KABUL (TCA) — The government of Afghanistan has signed a draft peace accord with notorious exiled warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, paving the way for his return after years of fighting the Afghan authorities, RFE/RL reports.
BISHKEK (TCA) — On October 5 Bishkek will host a Kyrgyz-Japanese forum on infrastructure development, the press service of Kyrgyzstan’s Economy Ministry said.
ASTANA (TCA) — Retail services in Kazakhstan increased by KZT 78 billion on-year in the second quarter of 2016 with the share of services to the population exceeding 16 percent of the total services, Ranking.kz reports.
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s Baiterek Holding and Damu Fund will attract a loan of 200 million euros from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for Kazakh small and medium enterprise (SME) projects, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported on September 21.
ASTANA (TCA) — The Chairman of Kazakhstan’s National Atomic Company Kazatomprom, Askar Zhumagaliev, held a meeting with Ukrainian Minister of Energy and Coal Industry, Igor Nasalik, in Kiev to discuss bilateral cooperation in the nuclear energy sector, Kazatomprom said on September 21.
KABUL (TCA) — Negotiations are underway between the Afghan government and companies in the United Arab Emirates on attracting an investment of $6 billion for Afghan infrastructure projects, Khaama Press news agency reported on September 20.
