EBRD promotes green lending in Kyrgyzstan
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) says it is promoting green lending in the Kyrgyz Republic by adding three partner banks to its
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EBRD helps increase reliability of electrical grid in Tajikistan
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) says it is providing more resources to increase the reliability and sustainability of electricity supply
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Chinese company builds an automobile plant in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov on February 28 participated in a ceremony to launch the construction of an automobile assembly plant in the country’s
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USAID and FAO to help Uzbekistan prevent and respond to animal and public health threats
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the
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Kazakhstan and Switzerland develop investment cooperation
During a working visit to Geneva, Deputy Prime Minister–Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Murat Nurtleu on February 28 met with the leadership
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Afghanistan may use Lapiz Lazuli corridor through Turkmenistan
Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister during his visit to Turkmenistan said that Afghanistan can now use the Lapis Lazuli Corridor, which would connect Afghan
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Kazakh culinary culture showcased at UNESCO Circle of Permanent Delegates event
Within the framework of the annual reception of the UNESCO Circle of Permanent Delegates in Paris on February 27, the Delegation of Kazakhstan presented
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World Bank supports Kyrgyzstan in sustainable landscape management, climate mitigation
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on February 27 approved a $45 million financing package for the Kyrgyz Republic Resilient Landscape Restoration Project,
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Korea to provide electric vehicles for Kyrgyzstan’s government agencies
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) will help Kyrgyzstan’s government bodies replace their motor transport with electric vehicles. The project, to be implemented through
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Kazakhstan’s foreign policy priorities and democratic processes in focus of Geneva meetings
Deputy Prime Minister–Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu, during his visit to Geneva on February 26, held a number of bilateral
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Lengthy prison sentences for Uzbek child deaths blamed on Indian-produced medicine
The Tashkent City Court sentenced 23 people — including an Indian national — to prisons terms of up to 20 years after a
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EBRD vice president to visit Kyrgyzstan
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Vice President of Policy and Partnerships Mark Bowman will visit the Kyrgyz Republic from 27 February to 1 March for
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Karakalpak activist awaiting extradition to Uzbekistan gets asylum seeker status in Kazakhstan
Karakalpak activist Aqylbek Muratov (aka Muratbai), who was arrested in Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty, at Uzbekistan’s request earlier in February has been given asylum
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Uzbekistan: USAID supports international cooperation between ombudspersons
A conference on international cooperation in the area of the protection of rights and freedoms of citizens took place in Tashkent on February
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Tajik public figures handed prison terms over book
Tajikistan’s Supreme Court has handed prison terms to three well-known public figures for writing, editing, and publishing a book that highlights some of
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Central Asian states against their citizens’ participation in Ukraine conflict
Earlier this month, Tajik migrant workers in the Russian city of Samara were scared after Sunatullo Nazriev, the leader of the local Tajik
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Armenia freezes membership in Russian-led security alliance
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has said his country has frozen its membership in the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) as Yerevan
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Kyrgyz parliament approves second reading of controversial bill on ‘foreign representatives’
The Kyrgyz parliament on February 22 approved on second reading a controversial bill that would allow authorities to register organizations as “foreign representatives”
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Brother, associate of fugitive ex-customs deputy chief give up seats in Kyrgyz parliament
The Kyrgyz Central Election Commission on February 22 annulled the mandates of lawmakers Iskender Matraimov and Nurlan Rajabaliev at their own requests, RFE/RL’s
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Digital Twin water management project completed in Uzbekistan
On February 21, Nobel Systems Inc., a leading provider of geospatial solutions, announced the successful completion of the groundbreaking Digital Twin project in
