Kyrgyz Republic – Bishek and Osh Urban Infrastructure Project

WASHINGTON, March 18, 2008 - The following project was approved today by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors:

IDA Grant: US$12 million

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The aim of the Bishkek and Osh Urban Infrastructure Project (BOUIP) is to improve the living conditions in selected semi-informal settlements (novostroiki) in Bishkek and Osh, the two largest cities of the Kyrgyz Republic, by increasing the availability of basic infrastructure to the residents of these areas.

For more information, please call Mike Jones at (202) 473-2588 or email mjones2@worldbank.org 

For project documents, please visit:

http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&theSitePK=40941&menuPK=228424&Projectid=P104994