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ASTANA (TCA) — At a briefing in Astana, Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development Zhenis Kassymbek spoke about measures being taken to develop the economy of simple things in Kazakhstan, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
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KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan’s government has lodged a complaint with the UN over a recent trip by members of the Taliban to Moscow, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported.
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KABUL (TCA) — The World Bank and Ministry of Finance of Afghanistan on February 6 signed a new financial package totaling $325 million in grants to strengthen economic and job opportunities in cities with a high influx of displaced people. Also the grant will support selected provincial capital cities to enhance service delivery, and strengthen the capacity of selected line ministries, the World Bank said.
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ASTANA (TCA) — With the organizational support of the Federal Association of the German Silk Road Initiative (BVDSI) and in cooperation with the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Germany, the largest port city of Germany on February 4 hosted the Day of Economy of Kazakhstan and the Business Forum titled “New Silk Road: Kazakhstan as a Central Economic Space”, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The son of the former Kyrgyz ambassador to the United States has been sentenced to three years in a U.S. prison after he pleaded guilty to trying to smuggle weapons to Chechnya, RFE/RL reported.
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KABUL (TCA) — Taliban representatives and an Afghan delegation led by former President Hamid Karzai have concluded two-day talks in Moscow, with the militants continuing to insist upon the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Afghanistan as a first step in the peace process, RFE/RL reported.
