UNDP launches Youth Camp in Almaty
The Youth Camp, organized within the framework of the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) programme on strengthening community resilience and regional cooperation to
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Uzbekistan to hold parliamentary, local elections in October
Uzbekistan’s Central Election Commission announced on July 26 that parliamentary and local elections will be held in the Central Asian nation on October 27, RFE/RL’s
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China among the largest exporters to Kyrgyzstan
According to Kyrgyzstan’s National Statistical Committee, in 2023 trade turnover between Kyrgyzstan and China amounted to $5.433 billion, including Kyrgyzstan’s exports at $80.5
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US company to produce thermal energy from medical waste in Uzbekistan
The President of Uzbekistan earlier this month signed a resolution “On measures to implement the investment project for the production of alternative thermal
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New Russian laws will dramatically restrict migrants’ rights, activist says
Russian human rights defender Valentina Chupik says new legislation on migration adopted by Russia’s State Duma this week will dramatically restrict the rights
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ADB, Kazakhstan sign transaction advisory agreement for hydropower development program
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says it has signed a transaction advisory services agreement with the Government of Kazakhstan for its Hydropower Development
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EBRD lends $60 million to Kazakhstan’s Bank CenterCredit
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) says it is promoting greater use of green technologies and creating growth opportunities for small
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Kazakhstan and Thailand discuss ways to deepen trade and economic cooperation
The Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Thailand, Arman Issetov, on July 24 met at the Thai Government Office with the Deputy Prime Minister and
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Some 3,400 Tajik nationals turned back from Russian airports in past 6 months
Some 3,400 Tajik migrant workers have not been allowed to enter Russia and turned back to Tajikistan from Russian airports over the last
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Two small hydropower plants launched in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov on July 22 attended the opening ceremonies of two small hydroelectric power plants (HPPs) in the country’s southern Jalal-Abad
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Number of train passengers to Kazakhstan’s Borovoye resort on the rise
During the summer season, traveling to Borovoye resort by train has become even more popular among tourists in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan’s national railways company
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$50 million ADB grant to support climate-friendly business environment in Tajikistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it has approved a $50 million policy-based grant to help the Government of Tajikistan foster a climate-responsive
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Kazakhstan president refuses to pardon jailed former PM Masimov
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has agreed with the presidential commission on clemencies to reject a pardon request filed by Karim Masimov, a once-powerful
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Chinese company to build a mining plant in Uzbekistan
Construction of the Surenata mining plant was launched last week in Parkent district of Uzbekistan’s Tashkent region, the Uzbek Ministry of Mining Industry
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Air transportation on the rise in Kazakhstan
According to the Kazakh Ministry of Transport, Kazakhstan’s airlines have transported about 5.5 million passengers since the beginning of this year, an increase
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Foreigners allowed to buy hotels and guesthouses at Kyrgyzstan’s Lake Issyk-Kul
Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov last week signed amendments to the Law “On Sustainable Development of the Ecological and Economic System of Issyk-Kul,” his
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China’s BGI Group opens genetic laboratory in Astana
The official opening ceremony of the Astana Genetic Center laboratory of the Chinese company BGI Group took place on July 19 at the National Center of Biotechnology
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Uzbekistan: President sums up economic results of first half of 2024
At a government meeting last week, Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed the country’s economic results in the first half of this year. In
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ADB partners with KEGOC to enhance Kazakhstan’s power grid
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company (KEGOC) have signed a financing deal worth 58.2 billion tenge (around
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Solar module plant will be built in Almaty
A ceremony of laying the capsule for the future production of solar modules by the domestic investor Altyn Group LLP under the TGS-Solar brand took place in
