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.
ASTANA (TCA) — Qatar is interested in importing food products from Kazakhstan, such as chilled lamb, vegetables, fruits, dried fruits, and honey, but there are no short ways to deliver these perishable products there, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reported citing Kazakh Ambassador to Qatar Askar Shokybaev.
ASHGABAT (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) President Sir Suma Chakrabarti visited Turkmenistan on 23 May, as part of a trip to three Caspian states – Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.
