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The Kyrgyz Republic: Poverty Profile and Overview of Living Conditions  - (June 28, 2011)
The objective is to offer a snapshot of living conditions and poverty in the Kyrgyz Republic in 2008. The note takes an analytical approach and supplies a quantitative assessment of the population’s welfare.

The Kyrgyz Republic: Growth, Poverty, and Inequality, 2005–08 - (June 28, 2011)
This paper attempts to link analytically the dynamics of economic growth from 2005 to 2008 in the Kyrgyz Republic to poverty rates and inequality measures.

To what extent does the existing safety net protect the poor? - (May 2010)
The objective of this paper is to assess the effectiveness of the Kyrgyz social safety net in protecting the poor using data from the 2008 KIHS. The analysis focuses on non-contributory social benefits targeted to poor and vulnerable households.

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