ASTANA (TCA) — The National Bank of Kazakhstan on December 1, 2016 — the Day of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan — will put into circulation new 10,000-tenge (around $30) banknotes featuring the portrait of President Nursultan Nazarbayev, National Bank Chairman Daniyar Akishev said on November 15.
ASHGABAT (TCA) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will convene the first ever global conference on sustainable transport, on November 26 and 27 in Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat.
ASTANA (TCA) — At the Government meeting on November 14, Minister of Investment and Development of Kazakhstan Zhenis Kasymbek reported on the increase of foreign direct investments (FDIs) into Kazakhstan’s economy, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan’s Economy Ministry is currently drafting a law on industrial zones and the country would be able to create a first Green Hi-tech Valley in Central Asia, Kyrgyz Economy Minister Arzybek Kojoshev said on November 14 during the presentation of the Kyrgyz Sustainable Energy Financing Facility (KyrSEFF), the ministry said.
BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is launching a new US$ 35 million credit line to boost energy savings and resource efficiency in the Kyrgyz Republic. The investment is an expansion of the Kyrgyz Sustainable Energy Financing Facility (KyrSEFF) and is complemented by more than €9.2 million in donor funding provided by the European Union’s (EU) Investment Facility for Central Asia, the EBRD Press Office said on November 14.
BISHKEK (TCA) — The EU Special Representative for Central Asia, Ambassador Peter Burian, completed his official visit to Kyrgyzstan, which lasted from 8 to 12 November, the Delegation of the European Union to the Kyrgyz Republic said.
