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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Times of Central Asia presents to its readers Stratfor’s Global Intelligence, a weekly review of the most important events that happened in the world — from Europe to Middle East to Russia to Central Asia to Afghanistan to China and the Americas. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Turkish importers will buy beans grown in Kyrgyzstan’s Talas province for 33-35 soms per kilogram ($1=76 soms), the Kyrgyz Agriculture Ministry said. Currently, the price is 20-28 soms. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21 the Government of Kazakhstan, jointly with the World Bank, held a round table to discuss the ongoing reforms to improve the business climate in Kazakhstan, the World Bank reported. Continue reading
ALMATY (TCA) — State officials in oil crisis-hit Kazakhstan have discovered a $20 billion hole on the balance sheet of the National Wealth Fund. Should the state funds be spent this way on, the state coffers will be empty before the end of this decade. A political crisis is looming. In a move to avoid it, the Parliament has applied for snap elections to be held as early as March this year. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — On January 22, President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev signed laws on denunciation of agreements between the governments of Kyrgyzstan and Russia on construction and operation of Kambarata-1 hydropower plant (HPP) and the Upper Naryn HPPs cascade. The agreements were signed on September 20, 2012 in Bishkek during the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Kyrgyzstan. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Today, January 22, the lower chamber of Tajikistan’s parliament passed amendments to the country’s Constitution according to which incumbent President Emomali Rakhmon, as the Leader of the Nation, may be elected President of Tajikistan an unlimited number of times, Avesta news agency reported. Continue reading
