Economic Development
Building the Foundations for a Strong Economy:
- Economic policy reforms to strengthen fiscal management, tax administration, and decentralization;
- Improvements of regulatory and administrative environment for business;
- Reduction of trade barriers and expanded access to market information;
- Strengthening of agricultural productivity;
- Land market development.
Since 2006, USAID’s work in Kazakhstan’s economic growth sector is co-funded by the Government of Kazakhstan under the $40 million joint Program for Economic Development.
Programs
Project Name | Duration | Overview | Partners | USAID Contact |
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Agricultural Linkages (AgLinks) | 10/2011 - 02/2015 |
To increase agricultural production and productivity in Uzbekistan, the project:
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Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI) | Alexander Kalashnikov |
Agriculture Technology Program | 09/2010 - 09/2014 |
Through this project, USAID supports the profitability of private farmers working in two important sectors of the agricultural economy of Turkmenistan. Activities include: |
Weidemann Associates | Serdar Yagmurov |
Central Asian Energy Efficiency Support Program | 09/2011 - 09/2013 |
USAID’s Central Asian Energy Efficiency Support Program (CAEESP) aims to assist in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity and emissions by stimulating investment in energy efficiency technologies... |
ICF International | Sergey Yelkin |
Economic Policy Reform Project "REFORMA" | 09/2011 - 10/2014 |
Supporting economic reforms aimed at improving livelihoods by:
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Deloitte Consulting, LLP | Daniyar Ilebaev |
Energy Efficiency | 11/2010 - 10/2013 |
This project promotes energy efficiency measures in Dushanbe’s residential sector. The project will demonstrate the potential for available energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies for... |
Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) | Daler Asrorov |
Family Farming | 09/2010 - 09/2014 |
The project will work to mitigate food insecurity in select rural communities where 35-50 percent of residents suffer from the lack of food security. To increase access to food in these... |
Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI) | Charles Specht |
Farmer-to-Farmer | 09/2008 - 09/2013 |
The program pairs local farmers with international volunteers to establish economically viable farming. Volunteers provide short-term practical technical assistance in such areas as agribusiness,... |
CNFA, Inc. | Suhrob Tursunov in Tajikistan and Alexander Kalashnikov in Uzbekistan |
Junior Achievement’s Organizational Development and Capacity Building Project in Turkmenistan | 01/2009 - 12/2012 |
Program provides opportunities for young people in Turkmenistan to acquire practical skills in economics and entrepreneurship that would help them to improve quality of lives and foster economic... |
Junior Achievement Worldwide | Serdar Yagmurov |
Kazakhstan Wheat and Central Asian Food Security | 09/2012 - 09/2014 |
The goal of the project is to catalyze the process of adaptation in Kazakhstan’s wheat sector, while also opening a regional dialogue around the challenges of climate change to... |
United Nations Development Programme | Ashley King |
Kyrgyz Agro-Input Enterprise Developemnt Project | 09/2010 - 01/2014 |
The project strengthens the agro-input sector and food security in the country. In cooperation with the Association of Agri-businessmen of Kyrgyzstan and other local service providers, the project... |
IFDC | Daniyar Ilebaev |
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