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KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan’s Health Ministry says a Swedish aid group has reopened dozens of health centers it operates in the country, RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan reported.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan is planning to sell most of its thermal power plants to private investors within several years to develop the sector, Xinhua news agency reported citing an Uzbek energy official.
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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Economic growth in Kazakhstan remained robust in the first half of 2019, despite a slowdown in oil production driven by capital repairs in major fields, while a strong pick-up of activity was recorded in manufacturing, services, and construction, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team said in a statement following its visit to Kazakhstan during July 9-16 to review the country’s developments, prospects, risks, and policies.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is supporting private-sector led economic growth in Afghanistan by hosting a week-long workshop “Facilitating Trade, Promoting Economic Growth,” to promote trade between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, the US Embassy in Tashkent said on July 18.
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URUMQI, Xinjiang (TCA) — A new cargo air route was launched this week linking Urumqi, the capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent, China’s Xinhua news agency reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Republic of Korea is among Kyrgyzstan’s closest partners in the Asian region, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Mukhammedkaly Abylgaziev said at the Kyrgyz-Korean business forum on July 17 in Bishkek.
