Japan to grant Kyrgyzstan $5.5mln

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Japan is ready to grant to Kyrgyzstan 216 mln of soms ($5.5mln), Japanese Charge' d'Affaires in Kyrgyzstan Tazuhiko Kasai stated during his meeting with Economy and Finance Minister Akylbek Japarov and Industry Minister Azim Isayev, a REGNUM correspondent is informed at economy ministry’s press office.

60% of the granted money will be spent, at the Japanese side’s urgent request, for agricultural development: 238 tractors and other agricultural equipment will be purchased. The government is going to spend the rest ($2.2mln) in social or other sectors.  

It is worth reminding, Japan has already granted Kyrgyzstan 236mln of soms (162mln of rubles). The grants were shared: in industry sector they totaled 90.2mln of soms; in agricultural sector – 145.8mln of soms.