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EBRD Transition Report presentation in Almaty and Astana

In Central Asia, trade and financial openness could become a critical anchor for improvement in economic institutions, says the report

Young Social Entrepreneurs Receive Awards from the University of Central Asia

Six winners of the ‘Change the World Around You!’ social entrepreneurship competition received up to $2,500 each to implement innovative projects in their communities across the Kyrgyz Republic. The winners received their awards at a ceremony at the University of Central Asia (UCA) in Bishkek on 17 January 2014.

Newsletter - Collaborative Governance Program, issue #1 January 2014

EBRD, European Union and World Bank support water services in Talas, Kyrgyz Republic

Loan from EBRD and grants from EU and World Bank will fund water supply and wastewater improvements in the city where water borne disease is rampant

Recovery remains slow in EBRD regions

Domestic policies will be key to longer-term outlook

A recovery this year in the regions where the EBRD invests is expected to be slow, despite improvements in the world’s most advanced economies, including in the United States and the Eurozone.

ADB ASSISTS TO COMPLETE KEY REGIONAL LINK ON BISHKEK-OSH Road

BISHKEK, KYRGYZ REPUBLIC (17 January 2014) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Kyrgyz government have signed a financing agreement for the implementation of the reconstruction of a section of the Bishkek-Osh road that will strengthen national and regional connectivity and promote inclusive growth.

Vienna Initiative sets priorities for 2014

The Steering Committee of the Vienna 2 Initiative met on January 13, 2014 in Vienna to discuss the Initiative’s priorities for 2014. At the meeting, hosted and chaired by Raiffeisen Bank International, the following five priorities for the Vienna Initiative were agreed:...

RFAs as Tools for Policy Coordination in Economic Unions

RFAs as Tools for Policy Coordination in Economic Unions - Sergey Shatalov, EDB Deputy Chairman for the EURASEC Anti-crisis Fund at G20-Seoul Conference - December 18-19, 2013

EBRD delivers strong support for emerging economies in 2013

Bank project numbers remain close to historic records. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development provided strong support to emerging economies in 2013 to help them back to a path of recovery, despite a difficult investment environment.

Staff Report for the fifth review under the Extended Credit Facility, prepared by a staff team of the IMF, following discussions that ended on September 25, 2013, with the officials of Kyrgyz Republic on economic developments and policies. Based on information available at the time of these discussions, the staff report was completed on November 15, 2013. The views expressed in the staff report are those of the staff team and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Board of the IMF.

IMF Country report - December 2013