DUSHANBE (TCA) — The lower house of Tajikistan’s parliament on December 21 approved the Government’s plan to issue state-guaranteed securities (promissory notes) for capitalization of the country’s troubled banks, Avesta news agency reports.
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s companies and food and agricultural producers presented their products and investment projects in agriculture, food and waste processing industries at an event in Beijing aimed to promote the export of Kazakh products and investment, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reported on December 20.
ASTANA (TCA) — Authorities in Kazakhstan say they have detained 16 suspected members of a banned Islamic group during a major security operation in three regions of the country, RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service reported.
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s GDP grew 0.8 percent in the first 11 months of 2016, Prime Minister Bakhytzhan Sagintayev said at the Government meeting on December 20 that reviewed the results of the country’s socio-economic development for 11 months of this year, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on December 20 (official photo)
BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on December 20 during his state visit to India.
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Over 50 policy-makers, justice professionals and other experts from Central Asian and other countries gathered at a regional workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, from 20 to 21 December to discuss promising practices and existing challenges related to the management of prison-based rehabilitation programs.
