Renata believes that girls need to be inspired by other women like them so they will choose to study science-based subjects.

Funds are aimed at facilitating better connectivity in the Central Asia region and beyond as well as promoting international flight safety standards, EBRD said.

The rate on access operations to provide liquidity was set raised to 10.50 percent, and the rate on access operations to withdraw liquidity - to 8.50 percent.

The country's National Bank said that economic growth this year would be in a range of 3.5-3.8 percent.

GDP is projected to grow 3.5 percent, up from a previous forecast of 3.2 percent, annual inflation will be 8.5 percent, up from 6.5 percent,