Kyrgyz Republic - Systematic Country Diagnostic Update - From Vulnerability to Resilience - May 4, 2023

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Systematic Country Diagnostic Update for the Kyrgyz Republic examines recent economic and social developments and revises the assessment of major development challenges. The report highlights weakening growth dynamics, limited progress in core public services, persistent spatial and gender disparities, heightened exposure to climate change, and dependence on natural resources. It then proposes resilient development pathways, including private-sector-led growth, inclusion through human capital and improved services, a rules-of-law state with better risk management, and climate-resilient natural resource efficiency.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages76

Reading Time3 h 12 min

Executive Summary

Introduction

Country Context and Key Recent Economic and Social Developments

An Updated Diagnostic of the Main Developmental Challenges

Looking ahead – from Vulnerability to Resilience

Towards Resilient Development Pathways

Pathway 1

Pathway 2

Pathway 3

Pathway 4

Policy Priorities and High-Level Outcomes

Knowledge and data sources

Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Authorized for Public Disclosure Kyrgyz Republic Systematic Country Diagnostic Update From Vulnerability to Resilience May 4, 2023 Document of the World Bank Table of Contents Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................... ii Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................... iii I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1 II. Country Context and Key Recent Economic and Social Developments ................................... 2 III. An Updated Diagnostic of the Main Developmental Challenges ............................................. 7 Recent Progress since the 2018 SCD .......................................................................................7 Falling growth and increased volatility are further evidence of a failing growth model .........8 Public sector effectiveness in delivering public goods and services is weak.........................19 Limited progress in basic public services and persistent spatial and gender disparities ........26 Increased vulnerability to climate change and high reliance on natural resources ................34 Looking ahead – from Vulnerability to Resilience ................................................................37 IV. Towards Resilient Development Pathways ............................................................................ 39 Pathway 1: Catalyze private sector-led growth by ushering in greater macroeconomic stability, greater contestability, better connectivity, and trade integration, and improved access to finance ....................................................................................................................... 39 Pathway 2: Promote inclusion by investing in human capital and improved public services with reforms in social protection .............................................................................................. 44 Pathway 3: Build an effective state based on the rule of law, high governance standards, and strengthened risk-management capacities ............................................................................... 48 Pathway 4: Strengthen natural resource efficiency to build climate resilience, reduce vulnerability, and support green growth .................................................................................. 50 V. Policy Priorities and High-Level Outcomes ............................................................................ 55 Prioritization of the Suggested Policies..................................................................................55 High-Level Outcomes and Supporting Objectives.................................................................58 VI. Knowledge and data sources .................................................................................................. 59 Figures Figure 1: GDP per Capita and Annual Rate of GDP Growth in the Kyrgyz Republic (2000-21) .. 2 Figure 2: National Poverty Trends (2000-2020) ............................................................................. 4 Figure 3: Poverty Headcount Ratios in ECA (2020) ........................................................................ 4 Figure 4: 10-year Moving Average Growth Rate ........................................................................... 4 Figure 5: GDP per capita growth and change in poverty rates (2015-20) ...................................... 4 Figure 6: Long-Term Economic Growth and Trend (2000-21) ...................................................... 9 Figure 7: Average GDP per Capita Growth.................................................................................... 9

FAQs

What are the main developmental challenges identified in the updated diagnostic for the Kyrgyz Republic?

The update points to failing growth dynamics, weak public sector effectiveness, limited progress in basic public services with persistent spatial and gender disparities, and increased vulnerability to climate change alongside high reliance on natural resources.

What does the report mean by shifting from vulnerability to resilience?

It reframes development priorities around building resilient systems and outcomes, connecting diagnostic findings to actionable pathways that strengthen stability, inclusion, governance, risk management, and climate adaptation.

What resilient development pathways are proposed in the document?

The report proposes four pathways: catalyzing private sector-led growth via macro stability and trade integration; promoting inclusion through human capital investment and improved public services and social protection; building an effective state grounded in rule of law and stronger risk management; and strengthening natural resource efficiency to improve climate resilience and support green growth.

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