On September 16, 2025, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) held a Civil Society Cooperation Seminar with the aim of providing a platform for networking and exchanging ideas and practices between Korean and local civil society organizations (CSOs) and partners from other international organizations working in Kyrgyzstan.
Dubai, UAE, September 9, 2025—IFC today announced the appointment of Riccardo Puliti as its new Regional Vice President for the Middle East and Central Asia region. Based in Dubai, UAE, Puliti will lead IFC’s efforts to mobilize the private sector and drive reforms to address some of the region’s most pressing challenges, with a focus on fostering job creation and sustainable development.
On August 22, 2025, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Ministry of Education of the Kyrgyz Republic and signed a Record of Discussion (RD) on the “Project of Establishment of Sustainable Environment for Enhancing Health and Nutrition in Schools through Home Grown School Feeding (HGSF) Program in the Kyrgyz Republic”.
On August 20, 2025, a signing ceremony of the Record of Discussions between the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Technical Supervision (MNRETS) of the Kyrgyz Republic was held in Bishkek to officially launch the “Air Quality Improvement Project in the Kyrgyz Republic.”
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, June 24, 2025—To increase access to green and social financing in the Kyrgyz Republic, IFC has announced a subscription of up to $15 million in the country’s first-ever sustainability bond, issued in local currency by the Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank (KICB).
With support from the Swiss Government, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have successfully piloted the INFORM model, a localized disaster risk assessment tool. Designed to improve disaster preparedness, response, and risk reduction, this initiative strengthens national systems and enhances strategic planning for future emergencies.
Bishkek, May 23, 2025 — The Ministry of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) held a Construction Completion Ceremony to mark the finalization of the National Centralized Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) System (CAS) Operation Center, built as part of the “Development of National Centralized AMI System for Improving the Energy System of the Kyrgyz Republic” project.
Bishkek, 22 May 2025 – A new ecological corridor of around 800,000 hectares, or 8,000 km², has been announced by the Kyrgyz Republic today. The corridor is set to link up existing conservation areas and complete a protected area spanning a total of over 1,2 million hectares, in a landmark move for biodiversity.
On May 13, 2025, the KOICA Office in the Kyrgyz Republic, in cooperation with the KOICA Alumni Association, held the first Knowledge Sharing Seminar of 2025 for 88 civil servants from various government agencies. The theme of the event was “The Role of Women in IT in the Kyrgyz Republic.”
On May 13, 2025, the KOICA Office in the Kyrgyz Republic handed over an electric vehicle to the Public Association “Tazar Mekenim” within the framework of the “Project for Kyrgyzstan Recycles: A Sustainable Awareness and Waste Reduction in Bishkek”.