BISHKEK (TCA) — The U.S. Government, the United Nations (UN), and the Kyrgyz Ministry of Health commemorated World AIDS Day through a joint event in Bishkek that reaffirmed their shared commitment to partner in the ongoing fight against HIV/AIDS, the US Embassy said on November 30.
BISHKEK (TCA) — The program of the Government of Kyrgyzstan “Affordable Housing 2015-2020” will soon give positive results, Prime Minister Sooronbai Jeenbekov said at a Government meeting on November 28.
BISHKEK (TCA) — A meeting of the Kyrgyz-Indian Inter-governmental Commission for Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation took place in Bishkek on November 28, the Kyrgyz Economy Ministry said.
ASTANA (TCA) — A new agribusiness development program for 2017-2021, providing for new mechanisms for the export of domestic agricultural products, was considered at the Kazakh Government meeting on November 29, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
BISHKEK (TCA) — A new project designed to improve the productivity of dairy farms in the country will reach approximately 24,000 households. The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on November 29 approved US$ 5 million in financing for the Kyrgyz Republic Integrated Dairy Productivity Improvement Project. It is aimed at enhancing dairy animal productivity and milk quality on farms in the country’s Issyk-Kul region. US$ 2.75 million of the financing is a concessional credit, and US$ 2.25 million is a grant, the World Bank said.
ASTANA (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is committing credit lines to help small businesses in Kazakhstan access much-needed financing in the local currency, tenge, the Bank said on November 29.
