News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Office in Baku supports legal centre for entrepreneurs
Publishing date: 16 April 2012
MINGACHEVIR, Azerbaijan, 17 April 2012 – A legal advice centre for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) supported by the OSCE Office in Baku opened today in Mingachevir, the fourth biggest city in Azerbaijan...
OSCE Academy in Bishkek launches module on economic and environmental field
Publishing date: 26 March 2012
BISHKEK, 26 March 2012 – Twenty-four students from Central Asia and Afghanistan – enrolled in the OSCE Academy’s newly launched Masters programme in Economic Governance and Development – started today a one-week teaching module devoted to the OSCE’s work in the economic and environmental field...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan promotes development of entrepreneurship
Publishing date: 16 March 2012
TASHKENT, 16 March 2012 – Modernization of economic laws to deepen free market reforms and economic liberalization was discussed today in Tashkent at an OSCE-supported international roundtable meeting in the Uzbek Parliament...
OSCE supports money-laundering risk assessment in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 13 March 2012
A three-day workshop on assessing the risk of money laundering started in Bishkek on 13 March 2012. The event was organized by the OSCE, the World Bank and the UNODC in co-operation with Kyrgyzstan’s State Financial Intelligence Service...
OSCE hosts Vienna Energy Club meeting on good governance
Publishing date: 27 February 2012
Improving efficiency, accountability and transparency in the field of energy was the focus of the sixth meeting of the Vienna Energy Club, hosted by the OSCE on 27 January 2012...
OSCE and UNECE launch a handbook of best practices at border crossings
Publishing date: 22 February 2012
The Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities and the Transport Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) presented in Vienna on 22 February, 2012 a jointly produced handbook on border crossing policies...
OSCE Office in Baku launches new call for proposals on environment and security projects
Publishing date: 7 February 2012
BAKU, 7 February 2012 – The OSCE Office in Baku today invited civil society organizations working on environment and security challenges to submit concept papers for the Civic Action for Security and Environment (CASE) small grants programme...