Turkic Investment Fund and Austrian Development Bank Discuss Potential Cooperation

On 30 April 2026, H.E. Baghdad Amreyev, President of the Turkic Investment Fund (TIF), met with Ms. Sabine Gaber, Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Executive Board of Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG (OeEB), at the bank’s headquarters in Vienna.

The TIF delegation included Mr. Ramil Babayev, General Director of TIF; Mr. Sanjar Usmanov, Chief Investment Officer; and Ms. Dilara Ismayilova, Senior Associate for International Relations and Capital Mobilization. Ms. Gaber was joined by Ms. Lisbeth Kronsteiner, Senior Manager for Investments and Financing.

During the meeting, H.E. Amreyev highlighted the strong alignment between the mandates of TIF and OeEB and outlined potential areas for cooperation, particularly in co-financing projects alongside international financial and development partners. He noted that both institutions could exchange project pipelines in line with their respective strategic priorities.

Mr. Babayev presented TIF’s ongoing project activities and identified prospective areas of collaboration, including the development of a targeted project pipeline. He also introduced the key provisions of TIF’s investment policy.

Welcoming the TIF delegation, Ms. Gaber presented OeEB’s sectoral priorities, underscored the potential complementarity between the two institutions, and expressed support for continued technical discussions to identify concrete co-financing opportunities.

The meeting concluded with a shared understanding to maintain regular working-level contacts and to further explore avenues for future cooperation.