Tashkent, Uzbekistan, September 8, 2023—Amid overlapping challenges and geopolitical risks, IFC invested and mobilized over $1.6 billion in the Central Asia region in fiscal year 2023 (FY23)—its highest ever in the region—to enhance growth, upgrade regional connectivity, and build climate resilience.
September 8, 2023 – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Development Policy Institute (DPI) held the Forum of Aimaks – 2023, an annual exchange of the best practices in local governance and organization of services aimed at improving people’s lives at the local level (such as water supply, solid waste removal, educational, sports and musical workshops, information services, etc.).
Bishkek, Sept. 7, 2023 / Kabar. At the head office of KOICA in the Republic of Korea, a meeting was held between Deputy Minister of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic Kanat Abdrakhmanov and Vice President of KOICA Lee Yun Yong who is in charge of Eurasian cooperation.
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, June 1, 2023—More individuals and micro-enterprises in the Kyrgyz Republic are expected to have improved access to finance following IFC's $15 million loan, denominated in local currency, to Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank.
The Swiss-funded project on the prevention of non-communicable diseases has awarded 52 schools of Osh, Jalal-Abad, and Batken regions with prizes within the healthcare competition “Be Responsible!”.
The Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic Mr. Akylbek Japarov and the Ambassador of Switzerland to the Kyrgyz Republic Mr. Olivier Bangerter today inaugurated the At Bashy Hydropower Plant renovated with a Swiss grant contribution of USD 20 million.
The Minister of Labour, Social Security and Migration Mr. Kudaibergen Bazarbaev, the Ambassador of Switzerland Mr.Olivier Bangerter, and the WFP Representative and Country Director Mr.Kojiro Nakai visited the Jaiyl Psychoneurological Social Inpatient Institution (SII) on March 28 upon completion of the refurbishment works for the project aimed at improving the living conditions of people residing in targeted SIIs across the country.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) of the Kyrgyz Republic and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) have established two automated gabion net production workshops in Chui and Osh provinces and improved the capacity of the digital disaster monitoring and early warning systems of MES.
As part of creating favorable conditions for the development of international air services, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) with Swiss support helped conduct a detailed analysis of the potential of Manas International Airport JSC (JSC “MAM”) and its comparative advantages for expanding the international flight's geography. Priority routes with the greatest potential for development were identified, and detailed recommendations were developed for each route in the form of an airline development plan.
On March 10, 2023, the Minister of Health Gulnara Baatyrova, the Swiss Ambassador Olivier Bangerter, and the Rector of the Kyrgyz State Medical Institute for Retraining and Continuous Education Rustam Kurmanov awarded certificates to 38 Health Managers on completion of the “Health Management” professional retraining program.