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).
Today, on 23 July, 2015 the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic through the Ministry of Finance and the Government of Switzerland through the Embassy of Switzerland in the Kyrgyz Republic have signed a grant agreement on Water Supply Project in Naryn.
The University of Central Asia’s (UCA) first undergraduate campus is taking shape in Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic. Construction is on schedule for the campus to open in 2016. UCA’s centralised, phased strategy harnesses the talent of award-winning designers, a multi-national construction management team and specialised regional and local contractors.
The tree-lined pathways of Sinegorie Pansionat resort at Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan buzzed with excitement and conversation. Although in the heart of Central Asia, you only heard the English language.
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Edward Gemayel visited Bishkek from July 9-15, 2015, following approval on April 8 by the IMF Executive Board of a new three-year arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF).
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 15 July 2015 – The University of Central Asia’s School of Professional and Continuing Education (UCA SPCE) held a Certificate Award ceremony on 15 July 2015 at the State Agency for Local-Self-Governance and Interethnic Relations under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic for 15 civil servants who successfully completed the Local Economic and Community Development (LECD) Certificate Programme.