ASTANA (TCA) — By the end of this year, Kazakhstan will start exporting beef and mutton to China, Vice Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan Gulmira Issayeva said at a briefing in the Ministry of Agriculture on October 25, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
ASTANA (TCA) — An OSCE-supported training seminar for some 40 law enforcement officials on investigating, freezing and recovering stolen assets, including those repatriated abroad, began on October 24 in Astana.
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Gazprom International, a subsidiary of Russian natural gas giant Gazprom, says it is about to commence implementation of a number of new energy projects in Tajikistan. For this purpose, a working group has been set up to analyze geological and geophysical materials with a view to selecting new oil and gas exploration targets in the country.
BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is committing new local currency loans worth US $1 million in Kyrgyzstan to support improvements in energy and water efficiency in the south of the country, the EBRD press office said.
ALMATY (TCA) — Five young Kazakhstani technologists returned from Colorado, where they participated in the U.S. government sponsored “Open World” exchange program that explored the “maker movement” in the United States, the U.S. Consulate General in Almaty said on October 24. The maker movement is a technology-based extension of the do-it-yourself culture, focusing on smart application development, electronics, robotics and 3D printing. It encourages innovation, creativity and problem-solving through technology as well as promotes collaborative learning in social environments.
BISHKEK (TCA) — The pro-presidential Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK) has withdrawn from the ruling coalition in Kyrgyzstan’s parliament, meaning that the coalition cabinet of Prime Minister Sooronbai Jeenbekov will have to resign, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reports.
