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Terrorism in Central Asia: Will Al-Qaeda take control over Uzbek terror movement?

LONDON (TCA) — With the recent death of its last strongman, the oldest and most threatening terrorist organization of Central Asia, the Uzbek-dominated IMU, has disappeared – or may be not? From recent events it is easy to observe that Al-Qaeda is absorbing the global jihad conglomerate into its own ranks. This includes Daesh, apparently considered too exposed to be of further use, and of course the Taliban, making the danger toward Central Asia all the more acute.

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Kyrgyz-Swiss trade and economic cooperation commission meets in Bishkek

BISHKEK (TCA) — The 4th meeting of the Kyrgyz-Swiss Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation took place in Bishkek on June 3.  

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Sergey Kwan

Sergey Kwan

Sergey Kwan has worked for The Times of Central Asia as a journalist, translator and editor since its foundation in March 1999. Prior to this, from 1996-1997, he worked as a translator at The Kyrgyzstan Chronicle, and from 1997-1999, as a translator at The Central Asian Post.
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Kwan studied at the Bishkek Polytechnic Institute from 1990-1994, before completing his training in print journalism in Denmark.

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Kazakhstan working on over 200 small and medium investment projects

ASTANA (TCA) — The Ministry of Investment and Development of Kazakhstan is now working on more than 200 projects involving small and medium investors, Minister of Investment and Development Aset Isekeshev said at an investment roundtable on June 3, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.  

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Sergey Kwan

Sergey Kwan

Sergey Kwan has worked for The Times of Central Asia as a journalist, translator and editor since its foundation in March 1999. Prior to this, from 1996-1997, he worked as a translator at The Kyrgyzstan Chronicle, and from 1997-1999, as a translator at The Central Asian Post.
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Kwan studied at the Bishkek Polytechnic Institute from 1990-1994, before completing his training in print journalism in Denmark.

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Assets worth $4.4 billion legalized in Kazakhstan so far

ASTANA (TCA) — Since the beginning of the property and capital legalization campaign in Kazakhstan, property and money have been legalized for 1.5 trillion tenge or around US $4.4 billion according to the exchange rate on June 2, Finance Minister Bakhyt Sultanov said on June 2, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.

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Sergey Kwan

Sergey Kwan

Sergey Kwan has worked for The Times of Central Asia as a journalist, translator and editor since its foundation in March 1999. Prior to this, from 1996-1997, he worked as a translator at The Kyrgyzstan Chronicle, and from 1997-1999, as a translator at The Central Asian Post.
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Kwan studied at the Bishkek Polytechnic Institute from 1990-1994, before completing his training in print journalism in Denmark.

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Kyrgyzstan and Russia hold inter-regional cooperation forum

BISHKEK (TCA) — Last year Kyrgyzstan’s export to Russia grew 28.6 percent, Kyrgyzstan Deputy Prime Minister Oleg Pankratov said at the 5th Kyrgyz-Russian inter-regional conference “Development of inter-regional ties in the context of Eurasian integration process,” held on June 2 in Ufa, the capital of Russia’s Bashkortostan Region.  

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Sergey Kwan

Sergey Kwan

Sergey Kwan has worked for The Times of Central Asia as a journalist, translator and editor since its foundation in March 1999. Prior to this, from 1996-1997, he worked as a translator at The Kyrgyzstan Chronicle, and from 1997-1999, as a translator at The Central Asian Post.
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Kwan studied at the Bishkek Polytechnic Institute from 1990-1994, before completing his training in print journalism in Denmark.

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Tajikistan sentences leaders of banned Islamic party

DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajikistan’s court has sentenced two leaders of the banned Islamic Renaissance Party (IRP) to life imprisonment while other prominent party members have received lengthy prison terms.

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Sergey Kwan

Sergey Kwan

Sergey Kwan has worked for The Times of Central Asia as a journalist, translator and editor since its foundation in March 1999. Prior to this, from 1996-1997, he worked as a translator at The Kyrgyzstan Chronicle, and from 1997-1999, as a translator at The Central Asian Post.
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Kwan studied at the Bishkek Polytechnic Institute from 1990-1994, before completing his training in print journalism in Denmark.

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