| AAA | Analytical and Advisory Assistance |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| ADF | Africa Development Fund |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency System |
| APR | Annual Progress Review |
| ASSP | Agricultural Services Support Project |
| BEEPS | Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey |
| CACO | Central Asia Cooperation Organization |
| CAREC | Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program |
| CAS | Country Assistance Strategy |
| CASCR | Country Assistance Strategy Completion Report |
| CDF | Comprehensive Development Framework |
| CDM | Clean Development Mechanisms |
| CDS | Country Development Strategy |
| CEM | Country Economic Memorandum |
| CG | Consultative Group |
| CIS | Commonwealth of Independent States |
| ESW | Economic and Sector Work |
| EurAsEc | Eurasian Economic Community |
| FDI | Foreign Direct Investment |
| FSAP | Financial Sector Assessment Program |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility |
| HIPC | Highly Indebted Poor Country Initiative |
| IDA | International Development Association |
| IFI | International Financial Institutions |
| IOM | International Organization for Migration |
| IPO | Initial Public Offering |
| IsDB | Islamic Development Bank |
| JCSS | Joint Country Support Strategy |
| KfW | TKreditanstalt für WiederaufbauT |
| MDGs | Millennium Development Goals |
| MDRI | Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative |
| MIGA | Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency |
| MSMEs | Micro-, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| MTBF | Medium-Term Budget Framework |
| NBKR | National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
| NPRS | National Poverty Reduction Strategy (same document with PRSP) |
| NPV | Net Present Value |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PBA | Performance Based Allocation |
| PEFA | Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability program |
| PERs | Public Expenditure Reviews |
| PFM | Public Financial Management |
| PIP | Public Investment Program |
| PIUs | Project Implementation Units |
| PRSGs | Poverty Reduction Support Grants |
| SDC | Swiss Development Corporation |
| SMEs | Small and Medium Enterprises |
| SOEs | State-owned Enterprises |
| SWAps | Sector Wide Approach (mechanisms by which development agencies collaborate to support sector reform programs that are based on a country’s long-term vision for its development) |
| TA | Technical Assistance |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
| TICI | Transparency International Corruption Index |
| TVET | Technical, Vocational Education and Training |
| UMB | Uniform Monthly Benefit |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Program |
| WB | World Bank |
| WBI | World Bank Institute |
| WBG | World Bank Group |
| WUA | Water Users’ Associations |