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Article: Community-led projects in Kyrgyz villages get World Bank support.
- Article from:
- Times of Central Asia
- Article date:
- November 6, 2009
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BISHKEK, November 6 (TCA) -- The World Bank's Board of Directors approved additional financing in the amount of US$ 8 million for the Second Village Investment Project (VIP-2) in the Kyrgyz Republic.
With the additional financing, the total allocation for the Second Village Investment Project makes US$ 23 million. The project sustains and expands the achievements realized under the first Village Investment Project, by expanding coverage to all 475 aiyl okmotus in the country."The World Bank is glad to continue support for this project," said World Bank Country Manager Roger J. Robinson. "Several newborn kids in the Kyrgyz Republic have been given their names ...