Lawmakers reject controversial NGO law in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK (TCA) — The parliament of Kyrgyzstan has voted to reject a draft law on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that receive foreign funding.
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EBRD projects slower growth in Central Asia in 2016 but optimistic for 2017
BISHKEK (TCA) — Economies across the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) regions are showing modest signs of an upturn after five consecutive years of slowdown, but the recovery expected for 2016 is slightly weaker than forecast six months ago, the EBRD Press Office said.
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2016
Festival of Japanese Culture at Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK (TCA) — Between May 13 and 15, the Embassy of Japan in Kyrgyzstan is organizing a Festival of Japanese Culture at Lake Issyk-Kul.
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Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on May 11 (official photo)
Turkmenistan looking to Belarus as a transit partner
MINSK, Belarus (TCA) — Turkmenistan views Belarus as a promising partner in a large-scale transit project, Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov told reporters after his talks with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on May 11, BelTA information agency reported.
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2016
Jin Liqun, the President of the AIIB and EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti, during the 25th Annual Meeting of the EBRD in London (EBRD photo)
EBRD to cooperate with China-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have agreed to deepen cooperation between the two organisations as they promote economic development and investment across countries where they are both active, the EBRD said.
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Kyrgyzstan’s foreign debt reaches $3.6 billion
BISHKEK (TCA) — As of 31 March 2016, Kyrgyzstan’s foreign debt amounted to US $3.646 billion or 60.3 percent of the country’s GDP last year, the press service of the Kyrgyz Government said on May 10.
