From February 11 to 20, K&A junior lawyer Azima Bokoshova took part in the professional training on “Public-Private Partnership: theory, legislation, practice (case study of social infrastructure objects)”, organized by Public-Private Partnership Development Institute, Public-Private Partnership Development Center and St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University.

Among the issues addressed within the framework of the professional training were the PPP theoretical framework, legislation, taxation and accounting aspects, issues surrounding financial modeling and risks analysis in PPP.

The roundtable on strategy of mining employees education was held by K&A and its partners on February 2, 2013 in our conference room.

The discussion was attended by the representatives of the Ministry of Education of the KR, professors of the leading universities educating specialists in geology and mining, the Inter-sectoral training center of the State Agency for Geology and Mineral Resources under the Government of the KR and the mining companies.

The participants of the roundtable made recommendations on the need to create the platform for exchange of information and opinions among academic and educational institutions and mining companies, to establish legal requirement of making deductions from the mining auctions to fund educational needs and educate qualified personnel, revising and developing new standards of education, creating internships opportunities for students in the companies, promoting the sector in general and specific specialties in the country.

The proposed recommendations will be used when drafting the medium- and long-term development strategy for the mining industry of the KR.

The roundtable was organized by the Ministry of Economy of the KR with support from the USAID REDORMA project and the Consortium for the drafting of the medium- and long-term development strategy for the mining industry of the KR of which K&A is a member.

From 12th through 15th December 2012, the Kyrgyz Republic was visited by the Mongolian delegation headed by the Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office. The main purpose of the visit was to enhance cooperation between the two countries. In the course of negotiations, the parties shared opinions about the issues of public administration, judicial system, and status and regulation of the mining industry in Mongolia.

Aicholpon Jorupbekova, a partner and head of the Mining Law practice, took part in the meeting of the Mongolian delegation with the National Institute for Strategic Studies and State Agency for Geology and Mineral Resources under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic. The participants of the meeting shared their opinions and experiences in the mining law reforms and promotion of investment.

On December 3, 2012, К&А Senior Lawyer Magomed Saaduev took part in the training workshop on evaluating efficiency of corporate governance in companies that was organized by the International Finance Corporation.

Among the issues addressed at the workshop were the methodology, criteria and methods of evaluating efficiency of corporate governance, as well as experience of a number of European countries in introducing principles of good corporate governance.