TASHKENT (TCA) — Work is going on in Uzbekistan to assess the country’s wind energy potential in cooperation with Germany’s Intec Gopa and GEO-NET, Novosti Uzbekistana reported citing Dilshod Elmuradov, an energy efficiency and renewable energy engineer at Uzbekistan’s state energy company Uzbekenergo.
BISHKEK (TCA) — As there are signs in Russia of renewed surge in radical nationalism and xenophobia towards labor migrants from Central Asian countries, here below we are republishing an article originally published by EurasiaNet.org:
TEHRAN (TCA) — A new report says Japan is seeking to play a part in the development of the southeastern Iranian port of Chabahar, Iran’s PressTV news agency reported on May 8.
ASTANA (TCA) — Moody’s Investors Service on May 9 said that Kazakhstan’s Baa3 rating is supported by the country’s relatively high wealth levels, low public debt and high debt affordability, as well as sizable fiscal reserves held in foreign exchange, providing a significant buffer against the negative fiscal and balance of payments impact of lower oil prices.
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan and China have signed $2 billion in deals during a visit by the Communist Party chief of China’s westernmost Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to Kazakhstan, RFE/RL reported citing Chinese media.
TEHRAN (TCA) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says Iran and Turkmenistan need to strengthen cooperation in establishing regional peace and stability and fighting terrorism, extremism and drugs trafficking, Iran’s PressTV news agency reported.
