The Asian Development Bank and Private Sector Development: Insurance Sector Bobir Gafurov, URM, ADB
Organization Private Sector Operations (Non-Government guaranteed): = Private Sector Operations Department (PSOD) Public Sector (Government guaranteed): = Central and West Asia Department (CWRD)
Private Sector Projects Infrastructure: –power (e.g. generation, transmission, distribution) - focus on renewable power –transportation (e.g. roads, ports, railways, airports) –water supply and waste treatment –oil & gas infrastructure –telecommunications
Private Sector Projects (cont’d) Capital Markets and Financial Sectors: –financial institutions –investment funds Projects should have a significant development impact, and stimulate private investment.
Products and Services Equity Investments Loans Guarantees B Loan (Complementary Financing Scheme)
ADB activities in Uzbekistan: Insurance sector Institutional Capacity Building –TA 3488-UZB: Development of the Insurance Industry, ( ) for $300,000, helped to strengthen insurance sector legislation, regulation, and supervision. –(i) strengthening the legal and regulatory framework by bringing regulations in line with international –standards and best practice; –(ii) upgrading the institutional capacity of Gosstrakhnadzor to ensure adequate supervision of insurance companies; and –(iii) developing a MIS for Gosstrakhnadzor. Other linked activities –TA 5465-UZB: Financial Sector Infrastructure Development ( ) for $400,000 assisted in analyzing financial sector issues and advising on strategy to address them.
ADB’s work in other countries Insurance Sector –Capacity building for insurance market supervision –Development of policy, regulatory and legal framework in emerging insurance markets of DMCs –Support of pro-poor insurance products and markets (microinsurance) –Support to development of ECA Related activities: Trade Finance Facilitation Program
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Planned activities in Insurance Technical Assistance: Capacity Development for Insurance Market Supervision (CDTA) –To support development of greater supervisory capacity, in an insurance market –Expected outcomes: revisions to the insurance sector oversight framework (policy, legal and regulatory) adoption of a comprehensive action plan for sector development.
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