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.
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.
