EBRD makes equity investment in Schiever Tajikistan to open the country’s first hypermarket
Schiever Tajikistan, Auchan franchise holder for the country, previously signed a loan agreement with EBRD to finance opening of first Auchan hypermarket in Central Asia
EBRD provides tenge financing to Kazakhstan’s food and beverage producer RG Brands
Local currency loan of US$ 49.2 million is part of EBRD strategy to boost presence in Kazakh agribusiness. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is expanding its presence in the agribusiness sector in Kazakhstan with a local currency loan equivalent to US$ 49.2 million to RG Brands, the producer and distributor of many of the country’s most popular tea, juice and milk drinks.
The United Nations in the Kyrgyz Republic calls upon Kyrgyz authorities to guarantee the independence of National Human Rights Institutions of the Kyrgyz Republic through clear and robust laws
The United Nations in the Kyrgyz Republic calls on the authorities of the Kyrgyz Republic to support the independence of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), namely the Ombudsman Institute and the National Center for the Prevention of Torture and to ensure that the two institutions can execute their mandate in line with the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic and with international human rights standards.
International and Central Asian Collaboration Generates Innovative Enrichment Curriculum
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 30 June 2015 – What happens when you bring together international and Central Asian educators to create an academic enrichment programme for talented students?
THE IWPR CONDUCTED TRAINING SESSIONS ON INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN OSH AND ISSYK-KUL
The Bureau for Investigative Journalism of the IWPR has taught the technologies of investigative journalism to 30 journalists from the southern region and from Issyk-Kul and Naryn oblasts.
UN Human Rights Office urges Kyrgyz Parliament to reject amendments to laws which institutionalize discrimination against LGBT community
29 June 2015, Bishkek – TheUN Human Rights Office in Central Asia today expressed deep concern at the second-stage approval in Parliament of amendments to various laws that would create criminal and administrative sanctions for so-called "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations". If adopted, these amendments will entrench in law discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
UCA Summer Camp Counsellors Aim to Make a Difference
If you visit the north shore of Lake Issyk-Kul this summer, you are likely to come across a group of energetic young people from around the world, wearing blue tee shirts, busy managing groups of students from the University of Central Asia (UCA) Summer Camp.
Japan International Cooperation Agency in the Kyrgyz Republic - Newsletter #13 (77) April - May 2015
Japan International Cooperation Agency in the Kyrgyz Republic - Newsletter #13 (77) April - May 2015
Summer School on Impact Evaluation Methods in Central Asia
Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz Republic, 21 June 2015 - The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the Institute of Public Policy and Administration of the University of Central Asia (IPPA UCA), ISDC International Security and Development Center (ISDC) and the United Nations University Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) are offering a summer school on Impact Evaluation Methods in Central Asia from 21 to 28 June 2015 in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz Republic.
The Government of Switzerland launches a new project to improve public services at the municipal level in the Kyrgyz Republic
The Government of Switzerland is launching a new “Public Service Improvement Project” to provide assistance to local authorities in Jalalabad and Issyk-Kul oblasts.