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.
Rehabilitation of Lebedinovskaya HPP to improve the energy security of the country’s capital. Lebedinovskaya HPP supplies energy to the capital city of Bishkek
The French Alliance in Bishkek, jointly with the Embassies of France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, and the EU Delegation in Kyrgyzstan, are happy to announce the holding of the 2023 edition of the Week of the Francophonie from March 9 to 18.
Bishkek, 31 January 2023 – The Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic and the World Bank today signed an agreement for an $8 million grant funding provided by the Swiss Government as a contribution to the Electricity Sector Modernization and Sustainability Project led by the World Bank.
The Ambassador of Switzerland to the Kyrgyz Republic Olivier Bangerter and the Representative and Country Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Mr. Kojiro Nakai have signed an agreement on the contribution from the Government of Switzerland to the WFP’s Country Strategic Plan for 2023-2027 (CSP). The First Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic Mr. Azamat Mambetov took part in the signing assuring the commitment to support and proactively participate in the implementation.
DECEMBER 12, 2022 – More than 1000 people attended cultural events dedicated to fighting gender-based violence in 21 municipalities across the Kyrgyz Republic. Local governments announced a drawing contest among school children and hosted theatrical performances focused on domestic violence.
Nearly 200,000 low-income individuals in the Kyrgyz Republic were able to improve their homes over the last decade with support from an initiative developed by IFC, local microfinance organizations, and financial support from the Swiss Government.
Washington, D.C., November 15, 2022 — To help build the digital economy in Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Pakistan, IFC has launched a new $225 million platform to strengthen venture capital ecosystems and invest in early-stage companies addressing development challenges through technological innovations in climate, health care, education, agriculture, e-commerce, and other sectors.
The international nursing forum called “The future of nursing and midwifery in the Kyrgyz Republic. Prospects for integration into the international professional space” has started today in Bishkek. The event is dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Nurses Professional Association of the Kyrgyz Republic.
On October 27, the opening ceremony of the Altyn Balalyk kindergarten in Issyk-Ata rayon of Chui province took place following its retrofitting.