ASTANA (TCA) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $200 million equivalent loan to provide much-needed financing in local currency to micro, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Kazakhstan, ADB’s country office in Kazakhstan said on October 28.
ASTANA (TCA) — Turkey proposed a new logistics project that would reduce the time of goods delivery from Turkey to Kazakhstan’s western Atyrau Region. The project was presented by Turkish entrepreneurs at a Kazakh-Turkish forum which took place in Atyrau on October 27, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reported on its website.
TASHKENT (TCA) — By the end of this year, farmers of Uzbekistan’s Fergana region are expected to export fruit and vegetables worth more than $400 million, the Jahon information agency reports.
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s Energy Ministry expects oil production at the Kashagan oil field to be at four to seven million tons in 2017, Energy Minister Kanat Bozumbayev said on the sidelines of the Kazakh Parliament meeting on October 27, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
ALMATY (TCA) — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan implemented a total of 12 reforms across nine business regulatory areas during the past year. Kazakhstan carried out seven regulatory reforms – the most among the Central Asian countries – thereby creating a better environment for entrepreneurs. Uzbekistan undertook three such reforms, while Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan implemented one each, the World Bank Group’s annual ease of doing business assessment says.
ALMATY (TCA) — A Kazakhstan business delegation arrived in China’s Hunan province to attract investment for projects included in the regional map of development of the Almaty region, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reported on its website on October 26.
