EBRD helps Kyrgyzstan’s Osh upgrade its municipal transport
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) says it is providing funds to develop sustainable transportation solutions in the city of Osh
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Valley in Tajikistan recognized as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System
The Almosi Valley, an integrated mountain agropastoral system in Tajikistan, has become the first Central Asian addition to the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems,
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Kazakhstan holds First National Urban Forum
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, the Akimat of Kyzylorda Region, and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) organized the First
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IFC supports Kyrgyzstan’s largest poultry meat producer
IFC — a member of the World Bank Group — on July 8 signed a loan agreement to provide up to $10 million
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Kyrgyz president visits Tajikistan to expand cooperation
On July 8, Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov arrived in Tajikistan on a state visit. In Dushanbe, Japarov met with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon
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Educating Uzbekistan’s tourism workforce for today and tomorrow
Uzbekistan’s tourism targets are well known: President Mirziyoyev has repeatedly stated that he aims to attract 15 million international arrivals a year by
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RU
President Japarov speaks for maintaining the status of Russian language in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has spoken for maintaining the official status of the Russian language in Kyrgyzstan. In an interview with the Kabar
International Affairs
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Kazakhstan participates in BRICS summit
Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu represented for the first time Kazakhstan as a partner country at
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Uzbekistan and Korea hold business forum in Tashkent
On July 5, the Uzbek-Korean Business Forum was held in Tashkent as part of the official visit of the delegation from the city
Eurasia
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World
Russia recognizes Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
On July 3, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko accepted copies of credentials from newly appointed Ambassador of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
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Farmers in south Kyrgyzstan encouraged to grow more rice
The agriculture ministry in Kyrgyzstan has recommended local farmers to focus on growing rice, as it believes that rice cultivation is one of
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KZ
16,000 Kazakhstanis live in extremely poor families with incomes below food basket cost
In the first quarter of 2025, there were 160,400 households in Kazakhstan with incomes below the subsistence level, 0.1% less than a year
International Affairs
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UN Tourism to support sustainable tourism development in Uzbekistan
On July 2, Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism), visited the Central Asian University of Environmental and
Business & Economy
KZ
Kazakhstan to control saiga antelope population
Kazakhstan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, Erlan Nysanbayev, has announced the government’s decision to begin controlling the rapidly expanding population of the
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EDB raises funds on UAE capital markets to finance investment projects in Central Asia
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), a supranational financial institution headquartered in Almaty, Kazakhstan, issued a private placement bond, denominated in dirham, in the
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The Business Year launches Kazakhstan 2026 media project
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Azamat Kozhanov, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Kazakh Invest national company, and Maria Perez, Kazakhstan
Geo Politics
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Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan cement strategic partnership
As part of his state visit to Azerbaijan, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev held talks and the
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From errors to innovations: How Kyrgyzstan is reshaping education
Since gaining independence, the countries of the post-Soviet space have focused significant attention on finding and building an optimal strategy for developing their
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KZ
IFC and Asian Credit Fund partner to increase access to finance in Kazakhstan
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group and Asian Credit Fund (ACF), one of the leading microfinance institutions
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Kazakhstan begins construction of a plant for LPG supply from Kashagan oil field
Construction of a plant for the collection, transshipment and fractionation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the Kashagan oil field has begun in
