ASTANA (TCA) — At a press conference during the Astana Economic Forum on May 26, UN Assistant Secretary-General, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS (RBEC) Cihan Sultanoglu praised Kazakhstan’s determination to green its economy and purposeful work which the country carries out in this area, the UNDP in Kazakhstan reported.
ASTANA (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is signing projects worth over €350 million in Kazakhstan this week with investments that improve the quality of public services for the population, raise food quality standards and help combat climate change, the EBRD Press Office said.
ASTANA (TCA) — Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice-President Wencai Zhang ended his 4-day visit to Kazakhstan on May 26. During his trip, he held talks with senior government officials, participated in the 9th Astana Economic Forum, and visited small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) supported by ADB.
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev speaks at the Astana Economic Forum (akorda.kz)
ASTANA (TCA) — On May 25 and 26, Kazakhstan’s capital Astana hosted the annual economic and political event, Astana Economic Forum.
BISHKEK (TCA) — On May 25, a first batch of Kyrgyz cotton arrived in the port of Chittagong in Bangladesh, said the Honorary Consulate of Bangladesh in Kyrgyzstan.
TASHKENT (TCA) — Until the end of 2020, Uzbekistan plans to carry out 180 investment projects totaling $596 million aimed at increasing deep processing of fruit and vegetables, meat and dairy products, and scaling up the production and export of food products, the official Jahon information agency reported.
