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SHYMKENT, Kazakhstan (TCA) — An unregistered Uzbek opposition group says it has been prevented from holding a two-day congress in southern Kazakhstan, where it had planned to establish itself as a political party to challenge the leadership in its home country, RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service reported.
TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan aims to become a regional transport hub, and for this purpose, Tashkent has suggested several trans-Afghanistan railway projects. We are republishing this article on the issue, written by Fozil Mashrab:
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) officially launched a new five-year project, the Agribusiness Competitiveness Activity in Tajikistan, in Bokhtar City. Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy Kevin Covert and Deputy Governor of Khatlon Rajabov Rajabali welcomed more than 170 participants at the ceremony, including representatives from the Khatlon government, the private sector, and local entrepreneurs and traders, the US Embassy in Dushanbe said on November 14.
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ASTANA (TCA) — The population of Oskemen in East Kazakhstan will benefit from the introduction of modern energy efficient diesel buses, which will partially replace the city’s ageing public transport fleet with the help of a European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) loan, the Bank said on November 14.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Scores of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Turkmenistan will benefit from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Advice for Small Businesses programme, funded by the European Union, the Bank said on November 14.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) plans to step up its cooperation with China and the European Union (EU) in order to deliver increased levels of high-quality investment in Central Asia and beyond. The EBRD made this commitment during a meeting attended by EBRD President Suma Chakrabarti, the European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, and the Deputy Governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), Chen Yulu, at the EBRD-PBoC Central Asia Investment Forum held in Beijing on November 14.
