustaining a
cautious strategy to taking up new state commitments.
He additionally famous that since final 12 months the middle has been
systematically increasing cooperation with worldwide monetary
establishments.
“Beforehand, we primarily had particular person tasks. For instance, the
Large Almaty Ring Highway (BAKAD) undertaking, tasks applied collectively
with the Worldwide Finance Company (IFC), a part of the World
Financial institution Group, in addition to the Karaganda hospital undertaking, which was
launched with help from the Asian Growth Financial institution. Now we have now
taken a extra systematic strategy. Since final 12 months, we have now
developed a undertaking pipeline,” he mentioned.
In keeping with Kobetov, the pipeline presently consists of seven
tasks, every of which has been assigned to a selected
worldwide monetary establishment.
“Every of those tasks is supported by a selected worldwide
monetary establishment. For instance, the Asian Growth Financial institution is
supporting 5 tasks: 4 within the increased training and
healthcare sectors and one within the street sector. The Worldwide
Finance Company (IFC) is supporting a undertaking in Western
Kazakhstan involving the development of a desalination plant.
One other undertaking is being applied collectively with the European Financial institution
for Reconstruction and Growth — a college clinic in
Almaty,” Kobetov mentioned.
