HIV test required for those seeking marriage license in Turkmenistan
ASHGABAT (TCA) — Turkmenistan has passed a law under which all people seeking a marriage license must be tested for HIV, RFE/RL reports. Continue reading
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Central Asia to show practically no growth in 2016 — World Bank
BISHKEK (TCA) — The economies of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) continue to face difficult headwinds in an increasingly complex and uncertain global economic environment, with short-term prospects differing substantially across countries, according to a new World Bank report. Continue reading
Investment agreement signed for TAPI gas pipeline
ASHGABAT (TCA) — The shareholders of the TAPI Pipeline Company Limited (TPCL) signed an Investment Agreement on April 7 in a ceremony witnessed by petroleum ministers and senior government officials of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, and senior Asian Development Bank (ADB) officials. It will pave the way for long-term natural gas supplies that will give a major boost to the signatory countries’ economies and energy security, the ADB said in a news release. Continue reading
Kazakhstan’s economy remains highly energy intensive
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan ranks 28th in the world in terms of energy intensity of GDP, Minister for Investment and Development of Kazakhstan Aset Isekeshev said at the international conference “Attraction of investments in energy efficiency projects in the public sector and in small and medium-sized enterprises” in Astana on April 7, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported. Continue reading
Iran to increase oil production to 4 million bpd
TEHRAN (TCA) — Iran’s Petroleum Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh has announced Tehran’s plan to increase the level of Iranian oil production to four million barrels per day (bpd), Iran’s PressTV news agency reported on April 6. Continue reading
Tajikistan parliament proposes public holiday marking Rahmon presidency
DUSHANBE (TCA) — A group of Tajik lawmakers has proposed a draft law establishing a new official holiday in the country that would mark the presidency of Tajikistan’s longtime ruler Emomali Rahmon, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reported on April 6. Continue reading
