Postcard from Bishkek

I have written before about Pamir Bridges, a Swiss charity that aims to renovate bridges in rural areas, often high in the mountains, in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan. Last week I received the notification of four “soirées”, or Cultural Evenings, they are organizing in March and their Annual General Meeting which will be held in [...]

Salaries and Prices seem to have been the main themes of the week.  The proposed salary increases for teachers, medical workers and others working in the public sector have not been universally welcomed.  The International Monetary Fund, (IMF), have fired a warning shot across the government’s bows, suggesting the “targeted social programmes” were a better [...]