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Switzerland helps to improve conditions for preschool children in Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK (TCA) — Two rural municipalities in Chui oblast of Kyrgyzstan properly equipped kindergartens thanks to joint financing with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, the Embassy of Switzerland in Kyrgyzstan said on November 9. Continue reading

Swiss government, EU and EBRD start Small Business Initiative in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on September 22 held the First Stakeholder meeting of the Small Business Initiative (SBI) in Bishkek to mark the successful start of the program to support local SMEs in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Through this initiative, the EBRD is ramping up its activities with small and medium-sized enterprises to help them grow and make them more competitive. The event gathered representatives of government, business associations, banks and international partners to launch the initiative and discuss next steps, the Embassy of Switzerland in the Kyrgyz Republic said in a press release. Continue reading

Switzerland supports family doctors in remote villages in Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK (TCA) — The Embassy of Switzerland in the Kyrgyz Republic and the Kyrgyz Ministry of Health will award fourteen automobiles Lada 21310 to family group practitioners of the Ton, Jeti Oguz and Tyup rayons of the Issyk-Kul oblast of Kyrgyzstan. Continue reading

Swiss investor buys Kyrgyzstan’s leading dairy company

BISHKEK (TCA) — On August 22, Kyrgyzstan’s dairy company Siut Bulak has been sold to a Swiss investor in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. Siut Bulak, whose products are marketed under the brand Dairy Spring, is one of the top players in the dairy industry in the country, the Embassy of Switzerland in the Kyrgyz Republic said. Continue reading

Switzerland helps improve water supply in rural Uzbekistan

TASHKENT (TCA) — A seminar "Community Water Supply Management System in Uzbekistan: Experience, Challenges and Further Developments" was held in Fergana city on July 25 and 26 as part of the "Rural Water Supply and Sanitation” project (RWSS) of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the Jahon information agency reported. Continue reading

Switzerland supports service improvement at local level in Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK (TCA) — On July 18, an official ceremony was held to inaugurate a cultural center that will benefit over 3,500 residents of Ottuk and Kara-Shaar villages of Ulahol Aiyl Aymak in Kyrgyzstan. Leisure and recreation services provided by the cultural center have been improved with the financial support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The ceremony was attended by residents, representatives of the Ulahol municipality and local council, the Embassy of Switzerland to the Kyrgyz Republic, as well as the implementing organizations Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation and the Development Policy Institute. Continue reading