Moscow, Russian Federation, 23 July 2015 – A high-level delegation from the University of Central Asia (UCA), including Mr Shamsh Kassim-Lakha, Executive Chairman of UCA’s Board Executive Committee and Aga Khan Development Network Diplomatic Representative for Kyrgyzstan, and Dr Ariff Kachra, UCA Dean of Academic Affairs visited the Higher School of Economics University (HSE) in Moscow on 23 July 2015.
Multilateral banks and a syndicate of commercial banks provide US$1 billion to finance development of gas field feeding Southern Gas Corridor from Caspian to Europe
From now on Kyrgyz citizens and other citizens with resident permit in the Kyrgyz Republic travelling to Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Poland and Slovenia may apply for the Schengen visa and make an appointment online.
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 27 July 2015 – “The perfect recipe for a world class university combines lots of talent, plenty of resources, a touch of governance and a plan to simmer for a long time,” summarised Mr Jamil Salmi, Global Tertiary Education Expert, during a public lecture on The Challenge of Constructing World Class Universities in Emerging Countries at the University of Central Asia (UCA) in Bishkek on 27 July 2015.
Bishkek, July 30, 2015 –The World Bank Group, working with the Kyrgyz government and other partners, has launched an initiative to boost agricultural production and encourage local economic development by addressing key challenges in the country’s dairy sector.
The Government of Switzerland will allocate additional CHF 600’000 to the project “Strengthening Democratic Practices in the Election Processes in the Kyrgyz Republic” with the goal to support the efforts of the Kyrgyz Government in this area.
On July 29, 2015, Public Service Improvement Project financed by the Government of Switzerland organized a roundtable to discuss ways of improving public services at the municipal level in Kyrgyzstan.
Restructuring and modernisation programme will include railway sector reform. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and a group of international commercial banks are providing a syndicated financing package of US$ 300 million in support of a comprehensive modernisation and restructuring programme of the Kazakhstani rail operator, Joint Stock Company National Company “Kazakhstan Temir Zholy” (KTZ).