News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-supported project launched to bolster private economy, reduce corruption in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 19 March 2014
BISHKEK, 19 March 2014 – A memorandum of understanding to launch a major regulatory system reform project was signed between the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Economy today...
OSCE, international organizations help provide potable water to people in south-west Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 7 October 2013
Thirty-five volunteers from Kaptarkhana village in Batken province in south-west Kyrgyzstan, including staff of the Mayor’s office and the State Water Agency, and representatives of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) got together on 5 October 2013 to work on the facilities for taking the water from the river and channelling it to the newly constructed potable water pipeline...
OSCE facilitates co-operation on anti-money laundering between Ukraine’s and Kyrgyzstan’s Financial Intelligence Services
Publishing date: 12 July 2013
BISHKEK, 12 July 2013 – A week-long needs assessment to identify top priorities for increasing the investigative and legal capacity of Kyrgyzstan’s State Financial Intelligence Service to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, organized with support of the OSCE, ended today in Bishkek...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports efficient management of drinking water resources in Isfana
Publishing date: 26 April 2013
A Memorandum of Understanding between the OSCE, the United Nations World Food Programme in Kyrgyzstan, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit and the Special Representative of the Government in the Batken province to implement a project on "addressing conflicts over drinking water in Isfana City" was signed on 26 April 2013...
OSCE supports new training centre for Kyrgyzstan’s State Financial Intelligence Service
Publishing date: 29 March 2013
BISHKEK, 29 March 2013 – The newly established Training Centre of the State Financial Intelligence Service (SFIS) was opened today in Bishkek with support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
Using asset declarations by public officials to fight corruption in Central Asia focus of OSCE seminar
Publishing date: 14 May 2012
BISHKEK, 14 May 2012 – Requiring public officials to declare their assets as a way of increasing transparency and trust in public administration and preventing conflicts of interest and corruption is the theme of a two-day OSCE expert seminar that started today in Bishkek...
OSCE Academy in Bishkek launches module on economic and environmental field
Publishing date: 26 March 2012
BISHKEK, 26 March 2012 – Twenty-four students from Central Asia and Afghanistan – enrolled in the OSCE Academy’s newly launched Masters programme in Economic Governance and Development – started today a one-week teaching module devoted to the OSCE’s work in the economic and environmental field...