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BISHKEK (TCA) — The United States has blacklisted 28 Chinese organizations for their alleged involvement in “human rights violations and abuses” against Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in China’s far western region of Xinjiang, RFE/RL reports.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) updated indicative financial assistance for Tajikistan from 2020–2022 is planned at $404 million that will help address the country’s challenges and emerging needs. The final amount will depend on the availability of ADB funds and project readiness, along with possible partnerships and co-financing from other multilateral and bilateral institutions, ADB said on October 8.
“Our 3-year plan is consistent with the current ADB country partnership strategy with Tajikistan and the national development priorities,” said ADB Country Director for Tajikistan Mr. Pradeep Srivastava. “In addition to the public sector projects, ADB will also explore private sector investments in agribusiness, finance, and other sectors.”
The plan includes projects to enhance labor skills, further develop the energy sector including supporting sector reforms and improving infrastructure, promote financial sector development, as well as improve water resource management. ADB also plans to support projects focused on tourism development, the rehabilitation of key road corridors, urban infrastructure development, increased disaster resilience, and investment climate reforms.
ADB’s first assistance to Tajikistan was in 1998 to support post-conflict reconstruction. Since then, ADB has mobilized over $1.8 billion for the country, including more than $1.1 billion in grants. The assistance has helped improve the country’s transport and energy infrastructure, support social development, expand agricultural production, and strengthen regional cooperation and trade.
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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — The city administration of Kazakhstan’s capital Nur-Sultan will purchase 100 new electric buses jointly developed by Chinese and Kazakh vehicle makers, Xinhua reported with reference to local media.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The three-day conference on Digital Transformation in Central Asia concluded on October 6 in Naryn, Kyrgyzstan with some broad ranging recommendations. Organised by the University of Central Asia, State Committee for Information Technology and Communications, and the High Technology Park of the Kyrgyz Republic, with input from business experts, academics, technology professionals, and government officials, the conference identified technological trends facing Central Asia and recommended practical strategies. It is expected that the conference recommendations will underpin social and economic development strategies for the country and the region.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Eleven human rights groups have urged Belarus not to forcibly return an independent Tajik journalist and political opposition activist, Farhod Odinaev, to Tajikistan, where they say he “risks torture or other ill-treatment”.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajikistan ranks eighth in the world in hydropower resources and renewable energy. The country also ranks sixth in the world in terms of production and consumption of ecologically clean energy, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon said in an interview to Al Jazeera Television Channel. The interview was recorded on September 9 after the commissioning of the second hydro unit of the Rogun Hydropower Plant in Tajikistan, Rahmon’s press service reported on October 4.
