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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development stands ready to support the economy of Ukraine with investments of at least ?5 billion over the period until 2020 as part of a coordinated international financial assistance programme in support of credible structural and macroeconomic reforms. That ?5 billion amount could be exceeded if economic circumstances permit.

In 2013 ‘Change the World Around You!’ competition winners made significant impacts in their communities, providing employment, increasing accessibility for people with disabilities and developing recycling projects.

GENEVA (3 March 2014) – Kyrgyzstan’s human rights record will face the scrutiny of the United Nations Human Rights Committee for the second time on Monday 10 March and Tuesday 11 March in meetings that will be webcast live.

On 24 December 2013, the University of Central Asia’s Institute of Public Policy and Administration (UCA-IPPA) hosted a symposium on Policy-Making Process in Government in the Kyrgyz Republic. The symposium was organised within the framework of UCA’s Research and Public Policy Initiative, and is the first in a series which will take place in the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Held in Bishkek, it was attended by representatives of ministries, state committees, business associations and civil society, as well as independent experts.

The EurAsEC Anti-Crisis Fund has published Evaluation Reports on Applications of Kyrgyz Republic for Investment Loans financed with Resources of the Fund for two projects – “Rehabilitation of Bishkek-Osh Road Section, Phase IV”, in the amount of US$ 60 million, and “Funding of Farming Machinery Supplies to Kyrgyz Republic”, in the amount of US$ 20 million.

The recently appointed Governor of Naryn, Amanbai Kayipov, visited the Naryn campus site of the University of Central Asia (UCA) on 22 January 2014. Construction is underway at the site and the campus is scheduled to open in 2016.