TIF and KfW Group Representatives Hold Productive Exchange During Tashkent Forum

On the occasion of the Tashkent International Investment Forum, representatives from the Turkic Investment Fund (TIF) and Germany’s KfW Group held introductory meetings to exchange initial ideas on future cooperation opportunities.

TIF General Director Ramil Babayev and Chief Investment Officer Sanjar Usmanov met with Ekaterina Galitsyna, Director and Head of Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and South Caucasus at KfW IPEX Bank, and Dr. Andreas Schneider, Director of the KfW Regional Office Central Asia.

In a separate meeting, the TIF delegation also met with Eduard Rehl, Investment Manager for Project Finance Europe/Asia at KfW DEG, and Veronica Garcia del Arco, Director for Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia at KfW Development Bank.

The initial conversations focused on sharing institutional perspectives, learning about both institutions' mandates and priorities, and identifying areas where future collaboration may be possible, particularly in supporting development-oriented projects across the Turkic region.

While still at an early stage, both sides welcomed the opportunity to maintain a dialogue and expressed interest in continuing discussions on long-term regional development and financial cooperation.