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Kyrgyzstan
Waiting for further reforms
Since 2010, the Kyrgyz Republic has been Central Asia’s first parliamentary democracy. As a small country with large neighbours, the Kyrgyz Republic has to rely more than most nations on sound and well-balanced foreign relations. The Kyrgyz economy is not very diversified and is susceptible to external shocks. Its most important export and a source of foreign exchange is gold – still, Kyrgyzstan belongs to the group of lower middle-income countries and about one third of the population lives below the national poverty line. Hundreds of thousands of Kyrgyz nationals earn their living by working in neighbouring countries to support their families back home. In the first years of its independence, Kyrgyzstan was considered to have an above-average commitment to reform. As the necessary reforms have become increasingly complex, the pace of reform has slowed. Within the scope of development cooperation, the primary aim is to promote economic development and the healthcare sector.
The main goal of German development cooperation is to improve the overall conditions for the private sector, enabling it to create urgently needed jobs. KfW Development Bank has designed several programmes to issue loans to micro and small rural enterprises, helping to integrate them into – and expand – agricultural value chains. This improves the opportunities families have to earn a living and further diversifies the national economy. KfW also supports financing for housing, so that low-to-medium income households can make urgently needed investments in the construction and renovation of their homes, thus improving their living conditions.
Kyrgyzstan’s healthcare sector is in a state of flux and the Kyrgyz government does not yet have sufficient funds of its own to ensure appropriate medical care for its population. As a result, it receives support from the international donor community, including KfW Development Bank. KfW participates in the donor community’s Program for Results, which focuses on improving basic healthcare. KfW also supports projects to modernise hospital and laboratory infrastructure. The aim is to improve the quality of and access to services, particularly for the population in rural areas, especially in priority areas such as mother-child health, tuberculosis treatment and emergency care.
Further information
- Learn more about the impact of our work in Kyrgyzstan in our transparency portal
- Read more about our completed projects in the evaluation reports on Kyrgyzstan
- The BMZ's priorities in Kyrgyzstan can be found directly on the Ministry's website
- On the website of the Federal Foreign Office you will find detailed information about Kyrgyzstan
Local office
KfW Office Tashkent
Director KfW Office: Dr. Andreas Schneider
7 A., Chimkentskaya Str.
100029 Tashkent
Uzbekistan
Phone: +99 871 280 6759
Fax: +99 871 280 6760