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EBRD and EU help clean up Bishkek

Yesterday the city of Bishkek has taken delivery of 420 new waste containers, the first assets acquired under the Bishkek Solid Waste project to modernise solid waste management, forming part of a comprehensive environmental improvement programme for the Kyrgyz capital.

Japan International Cooperation Agency in the Kyrgyz Republic - Newsletter #15 (79) August-October 2015

Switzerland supports infrastructure development in Batken oblast

Yesterday, on 19^th of November, the opening ceremony of a first-aid station in Kapchygai village and inauguration marking the completion of renovation works in “Jetkinchek” kindergarten in Uch-Dobo village took place in the Ak-Sai rural district of Batken oblast.

UCA Launches New Cultural Heritage Publications on the Pamirs

The University of Central Asia (UCA) launched three new books at the Ismaili Centre, Dushanbe on 12 November 2015. The books, which focus on the history and cultures of the Pamir region of Tajikistan, include Archaeological Map of the Eastern Pamirs by Mira Bubnova and two volumes in The Musical Arts of the Pamirs series by Nizom Nurdjanov, Fayzulla Karomatov and Bahriniso Kabilova.

Switzerland and UNDP join efforts to support cross-border cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

Today, on 11 November 2015, the Ambassador of Switzerland to the Kyrgyz Republic H.E. Ren? Holenstein, and the UNDP Resident Representative in Kyrgyzstan, Mr. Alexander Avanessov, have signed an agreement for the implementation of the “Cross-border Cooperation for Sustainable Peace and Development” project in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

Growth slows in Central Asia on back of Russian recession, low commodity prices

EBRD economic forecast for the region projects 3.8 per cent growth in 2015 for the region. Economic growth in Central Asia is expected to slow down this year, according to the latest economic forecast published by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) today.

EBRD economies split by conflicting forces

Russia, oil weighing on east - Eurozone hopes supporting west. The outlook for economies where the EBRD invests remains split, with countries further to the east weighed down by the Russian recession and weak oil and other commodity prices.

UCA’s Cholukov Recognised for Strengthening Local Governance

Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 3 November 2015 – At a ceremony in Bishkek on 22 October 2015, Urmat Cholukov, University of Central Asia’s School of Professional and Continuing Education (UCA SPCE) Project Coordinator, received the Excellence in Local Government award from the State Agency for Local Self-Government and Inter-Ethnic Relations under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic. The award recognised Cholukov’s efforts in developing capacity within local self-government and strengthening unity among citizens.

University of Central Asia Receives Long-term OPIC Support to Complete its Second Campus in Khorog, Tajikistan

The University of Central Asia (UCA) is rapidly progressing to complete the construction of its second campus in Tajikistan, scheduled to be ready by 2017, at a total capital layout of $94.4 million.

Food and Non-Food Price Bulletin #1 2015