More: Kyrgyzstan
Comprehensive Reforms Can Help Kyrgyz Republic Achieve Faster, More Inclusive Growth
The Kyrgyz Republic is poised to achieve faster and
more inclusive growth over the next decade as the government implements reforms
that promote economic diversification, good...
Unjustified Hope of Iran’s Central Asia Policy
The
Washington factor has been and remains, if not the main obstacle, then at least
a deterrent to Iran’s strengthening in Central Asia over the past...
The SCO needs strategic consensus and cooperation in an era of uncertainties
During his
latest state visit to Russia, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian
counterpart Putin agreed to bring the two countries’ relationship to a “new...
Workshops aim to boost the tourism industry in Kyrgyzstan
Experts from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization
(UNIDO) have held a series of workshops in Kyrgyzstan’s region of Issyk-Kul to
enhance the competitiveness of the...
Combatting air and water pollution in the Kyrgyz Republic
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has convened a high-level workshop to present a draft “Health and Pollution Action Plan” for validation by...
Turkic Chinese soup: A barometer of anti-Chinese sentiment
A heavy soup made of pulled noodles, meat, and vegetables symbolizes Central Asia’s close cultural and/or ethnic ties with China’s repressed Turkic and Hui...
Kyrgyzstan: Looking for digital solutions to combat child labour
A group of young digital specialists – supported by the ILO in Kyrgyzstan - was among the prize winners in a ‘Hackathon’ aimed at...
Kyrgyzstan advances forest monitoring in support of the Sustainable Development Goals
For the second time under the UNECE/FAO project “Accountability Systems for Sustainable Forest Management in the Caucasus and Central Asia”, Kyrgyz stakeholders met to...
Forecasting for Resilience: Central Asia Strengthens Climate and Weather Services
Extreme weather risk is rampant across Central Asia. In Tajikistan, as much as 36 percent of the country’s territory is under threat from landslides....
ADB-Supported Kyrgyz Republic’s Largest Hydropower Plant Achieves Key Milestone
JSC Electric Power Plants (EPP), the major state-owned power generation company in the Kyrgyz Republic, today announced the award of a turn-key contract for...