EDB together with partners will create a new direct investment fund for Central Asian countries, the partners will be financial institutions from China, Oman, Turkey, Uzbekistan and other organizations, and the fund itself will be called CACPEF - Direct Investment Fund of Central Asia and Transcaucasia. The main objective is to gather long-term capital and industrial resources to support the industrial development of Central Asia. The fund is designed to help Central Asian companies gain access to industry expertise, technologies and market resources.