Kazakhstan Temir Zholy President Askar Mamin speaks at the forum in Nanjing (KTZ photo)
ASTANA (TCA) — A forum aimed at attracting Chinese investors in the development of the Khorgos-Eastern Gates Free Economic Zone located on the Kazakh-Chinese border was held late last week in Nanjing, the main city of China’s Jiangsu province, said the press service of Kazakhstan’s national railway company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ).
Photo Credit: Mavliuda Khodzhaeva, Communications/PR Specialist UNDP Osh Area Development Programme
BISHKEK (TCA) — The opening ceremony of three socially significant infrastructure sites was held last week in Samarkandek aiyl aimak (rural community) in the Batken province in southern Kyrgyzstan, the UNDP in Kyrgyzstan reported.
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Urgent reforms are needed to improve Tajikistan’s economic competitiveness and diversification by unleashing the country’s potential for entrepreneurship and creativity. This may be achieved through creating an enabling environment for businesses, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises that can provide the bulk of the employment the country needs, Chang Ching Yu, Asian Development Bank’s Country Director in Tajikistan, wrote in his article “Tajikistan: Never waste a crisis – see it as opportunity for reform”, published on the ADB official website on March 18.
BISHKEK (TCA) — Authorities in Kyrgyzstan are investigating two audio recordings apparently featuring the voices of opposition politicians discussing ways to overthrow the government, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reported.
ASHGABAT (TCA) — Turkmenistan’s petro-authoritarianism is likely to continue to be fuelled by a combination of its large natural gas reserves, small population and steady global demand for natural gas, Annette Bohr writes in the report “Turkmenistan: Power, Politics and Petro-Authoritarianism”, released earlier this month by Chatham House, an independent policy institute based in London.
The new U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan Elisabeth Millard (U.S. Embassy photo)
DUSHANBE (TCA) — The United States supports Tajikistan’s goals of security, democratic reform, and economic growth, the new U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan Elisabeth Millard wrote in her introductory Op-Ed “Tajikistan and America: A Partnership for a Bright Future,” posted on the website of the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe on March 16.
