The Country Procurement Status Review(CPSR) report was prepared on the basis of the findings froma joint World Bank (WB)/Asian Development Bank (ADB) missionthat visited the Kyrgyz Republic in February 2012.The mainobjectives of the CPSR are: (a) to analyze the Kyrgyz publicprocurement system, including the existing legal framework,organizational responsibilities, control and oversightmechanisms, capacity, and current procedures and practices,as well as how well these work in practice; and (b) based onthese analyses and review, to identify key areas forimprovement in public procurement and prepare an action planfor implementation of related revisions to the publicprocurement system.The report has three chapters: (I)Introduction; (II) Assessment of the Public ProcurementSystem; and (III) Recommendations and Action Plan.Asummary of the main findings and recommendations is providedin the Executive Summary at the beginning of the report. Thedetailed assessment of the Baseline Indicators is providedin Annex C.Additional Provisions for National CompetitiveBidding under WB-financed operations is provided in Annex D.