PM Massimov conducts sitting of organizing committee for EBRD annual meeting in Astana

Kazakhstan’s PM Karim Massimov conducted a sitting of the Organizing Committee for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) annual meeting to be held in Astana May 20-21, 2011, Tengrinews.kz reports, citing the Kazakhstan’s PM Karim Massimov’s Twitter account. “It is the 1st time Astana will be hosting EBRD annual meeting. Today the Organizing Committee has gathered”, Mr. Massimov wrote April 29.The Annual Meeting brings together the EBRD’s Board of Governors, namely the government ministers and other senior officials who represent the Bank’s shareholder countries and organisations. The Governors review the EBRD’s activities to support recovery in the region and give strategic guidance on the Bank’s operations in the period ahead. The Board of Governors sessions will be staged alongside the established Business Forum programme, launched this year under the theme “Supporting Markets – Asia Meets Europe”.2011 EBRD Annual Meeting and Business Forum