EBRD announces winners of first Olivier Descamps Award
President Chakrabarti meets beneficiaries of two scholarships in Bishkek. Naina Beishembieva and Nurzhan Amanov have been awarded the first Olivier Descamps scholarships to attend the United World College Maastricht in the Netherlands.
EBRD and Kyrgyz Republic take climate action
Climate Finance Centre to mobilise and coordinate investment projects. The EBRD and the Kyrgyz Republic are addressing climate related risks in the country by launching a Climate Finance Centre (CFC), which will help bridge financial assistance available through the national and international climate funds such as the Green Climate Fund. It will attract necessary investment for climate projects in various sectors ranging from energy and water to agriculture and health in the Kyrgyz Republic.
USAID/Kyrgyz Republic Newsletter - May 2019
EBRD TFP Awards recognise successful partner banks
The EBRD Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP) honoured its most successful partner banks in 2018 in a special award ceremony on the eve of the Bank's Annual Meeting and Business Forum in Sarajevo today.
1,400 households gain access to clean drinking water in Osh Oblast
On April 24, in Nookat and Kara-Suu districts of Osh Oblast, the opening ceremony of drinking water supply systems was held as part of the project “Improving Stability and Better Natural Resource Management in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan”, implemented by the Aga Khan Foundation with the support of the Government of the United Kingdom (UK Aid).
New key step in bid to tackle Central Asia's harmful uranium legacy
EBRD-managed fund signs grant agreement with Kyrgyz Republic.
EBRD and Green Climate Fund provide US$ 16.7 million to finance solar power plant in Kazakhstan
Partnership with China's Universal Energy company. EBRD and Green Climate Fund commit US$ 16.7 million loan to finance solar plant in Kazakhstan
Prevalence of hospital acquired infection significantly reduced in Kyrgyzstan
On April 16, 2019, a presentation of results of the 16-year program “Medical waste management / hospital acquired infection control in health facilities of the Kyrgyz Republic” was held in Bishkek.
International Jazz Festival in Bishkek
The Swiss Embassy is supporting the 14th International Jazz Festival in Bishkek and has invited the Swiss Duo of Malcolm Braff and Claire Huguenin to perform on April 19, the first day of the Jazz Festival at Asanbay Center (address 21a/4, Tokombaev street).
Jobs in the Kyrgyz Republic
Job creation is not keeping pace with the rapidly growing population. Kyrgyz Republic’s potential workforce is growing at about 2 percent per annum – faster than some of its neighbors in Europe and Central Asia. Fertility rates in Kyrgyz Republic have increased since 2000, from 2.4 to 3.2 in 2014. An estimated 50,000 new entrants join the labor market each year. By 2030, the working-age population is expected to reach around 4.6 million persons. Acknowledging the challenging economic and political environment in the Kyrgyz Republic, the report offers realistic policy recommendations for addressing some of the most critical issues to improving jobs outcomes in the short run while noting that some policies will take time to develop and implement.