Kyrgyz citizens and other citizens with resident permit in the Kyrgyz Republic travelling to the Czech Republic can apply for Schengen visa at the Embassy of Switzerland in Bishkek starting from 15th of January 2015.
December 16, 2014, Ak-Say, Batken province: Today local authorities in Ak-Say (Batken province) presented their crime prevention Action Plan for 2015 – 2017 to the public. Twenty-nine local residents took part in writing the plan.
EBRD provides som equivalent of US$ 2 million to its partner bank and helps mobilise US$ 8m from DEG. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has arranged a US$ 10 million financing package for Bai Tushum Bank (BTB), one of its partner banks in the Kyrgyz Republic. For the first time, the German development finance institution, DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH – is providing lending to Bai Tushum alongside the EBRD.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is stepping up its efforts to support the private sector in Kazakhstan by providing a financing package equivalent to US$ 30 million for one of the largest private railway operators in the country, Eastcomtrans LLP.
EBRD London headquarters hosts first public presentation of Almaty Ring Road Concession project. The first public presentation of the Almaty Ring Road Concession project was held today in London, at the headquarters of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 4 December 2014 – Her Excellency, Gudrun Sraega, German Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic, officially handed over Geographic Information Systems (GIS) servers and workstations funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to supportthe University of Central Asia’s (UCA) GIS lab in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic on 4 December 2014.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 04 December 2014 – A national conference on “The role of local communities in state and municipal service improvement: Achievements and Challenges” will be conducted in Bishkek on 04 December 2014 at “Jannat Regency” Bishkek from 9.00am till 04:00pm.
Measures to reduce energy consumption at local affiliate of Italcementi Group. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting energy efficiency in Kazakhstan by facilitating foreign direct investment in the refurbishment of one of the country’s largest cement plants, based in the southern city of Shymkent.
Project USAID “Reading together” in partnership with the National Testing Center of Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic is holding a round table on the 4th of December 2014 in Bishkek at the Park Hotel, 87, Orozbekov st.., for government and regional educational institutions and international organizations working in this field to discuss the results of the early grade reading assessment in primary school (EGRA), conducted in 130 schools of Kyrgyzstan and to develop the recommendations for the use of the data received to improve the reading skills and comprehension of the primary grade students.
27 November, Bishkek – Today, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Kyrgyzstan and the State Registration Service under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic jointly held the fifth High-Level Steering Meeting on the Prevention and Reduction of Statelessness in Kyrgyzstan. Government officials, civil society representatives, and experts came together in order to take stock of the implementation of the National Action Plan on the Prevention and Reduction of Statelessness in Kyrgyzstan, and to discuss the way forward.