(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, March 25. Kazakhstan Agency
of International Development (KazAID) plans to increase its
assistance provided to $100 million, said Arken Arystanov, KazAID
Chairman of the Board, at a briefing for foreign journalists,
Trend reports.
"In 2022, we provided assistance totaling $36.7 million. In
2021, it exceeded $43 million. But our overarching aim is to ramp
up this figure to $100 million down the line. Developed nations
ought to allocate no less than 0.7 percent of their GDP towards
development objectives. Regrettably, at present, only 7 countries
meet this criterion. We, too, have the potential to step up our
efforts," he stressed.
Arysanov noted that such structures are only found in Kazakhstan
and Azerbaijan within the CIS.
"Over the last 20 years, we've contributed around $600 million
in aid. However, to better organize this support, there's a
dedicated committee for development assistance within the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris.
KazAID was set up under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Kazakhstan to share knowledge, skills, and technical expertise
through seminars, conferences, roundtable discussions, and
internships," he explained.
Furthermore, according to the chairman of the board, the agency
also offers expert assistance, provides educational grants, makes
contributions to international organizations, and undertakes
construction and reconstruction projects in priority sectors.
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