BISHKEK (TCA) — Reforms undertaken by Kyrgyzstan’s Government, including the introduction of a visa-free regime for 45 developed countries, have helped to increase the number of tourists visiting the country. Leading world journals have included Kyrgyzstan in their lists of recommended travel destinations.
BISHKEK (TCA) — A survey of integration preferences among the CIS’ population in 2016 has shown that the Eurasian economic integration is still supported by people in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) member states and their neighboring countries. Overall, the level of support exceeds 60%, according to the findings of the EDB Integration Barometer, a yearly research conducted by Eurasian Development Bank’s (EDB) Centre for Integration Studies. In 2016, 8,500 people from seven CIS countries – Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, and Tajikistan – took part in the survey.
ASTANA (TCA) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan jointly with other government agencies is working on improving the conditions of stay of foreign citizens in Kazakhstan, Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov told a briefing in the Ministry on October 28, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
KABUL (TCA) — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on October 27 approved $120 million in grants for Afghanistan and discussed the 2017-2020 Country Partnership Framework (CPF) that sets out the institution’s plans for supporting the country in ending poverty.
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.
