UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to review Kyrgyzstan
GENEVA (27 May 2015) – Kyrgyzstan’s economic, social and cultural rights record is due to be reviewed by the UN Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Committee on Monday 1 June and Tuesday 2 June.
Kyrgyzstan "foreign agents" draft law
The Kyrgyz parliament is scheduled to begin its first reading tomorrow of a draft law on “foreign agents” which could negatively affect the work of numerous civil society organisations working on human rights and delivering services in Kyrgyzstan.
IWPR CONDUCTED TRAINING SESSIONS ON INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
The Bureau for Investigative Journalism of the IWPR trained journalists of Bishkek and Talas oblast in the field of investigative journalism technologies.
EBRD channels US$ 5 million in tenge to Kazakh micro and small firms through KMF
Largest non-banking microfinance institution in Kazakhstan will on-lend funds focusing on MSMEs outside large cities
EBRD finance brings modern trams to Kazakh city of Pavlodar
2.5 billion tenge loan to replace obsolete rolling stock, modernise infrastructure will be supplemented by government grants
Stunning 3-Month Exhibition Brings Kyrgyzstan’s Cities of the Dead to Life
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.
KICB and EBRD support private Kyrgyz chain of petrol stations, Petroleum
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.
International Survey Features Kyrgyzstan Spatial as a Top Solution That Saves Lives
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).
Advice for Small Businesses in the Kyrgyz Republic - Newsletter, May 2015, Issue 20
Advice for Small Businesses in the Kyrgyz Republic - Newsletter, May 2015, Issue 20
UNHCR provides technical assistance to the State Registration Service to End Statelessness
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.