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The University of Central Asia’s Institute of Public Policy and Administration (IPPA) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) co-hosted a conference on  Agricultural Transformation and Food Security in Central Asia 8-9 April 2014 in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, engaging  government officials, development partners and researchers from the region and abroad in dialogue on food security research.  

Twenty years ago an official cooperation agreement was signed by the Swiss and Kyrgyz Governments. To mark the 20th anniversary of cooperation between the two countries, an anniversary event will be organized on 19^th of May 2014 in the Philharmonic in Bishkek.

Medium term growth is expected to moderate to 5 percent, however, a number of risks remain. The

exceptional performance of gold output in 2013 is unlikely to be repeated in 2014. The rest of the economy is

expected to continue expanding at 5–6 percent. A slowdown in the Russian economy, declining gold prices,

and uncertainty created by the recent fluctuations in the exchange rate could adversely affect this outcome.

US$ 65 million loan for high-tech industrial project. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is continuing its support for the Mongolian company Senj Sant, which is building a greenfield cement plant to meet rising demand generated by the country’s rapidly growing economy. The Bank is extending a US$ 65 million loan to the company as part of a financing package dating from May 2013, which included a US$ 20 million equity investment in Senj Sant.

The University of Central Asia (UCA) and Aga Khan Foundation, Afghanistan, which are both part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Badakhshan University (BU) to establish a Continuing Education Unit at BU.

The School of Peacemaking and Media Technology of the Network of Social Mediators Public Foundation announces the launch of the new project, Encouraging Diversity Through Media funded by the Freedom of Information Program of Soros Foundation - Kyrgyzstan.

Within three days, April 11, 18 and 19 2014, Kyrgyz National Philharmonic named after Toktogul  Satylganov will host the 9th Bishkek International Jazz Festival.

Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, April 11, 2014 — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is helping Kyrgyz producers improve food safety practices to spur agribusiness growth and greater investment in the agricultural sector, a key engine of the country’s economy.