Kalikova & Associates takes part in the forum «Public-private partnership in infrastructure and services in the KR: from policy to projects»
On May 23-24, 2013, Kalikova & Associates’s representatives Gulnara Kalikova, Albina Rakhmidinova, Murat Madykov and Azima Bokoshova took part in the high level forum «Public-private partnership in the KR: infrastructure and services: from policy to projects», jointly organized by the Asian Development Bank, the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic. The forum was dedicated to discussion of the current institutional framework for PPPs, next steps for improvement of the legal environment for PPPs, the Government’s priority sectors and opportunities for private sector participationin PPP.Kalikova & Associates Senior Partner Gulnara Kalikova made a presentation on «The PPP legal environment in Kyrgyzstan from the perspective of the private partner’s interests» in the section addressing the legal and regulatory frameworks for PPPs in the Kyrgyz Republic. The presentation addressedcritical issues for private sector partner: guarantees available to a private sector partner under the PPP project, corporate structure of a project company, taxation, etc.