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15.02.2010 Deliberative Democracy in the Kyrgyz Manner

Anar Musabaeva, exclusively for IPP

"It is important to understand the true purpose of the proposed initiative. This will help assess the real capabilities of Kurultay, either as a means to promote democracy, or as a project to consolidate citizens," stated Anar Musabaeva, an independent expert, in her article dedicated to the upcoming Kurultay of Consent.
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Governance

18.01.2010 "Multilingualism and tolerance”

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On December 10, the Bishkek Press Club held a roundtable on the topic "Multilingualism and Tolerance" within the framework of the project "Increasing Tolerance Among Young People in Conflict Prevention" with the support of the OSCE Center in Bishkek. Representatives of governmental agencies, nongovernmental and international organizations, members of the Jogorku Kenesh of KR and journalists participated in the roundtable.
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12.01.2010 "How does self-censorship affect the coverage of political conflicts?"

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On December 3, the Bishkek Press Club held a Roundtable on "How does self-censorship affect the coverage of political conflicts?" within the framework of the project "Enhancing the capacity of journalists in covering political conflicts” with the support of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). Representatives from state bodies, non-governmental and international organizations, as well as political analysts and journalists, participated in the Roundtable.
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03.12.2009 "Culture of Tolerance: The Problem of Formation"

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On 6 November the Bishkek Press Club held a Roundtable on "Culture of Tolerance: the Problem of Formation" within the framework of the project "Increasing Tolerance Among Young People in Conflict Prevention" with the support of the OSCE Center in Bishkek. Representatives of state bodies, NGOs and international organizations, as well as representatives of religious organizations, participated in the Roundtable.
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Economics

17.06.2008 “Prospects of international business development in Kyrgyzstan”

On June 9th 2008 the round-table on the topic “Prospects of international business development in Kyrgyzstan” took place in the Bishkek Press Club. The participants of the round-table were those who represent business structures, international and non-governmental organizations, deputies of the Jogorku Kenesh and economic experts.
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18.04.2008 Bank supervision: the role of the human factor

Bahtiyar Bakas uulu, exclusively for IPP

The successful and – more importantly, stable – development of the banking system (aside from several cases of bank bankruptcy) is the result of improved macroeconomic conditions, an enhanced operating environment, and a strong system of regulation. However, positive growth indicators do not take into account latent threats, which might lead to a crisis in the financial system and, hence, the whole economy. The most important threat is the decreasing potential of specialists in the field of bank supervision, a key element of the system of state regulation of commercial banking.
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18.10.2007 Reducing regulatory and administrative barriers to entrepreneurship in Kyrgyzstan: major results and outstanding issues

Kubanychbek Omuraliev, exclusively for IPP

Entrepreneurship in Kyrgyzstan has been considered to be an independent branch of economics for over ten years and is one of the most important targets for reforms directed on creation of an effectively functioning economic system or one of the components determining successful development of the state in general. During the last few years, private sector of economics continued developing despite complications in domestic political situation although in a slower pace. Based on official assessment, private sector provides 86 percent of the GDP. It is exclusively the private sector that prevails in economics of agriculture and services making up over 90 percent of the total volume of production and services, and over 20 percent in industry.
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Foreign Policy

26.02.2009 The main results of Kyrgyzstan’s foreign policy

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On December 24, 2008, the Institute for Public Policy held a roundtable on “The main results of Kyrgyzstan’s foreign policy.” Leading experts in the country's foreign policy participated in the roundtable; giving their assessment of the most important foreign policy events of 2008.
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19.02.2009 The after-taste of the financial crisis in the relationship of Central Asia and Russia

Eduard Poletaev, exclusively for IPP

“Concerning the recent Russian and Central-Asian political and economic processes, the dynamics and emphasis from one side and a misunderstanding from the other, will force Kremlin to articulate more precisely its own interests in the region,” says the article by Eduard Poletaev, a political scientist from Kazakhstan. This article is being presented to you by IPP.
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11.02.2009 “The process of foreign policy decision-making: Kyrgyzstan and the experiences of other countries.”

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On September 30, 2008, the Bishkek Press Club (BPC) held a round table on “The process of foreign policy decision-making: Kyrgyzstan and the experiences of other countries” with the participation of Muratbek Imanaliev, the President of the Institute for Public Policy (IPP); Erlan Abdyldaev, director of the IWPR office in Kyrgyzstan; and participants of the school of International Journalism.
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