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04 Oct 2016

New World Bank-funded rural water supply and sanitation project for Kyrgyzstan

October 4, 2016
By TCA

BISHKEK (TCA) — More than 100,000 people living in the poor rural areas of Kyrgyzstan are expected to benefit from improved access to quality water and sanitation services thanks to US $23.5 million in financing for the Sustainable Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Development Project, approved by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors. US $12.92 million of this financing is a concessional credit, while $10.58 million is a grant, the World Bank said.

TCA

Sergey Kwan has worked for The Times of Central Asia as a journalist, translator and editor since its foundation in March 1999. Prior to this, from 1996-1997, he worked as a translator at The Kyrgyzstan Chronicle, and from 1997-1999, as a translator at The Central Asian Post.
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03 Oct 2016

Opinion Head

Closing the broadband divide to connect people in Asia and the Pacific

October 3, 2016
By Dr. Shamshad Akhtar*

BISHKEK (TCA) — As the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) Committee on ICT, Science, Technology and Innovation will hold its first session from 5 to 7 October in Bangkok, we are publishing the following OP-ED on closing the broadband divide to connect people in Asia and the Pacific, written by Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of UN ESCAP, in the lead up to the event:

Dr. Shamshad Akhtar*

Sergey Kwan has worked for The Times of Central Asia as a journalist, translator and editor since its foundation in March 1999. Prior to this, from 1996-1997, he worked as a translator at The Kyrgyzstan Chronicle, and from 1997-1999, as a translator at The Central Asian Post.
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Kwan studied at the Bishkek Polytechnic Institute from 1990-1994, before completing his training in print journalism in Denmark.

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03 Oct 2016

NEWS

Kazakhstan’s Karaganda province to present projects to Chinese investors

October 3, 2016
By TCA

ASTANA (TCA) — On October 22, seven projects included in the Map of Regional Development of Kazakhstan’s Karaganda province will be presented to potential investors from China, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reported on its website.

TCA

Sergey Kwan has worked for The Times of Central Asia as a journalist, translator and editor since its foundation in March 1999. Prior to this, from 1996-1997, he worked as a translator at The Kyrgyzstan Chronicle, and from 1997-1999, as a translator at The Central Asian Post.
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Kwan studied at the Bishkek Polytechnic Institute from 1990-1994, before completing his training in print journalism in Denmark.

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03 Oct 2016

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Kazakhstan’s honorary consulate opened in Klagenfurt, Austria

October 3, 2016
By TCA

ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s Honorary Consulate was opened in the city of Klagenfurt in Austria’s federal land of Carinthia, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported on September 30.

TCA

Sergey Kwan has worked for The Times of Central Asia as a journalist, translator and editor since its foundation in March 1999. Prior to this, from 1996-1997, he worked as a translator at The Kyrgyzstan Chronicle, and from 1997-1999, as a translator at The Central Asian Post.
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Kwan studied at the Bishkek Polytechnic Institute from 1990-1994, before completing his training in print journalism in Denmark.

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03 Oct 2016

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EBRD credit line to support small businesses in Kyrgyzstan

October 3, 2016
By TCA

BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting support to private entrepreneurship in Kyrgyzstan by providing a local currency credit line to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the country, the EBRD said on September 30.

TCA

Sergey Kwan has worked for The Times of Central Asia as a journalist, translator and editor since its foundation in March 1999. Prior to this, from 1996-1997, he worked as a translator at The Kyrgyzstan Chronicle, and from 1997-1999, as a translator at The Central Asian Post.
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Kwan studied at the Bishkek Polytechnic Institute from 1990-1994, before completing his training in print journalism in Denmark.

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03 Oct 2016

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Stratfor’s Global Intelligence: Week of Oct. 3, 2016

October 3, 2016
By Stratfor

BISHKEK (TCA) — The Times of Central Asia presents to its readers Stratfor’s Global Intelligence, a weekly review of the most important events that happened in the world — from Europe to Middle East to Russia to Central Asia to Afghanistan to China and the Americas.

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Sergey Kwan has worked for The Times of Central Asia as a journalist, translator and editor since its foundation in March 1999. Prior to this, from 1996-1997, he worked as a translator at The Kyrgyzstan Chronicle, and from 1997-1999, as a translator at The Central Asian Post.
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Kwan studied at the Bishkek Polytechnic Institute from 1990-1994, before completing his training in print journalism in Denmark.

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