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
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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
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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
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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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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
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UZB
Uzbekistan unveils plans for information technology development
On July 1, Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed a presentation outlining plans in digital technologies, artificial intelligence, and telecommunications. Significant progress has been
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Turkish company to build logistics infrastructure in Kazakhstan
One of Turkey’s leading logistics companies, S Sistem Lojistik, plans to invest approximately $100 million in the construction of a network of modern
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President announces initiatives to expand opportunities for Uzbekistan’s youth
Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev delivered a speech on the occasion of Youth Day, celebrated on June 30. According to the president, the conditions
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Tajikistan launches strategic energy infrastructure in Pamir
In a major advancement for energy connectivity and resilience in Tajikistan’s Badakhshan Mountainous Autonomous Region (GBAO), the Government of Tajikistan late in June
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U.S. joins Ak Shumkar 2025 exercise in Kyrgyzstan
U.S. Air Forces Central and the Montana Army and Air National Guard partnered with the Kyrgyz Republic for exercise Ak Shumkar 2025, between June 23-27,
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India’s MSN Group to build pharmaceutical plant in Kazakhstan’s Almaty region
As a follow-up to the agreements reached during the visit of Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu
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Kyrgyzstan to enhance education quality with additional World Bank financing
The World Bank has approved additional financing of $6.36 million to complement the ongoing Learning for the Future Project in Kyrgyzstan. This initiative, originally launched with $50
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KZ
Preparing students to lead in a digital future
Zhanseit Tuimebayev is a distinguished statesman of the Republic of Kazakhstan, an esteemed diplomat, scholar, Doctor of Philological Sciences, professor, and Ambassador Extraordinary
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Uzbekistan and Japanese company to launch pilot project to produce methane from biogas
A meeting was held at the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of Uzbekistan between Minister Aziz Abdukhakimov and Haruki Yamasaki,
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EDB forecasts steady GDP growth for Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan’s GDP growth rate is projected to increase to 10.3% in 2025, after 9% a year earlier, according to the Eurasian Development Bank’s (EDB) latest Macroeconomic Outlook
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Kazakhstan and Mongolia to strengthen transport and logistics cooperation
As part of his official visit to Mongolia, on June 26 Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu
