Kyrgyz Republic Regional Economic Development Project

The objective of the Regional Economic Development Project for Kyrgyz Republic is to support the Recipient to enhance regional economic development through targeted interventions in the selected sectors in the Osh region. There are five components to the project, the first component being Improving Regional Economic Planning and Regulatory Functions. Interventions proposed under this component are aimed at building capacity for regional economic development planning at the central and regional levels and enabling relevant departments of the key relevant ministries and other agencies in the Osh Region to fulfill their mandate of provision of key public services, including effective regulation. This component will comprise two sub-components: enhancing regional economic planning and improving basic agricultural services and regulatory functions. The second component is the strengthening agri-food supply chains and SMEs. This component will facilitate the development of partnerships between agri-businesses and small agricultural producers to finance targeted investments sub-projects that improve quality and expand production and processing volumes. The third component is the catalyzing investments for tourism and urban development. This component will leverage the unique natural and cultural assets of the Osh Region and its cities and finance foundational and enabling investments supporting: (i) integrated packages of improvements of priority touristic sites and clusters; (ii) regional infrastructure, services and amenities to address key bottlenecks for improved tourism quality and conditions; (iii) urban amenities that will enhance the livability of urban centers to attract tourists and retain residents, and (iii) pilot public-private cooperation to attract private investments in the tourism sector. The sub-components are: upgrading Osh and Uzgen urban cores and tourism circuits, and tourism product development, marketing and promotion. The fourth component is the...