ASTANA (TCA) — On June 16 participants of the 3rd Congress of the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan adopted the Kazakhstan Entrepreneurs Charter against corruption, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
ASTANA (TCA) — Money taken out of the economy of Kazakhstan in the form of bribes would be enough for building 628 schools and 1,256 kindergartens, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reported citing the Deputy Head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, Alik Shpekbayev.
ASHGABAT (TCA) — At a meeting with local entrepreneurs at Turkmenistan’s Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs on June 8, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov said that the state budget allows for maintaining benefits for the residents of Turkmenistan, the Chronicles of Turkmenistan independent website reported citing official Turkmen media. The existing benefit program provides for free quotas for electricity, natural gas and water to the citizens of Turkmenistan.
BISHKEK (TCA) — According to the Central Bank of Russia, in the first quarter of 2016 money remittances from Russia to CIS countries amounted to $914 million, which is almost twice as less than in the first quarter 2015 ($1.781 billion) and 3.7-fold less than in the same period in the pre-crisis year 2014 ($3.364 billion).
BISHKEK (TCA) — Three leading stone processing companies from the Kyrgyz Republic attended one of the largest industry events dedicated to stone, marble and ceramics – Middle East Stone 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, USAID said on June 15. More than 230 companies showcased their products and 12,000 visitors attended for live demonstrations and networking opportunities. The United States through USAID sponsored the participation of the three Kyrgyz companies to promote exports of Kyrgyz construction materials.
MoU signed by EBRD First Vice President Phil Bennett and Silk Road Fund President Wang Yanzhi
BISHKEK (TCA) — A cooperation agreement has been reached between the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Silk Road Fund, established to implement China’s Belt and Road initiative, inspired by the ancient Silk Road connecting China and Europe, the EBRD press office said.
