Bishkek. On November 6, 2017, the Center for Public Policy (CPP) will launch a series of trainings as part of a newly launched project “Enhancing the Role of Public Councils in Preventing Conflict of Interests in State Bodies” implemented with support of the USAID Collaborative Governance Program. The first training will start at 9.00 a.m. at Bishkek Boutique Hotel at the following address: 67/1 Baitik Batyra Street, Bishkek.
Increased oil production, favourable oil prices, real income growth among influence factors.
Official opening of the posters’ exhibition dedicated to citizen participation in municipal life and transparency of local self-governments took place on November 2, 2017 at Aitiev National Art gallery in Bishkek. Until November 19, 2017 guests of the Gallery will have a chance to see posters of artists who participated in the competition “Live better: here and now, 2017”. Around 180 posters were submitted for the competition by more than 80 authors.
On October 31, the Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic held a press reception entitled “Green Economy: Waste-Free Production as a Source of a New Business Model”.
WASHINGTON, October 27, 2017 – More than 200,000 people in the Kyrgyz Republic will benefit from the improved efficiency and quality of heating during cold winter months, thanks to the Heat Supply Improvement Project, approved today by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors. The project will be financed by the combination of a US $23 million credit and a US $23 million grant.
A training on government finance statistics took place in Bishkek from October 23 to 27. The course was conducted by the Statistics Department of the IMF and sponsored by the Swiss Government (Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs - SECO) in the context of the “Central Asia Fiscal Transparency” project.
On October 20, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with Kyrgyz Republic. The Kyrgyz economy is slowly recovering from external shocks (lower oil prices, weaker regional environment). The recovery is supported by a pickup in partner-country growth and a flexible exchange regime. Inflation is starting to normalize, pushed by an increase in food prices, but remains below the central bank’s target range. The current account deficit is narrowing, helped by a rebound in exports and remittances.
On October 24, 2017, an official ceremony was held to inaugurate a renovated water supply system providing access to safe drinking water for the population of the village Kachybek of Ak-Chiy Aiyl Aimak of the Issyk-Kul oblast, and its social facilities, i.e one school, one kindergarten, one village medical point and the sport hall. The ceremony was attended by the residents, representatives of the local municipality and council, representatives of the oblast and the district authorities.
Emissions of harmful persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in atmosphere during inappropriate medical wastes disposal is a relevant problem for the whole world and Kyrgyzstan does not stand apart. In 2005, the Kyrgyz Republic ratified the Stockholm Convention on POPs.
A seminar entitled “Increased capacity of key partners in ecosystem services assessment” was held at the Department “Sustainable Development of Environment and Life Safety” of the Kyrgyz Russian Slavonic University (KRSU) under the UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative.