Bishkek, Feb. 27, 2019. / Kabar /. The World Bank fully supports the initiative of President Sooronbay Jeenbekov and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on the development of regions, World Bank Urban Development Specialist Tengiz Gogotishvili told at the thematic session “Regional Development Management” within the framework of the conference “National Dialogue of Regional Development”.
“We will work closely with the government and the local population on the development of the regions,” he said.
Presenting the program “Supporting Government Priorities in Regional Development”, the representative of the World Bank drew attention to the following priorities in the development of regions: infrastructure improvement of small cities and centers in the regions, improvement of service quality, access of farmers and entrepreneurs to large markets and tourism development.
As an example, Gogotishvili cited the experience of Georgia, Albania and Brazil. “In all the above countries we have implemented programs that were aimed at improving the above priorities. In Kyrgyzstan, we are currently analyzing the situation in all regions. By April we will give the first data and our analyzes. In our analyzes, we rely on statistical data, social conditions and specific features of each region, as well as migration problems and other criteria affecting the development of regions. Further, in close cooperation and coordination with the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, we will implement the drafted projects. According to the results of the analyzes, most likely, we will choose two regions as a pilot project and will work on their development,” he said.
In addition, Gogotishvili said that the World Bank had implemented a program to improve four small towns of Kyrgyzstan - these are Balykchy, Kerben, Sulukta and Toktogul. "In these cities, we paid attention to two major problems - the construction of schools and public access to clean drinking water," he concluded.
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