The Embassy of Switzerland in the Kyrgyz Republic is launching a new six-month project to support the most vulnerable households in Osh oblast affected by the earthquake of November 17th, 2015. This project will cost CHF 220’000 (around USD 222’000).
Construction of UCA’s Khorog Campus is ahead of schedule and the campus will open in 2017. The second of three campuses being built across Central Asia, UCA’s Khorog Campus is located 2,200 metres above sea level.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided a financing package to its partner bank in the Kyrgyz Republic, Demir Kyrgyz International Bank (DKIB), aimed at supporting small and medium-sized companies and mortgage lending.
Today, on 16 December 2015, the Ambassador of Switzerland to the Kyrgyz Republic, H.E. Ren? Holenstein, has presented awards to journalists who won the competition for the best publication, TV and radio material about violence against women and girls.
On 15 December 2015, within the framework of the “Public Service Improvement” project financed by the Government of Switzerland, the Union of local self-government bodies and the Prime Minister’s Office of Kyrgyzstan with the support of the HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation and Development Policy Institute will hold a conference to discuss ways of improving public services at the municipal level in Kyrgyzstan.
Osh, December 9, 2015 - Public Foundation “Smile.KG”, in cooperation with the Osh City Education Department and local partner NGOs, has started the implementation of a new project titled “Yes - to Inclusive Education” with a workshop to discuss issues of disability, improvement of access to education for children with disabilities, and survey to identify priority needs in this area that will be carried out as a part of the project.
On December 4, 2015, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the first review of the Kyrgyz Republic’s economic performance under the three-year arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF).
Khorog, Tajikistan, 4 December 2015 – Construction of the University of Central Asia’s (UCA) campus in Khorog, Tajikistan is on schedule for an accelerated September 2017 opening, says Director of Construction and Facilities Grant Robertson.