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BISHKEK (TCA) — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on March 18 approved a financing of US $12 million equivalent for the Urban Development Project in the Kyrgyz Republic. $6.6 million of this financing is a concessional credit and $5.4 million is a grant, the World Bank said. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The non-governmental organization UNISON convened an event last week with leading energy-sector policy-makers to formally close the nationwide public outreach campaign "Be Warm, Kyrgyzstan!" UNISON’s five-month campaign, supported by the United States through USAID, conducted 575 workshops across the country, teaching over 25,000 households low-cost techniques to lower their electricity and heating bills and keep their homes and families warm through the winter, the US Embassy in Bishkek reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Anti-corruption Office of Kyrgyzstan is investigating results of a tender for 6.8 billion som reconstruction of the Balykchy-Korumdu motor road on the northern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul. Continue reading
OSH, Kyrgyzstan (TCA) — Russia’s sudden move to draw down its military presence in Syria has put some cards on the table regarding Central Asia’s exposure to Daesh terror in months if not years to come. As long as things stay as they are, the scenario will be limited to occasional threats demanding preventive measures to thwart “incidental” attacks. Ironically, the eventuality of Daesh being swept out of Syrian and Iraqi territory could drive tens of thousands of “fighters”, armed to the teeth and experienced in battle, to Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, capable of carrying out full-scale military campaigns towards the north. This will involve military capabilities that are not available in the states of the region. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The United States through USAID’s Business Growth Initiative has been working with Kyrgyz apparel manufacturers since 2014 to optimize production and marketing in order to tap into multi-billion dollar export markets by targeting major retail chains and branded stores in Europe and CIS, the US Embassy in Bishkek said. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The government of Kyrgyzstan and Czech companies are preparing an agreement for construction of small hydro power plants (HPPs) in Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Temir Sariyev said on March 16 during the meeting with a parliamentary delegation of the Czech Republic headed by the Speaker of the Czech Parliament Jan Hamacek. Continue reading
