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KABUL (TCA) — World Bank Group Boards of Executive Directors on October 10 approved a financing package of $98.8 million consisting of guarantees, a loan, and swaps to support two gas-to-power energy projects in Afghanistan. The projects aim to increase the amount of domestically generated electricity while leveraging private financing for the country’s energy sector.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — The first Belarusian electric bus Vitovt Electro E420 has been put to use in the Uzbek capital Tashkent, BelTA news agency reported with reference to the Belarusian embassy in Uzbekistan.
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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Askar Mamin attended the opening of the VIII Global Summit on Urban Tourism which is being held in Nur-Sultan this week, the prime minister’s press service reported on October 10.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Strengthening cooperation in the field of environmental and sustainable development in Central Asia was the focus of the 2019 OSCE Second Central Asian International Business Forum on 9 and 10 October in Tashkent.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Macroeconomic stability in Tajikistan has been maintained despite a widening of the fiscal and external deficits, and financial sector reforms have continued, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission said in a statement on October 9, after a visit to Dushanbe. The mission and the Tajik authorities discussed recent economic developments in the country, the near- and medium-term outlook, risks to the economy, developments in the financial sector, and economic policies needed to restore stability and build the foundations for strong, sustainable, and inclusive growth.
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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — More than 150 representatives of the French business community participated in the Kazakh-French investment forum to discuss the investment opportunities of Kazakhstan and prospects for implementation of joint projects, the press service of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported on October 9.
