MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: ADB Raises $20m Through Bond Issue in Kazakhstan to Support Otbasy Bank Housing Loans to Women, Mainly in Rural Areas

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), a Philippines-based multilateral institution, recently raised KZT 8.4 billion (USD 20 million) through bond sales to institutional investors in Kazakhstan to finance loans by the Housing and Construction Savings Bank of Kazakhstan, which is also known as Otbasy Bank. The bond has a 10-year maturity with a