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ADB to improve wastewater management, boost sustainable tourism in Kyrgyzstan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on June 24 said it is providing $56 million funding to the Kyrgyz Republic to improve wastewater management and enhance sustainable and inclusive

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EDB raises economic growth forecast for the bank’s member states

The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has released its Macroeconomic Outlook for its six member states. According to the report, in 2024 Armenia’s GDP

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Geo Politics KG

Kyrgyzstan: Activist gets 10 years in prison on hostage-taking charge

A court in Bishkek has sentenced Kyrgyz activist and Social Democratic Party member Alga Kylychev to 10 years in prison on a charge of hostage-taking,

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Business & Economy UZB

Uzbekistan receives $7.5 million in carbon credits for emissions reduction

The World Bank on June 21 announced that Uzbekistan has become the first country in the world receiving a payment from the World

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International Affairs TKM

UNDP to help strengthen public education services in Turkmenistan

On June 20, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to

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Business & Economy KZ

Indian company to develop dialysis market in Kazakhstan

On June 20 in Astana, representatives of the national company Kazakh Invest met with Vikram Vuppala, CEO of the Indian company NephroPlus to discuss

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Geo Politics KZ

Kazakhstan: President signs into law bill on media

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed into law a bill on mass media that will hinder journalists from getting comments from officials and

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Art & Culture Eurasia UZB

ECG World Championship Coaching: A celebration of creativity in Uzbekistan

The ECG World Championship Coaching and Eurasian Creative Week will be held in Uzbekistan (Tashkent, Khiva, Nukus) from June 22 to 29. The

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International Affairs KG KZ

Kazakhstan begins delivery of molybdenum-99/technetium-99 generators to Kyrgyzstan

On June 16, the Institute of Nuclear Physics in Almaty, Kazakhstan began the first delivery of molybdenum-99/technetium-99 generators to Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of

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Art & Culture TJK

Tajikistan: Parliament’s upper chamber approves bill banning hijab

The Tajik parliament’s upper chamber, the Majlisi Milli, approved a bill on June 19 banning “alien garments” and children’s celebrations for two major

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Art & Culture KZ

Number of passengers on trains to Kazakhstan’s Borovoye resort grows 10-fold in 3 years

Kazakhstan’s national railways company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) says that this year, it plans to transport 125 thousand passengers on trains to the

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New report addresses the issue of drinking water in Central Asia

According to the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), today, over 2 billion people globally do not have access to safe drinking water. Without action, the

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International Affairs UZB

World Bank report assesses gender equality in Uzbekistan

The World Bank has released Uzbekistan Country Gender Assessment Report which serves as a diagnostic tool to evaluate the state of gender equality

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Central Asian states address water and climate solutions

The High-level Central Asian Forum on ‘Water and Climate Change’, organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in cooperation with the European

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Art & Culture KG

New US Peace Corps volunteers arrive in Kyrgyzstan

Twenty-two U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer Trainees arrived in Kyrgyzstan earlier this month to support English language education in secondary schools in Chuy, Naryn,

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USAID supports Central Asian women in hospitality business

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Association of Businesswomen “Tadbirkor Ayol” last week hosted the Central Asian Conference on

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Business & Economy KZ

PepsiCo to build a salty snack production plant in Kazakhstan

A presentation and signing ceremony for the roadmap to implement a project to construct a salty snack production plant in Kazakhstan took place

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Geo Politics TJK

Prominent Tajik lawmaker detained for allegedly plotting to overthrow government

Saidjafar Usmonzoda, a prominent member of the Tajik parliament, was detained on June 14 for allegedly “plotting to overthrow the government,” RFE/RL’s Tajik Service reported.

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Geo Politics KG

Kyrgyzstan: Activists protesting border deal with Uzbekistan acquitted

A court in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, has acquitted all members of a group facing 20 years in prison for protesting a border

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Business & Economy KZ

Swiss company to expand investment in Kazakhstan agricultural sector

Gabidulla Ospankulov, Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, on June 13 met with Nabil Marc Abdul-Massih, CEO

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