USAID provides additional $6.1 million to support education in Uzbekistan
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) last week added $6.1 million in new funding to its ongoing Development Objective Grant Agreement (DOAG)
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Tajikistan to start winter power rationing earlier
Tajik officials have said that electricity rationing is being introduced a month earlier than usual this year, RFE/RL’s Tajik Service reported. Electricity rationing
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US-funded program improves tuberculosis outcomes in Kyrgyzstan
With U.S. government support, the Kyrgyz Republic significantly improved tuberculosis (TB) detection rates and treatment outcomes, through community support of 1,183 TB patients
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Kazakhstan and Scotland expand cooperation
In order to strengthen interregional cooperation between Kazakhstan and Great Britain, Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to the UK, Magzhan Ilyassov, visited Scotland last week. The
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Major railway project may affect Kyrgyzstan’s unique nature park
One of Kyrgyzstan’s most picturesque places, the Saimaluu-Tash National Nature Park, may face serious environmental risks as parts of its territory may be
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AIIB to hold annual Board of Governors meeting in Uzbekistan
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has announced the program for its Ninth Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors, to take place
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USAID supports private investments for safe drinking water in Tajikistan
On September 19, the United States Government officially launched the reconstructed water supply system in Palos municipality in Tajikistan’s Buston city. This project,
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Kazakhstan and AIIB strengthen partnership
Ahead of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) Ninth Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors in Uzbekistan, AIIB and the Government of Kazakhstan have
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ADB program to boost financial development and inclusion in Uzbekistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 19 September approved a $300 million sector development program to support the Government of Uzbekistan’s efforts to
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ADB approves financing to improve Issyk-Kul ring road in Kyrgyzstan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 19 September said it has approved $109.5 million in financing to enhance the national road around the
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Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to build trade and logistics complex
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a law providing for the creation of a trade and logistics complex on the border with Kyrgyzstan,
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Kazakhstan chairs International Fund for Saving Aral Sea
On September 18, Kazakhstan Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held the first meeting of the Board of the International Fund for Saving the Aral
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WHO and UNDP to renovate virological laboratories in Kazakhstan
The Ministry of Healthcare of Kazakhstan, the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Kazakhstan, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have
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US and Uzbekistan strengthen cooperation on critical minerals
U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Jonathan Henick and First Deputy Minister of Geology of Uzbekistan, Omonullo Nasritdinkhodjaev on September 16 signed a Memorandum of
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Kazakhstan hosts 2nd Central Asia-Germany summit
The 2nd summit of Central Asian countries and Germany was held on September 17 in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana. Chaired by Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart
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Kazakhstan and Germany expand economic cooperation
On September 16 in Astana, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held talks with Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who arrived in Kazakhstan on an official
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Two hundred container trains from China have passed through Kazakhstan’s Aktau port this year
Kazakhstan’s national railways company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy says that 200 container trains from China have passed through the Kazakh port of Aktau since
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Afghanistan increases trade with Central Asian countries
In the first five months of the current solar year (which begins on March 21), Afghanistan has conducted trade worth nearly $700 million
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German chancellor visits Uzbekistan
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on September 15 and met with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Following the talks,
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EDB signs two agreements at 6th Kyrgyz-Russian Economic Forum
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) participated in the 6th Kyrgyz-Russian Economic Forum, held on 11–12 September in the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan. At
