ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev on May 1 warned of the dangers of national disunity, citing the example of Ukraine, as protests continued in Kazakh cities over the government’s decision to privatize state-owned agricultural land in the country, RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service reported.
ALMATY (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s credit rating has been downgraded by Fitch Ratings with the agency citing the detrimental effect of lower oil prices on the country’s economy, RFE/RL reported on May 1.
ASTANA (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting better regional integration — one of its core strategic priorities — by strengthening trade and transportation along the ancient Silk Road trade routes.
ASTANA (TCA) — The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a US $80 million loan for the Social Health Insurance Project aimed at improving accessibility, quality, and efficiency of health service delivery in Kazakhstan as well as at reducing financial risks to the population caused by serious health problems.
BISHKEK (TCA) — Urban Initiatives’ Road Triangle outreach campaign, supported by the United States through USAID, emphasized the critical roles that traffic police, drivers, and pedestrians play in ensuring road safety in Kyrgyzstan. As part of this campaign, the Bishkek-based civil society organization Urban Initiatives developed an online test to help drivers improve their knowledge of traffic safety rules, the organization said. To date, more than 26,700 people have taken the test.
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