EBRD President pays official visit to Almaty
ALMATY. May 14. KAZINFORM - Akhmetzhan Yesimov, the Akim of Almaty city, met with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) delegation headed by Thomas Mayer, the Managing Director, Almaty Akim press service reports.
The parties discussed a number of projects to be implemented in Almaty with the support of the EBRD, namely, the intelligent transport systems, the modernization of street lighting system, the implementation of e-ticketing and the construction of a modern landfill for processing and storage of household waste. Also, as part of the Intelligent Transport System it is planned to establish a call-center which brings together all city first responders.
The Akim noted that currently Almaty is actively preparing for the light rail project implementation. A.Yesimov expressed confidence that the twenty years of successful cooperation between the Akim and the EBRD will continue. He also added that a number of social projects have already been implemented with the support of the bank.
In turn, T.Mayer invited A.Yesimov to a formal party which will be held in the Southern capital under the EBRD President Suma Chakrabarti.