The Ministry of Justice’s Center for Coordination of State-Guaranteed Legal Aid held the Annual Decade of Legal Assistance from December 3-10, 2018.
ASHGABAT, TURKMENISTAN (15 November 2018) — Finance ministers and senior government officials from 11 countries in Central and West Asia gathered in Ashgabat today for the 17th Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Ministerial Conference. The high-level strategy and policy body serves as a platform to discuss and debate important issues of regional relevance.
On November 30, 2018, a Conference on best practices to improve public service delivery at the local level was held in Bishkek. The event was attended by representatives of 30 municipalities of Issyk-Kul and Jalal-Abad provinces and government agencies.
Oil-dependent Kazakhstan has to diversify and reform its public finances as world starts green economic transition
Kyrgyz Republic, as a result of two revolutions, has firmly embarked on the path of a parliamentary form of government. Constitutional reform of 2010 and changes, adopted in December 2017, determined powers of legislative, executive and judicial branches, as well as institution of the President of KR. At the same time, establishment of a parliamentary system has its own threats and challenges. The parliamentary system requires a strong and stable institution of executive power. However, today there is a frequent change of government; the principle of appointment to the civil service is loyalty, not professionalism. All of this blurs effectiveness of the public administration system, and state employees are not responsible for achieving the goals set by the society, its evaluation and consequences of management.
Bank places high priority on top-quality standards. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) plans to step up its cooperation with China and the European Union (EU) in order to deliver increased levels of high-quality investment in Central Asia and beyond.
Regional centre in Kazakhstan to upgrade its public transport fleet
New programme to increase SMEs know-how and competitiveness
EBRD President Chakrabarti opens Central Asia Investment Forum in Beijing