Toronto, Canada, 15 May 2015 - Death is rarely thought of as a beautiful thing. However, when photographer Margaret Morton travelled through Kyrgyzstan, she became captivated by the beauty and majesty of the unique cemeteries she encountered.
US$ 3 million will enable company to expand and strengthen competition in the sector. The Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank (KICB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are continuing to support medium-sized private companies in the Kyrgyz Republic through a special joint-financing mechanism which makes it possible to offer larger and longer-term financing.
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 18 May 2015 – Kyrgyzstan Spatial, the University of Central Asia’s Institute of Public Policy and Administration (UCA IPPA) and International Food Policy Research Institute’s (IFPRI) interactive online mapping tool and knowledge platform, was recently featured at the top of the list as a cutting-edge technology in Top Solutions That Save Lives in Humanitarian Response and Disaster Relief, a report by Aid and International Development Forum (AIDF).
Bishkek, 19 May 2015 (UNHCR) - Today the UN Refugee Agency in Kyrgyzstan (UNHCR) donated some IT equipment to State Registration Service to enhance the capacity of its Call Centre set up for the eradication of Statelessness. The special phone equipment, server and a database will support and strengthen the work of the Centre, which receives up to 300 weekly calls from different parts of the country.
High-level representatives from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) discussed the process of transition in the EBRD region and the latest economic forecast in Bishkek this week.
BISHKEK, 16 May 2015 – OSCE parliamentarians led by Kyrgyzstan’s Roza Aknazarova joined government and parliamentary leaders and representatives of international organizations and civil society in Bishkek on May 15-16, calling for improvements in women’s rights and opportunities, exchanging experiences and best practices and discussing how to fully harness the power of legislatures to help achieve gender equality.
The IMF has approved a $92 million loan to the Kyrgyz Republic to back a reform program aimed at bolstering the country’s resilience to the slowdown in Russia and other external factors.
Osh, 14-15 May 2015 (UNHCR) – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) this week supported a Youth Forum entitled, “Youths with right steps to achieve good objectives”, in Jalal-Abad province, as part of its peace-building activities.
BTB will be able to lend larger amounts for longer tenors thanks to a risk-sharing facility with the EBRD. The EBRD and Bai Tushum Bank (BTB), one of the largest financial institutions in the Kyrgyz Republic, signed a participation agreement that will enable BTB to offer longer terms and larger loans to its clients.
Latest EBRD economic forecast: growth is subdued in Central Asia due to recession in Russia, lower commodity prices. Economies in Central Asia, including Mongolia, are set to continue growing this year, according to the EBRD’s latest Regional Economic Prospects report. But the pace of expansion is slowing because of recession in Russia and lower commodity prices.