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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — At the Government session on August 20, Kairat Kelimbetov, Governor of the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC), spoke about the main results of the center’s activities, as well as reported on its further development prospects, the press service of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan announced it will no longer restrict citizens from purchasing foreign currencies and will end a cap on the soum’s daily fluctuations, removing the last roadblocks to a fully floating currency, RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service reported.
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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s National Atomic Company Kazatomprom on August 20 announced its intention to continue to flex down production by 20% through 2021, compared to the planned levels under Subsoil Use Contracts. The company will now begin working with joint venture partners to assess the impact and implement the plan across all of Kazakhstan’s uranium mines.
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KABUL (TCA) — The United States has announced an additional amount of nearly $125 million in humanitarian assistance to meet the needs of vulnerable Afghans inside Afghanistan, including internally displaced persons, conflict and flood-affected communities, and Afghan returnees. This brings the total U.S. funding in this fiscal year to the Afghan humanitarian response to nearly $190 million, including for Afghan refugees in the region, the U.S. Embassy in Kabul said on August 20.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev’s pretrial detention has been prolonged until October 26.
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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — The US State Department says that Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, David Hale, will travel to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on August 20-23.
