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URUMQI (TCA) — Frozen fish imports from Kazakhstan through the port of Horgos in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region saw a dramatic increase in the first five months of the year, Xinhua news agency reported on June 18.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on June 18 gathered more than 40 representatives from Uzbekistan’s central bank and 12 local banks to discuss recent developments in international trade finance. The ADB Trade Finance Program’s (TFP) experts updated the gathering on how trade finance is evolving in the region and globally, and shared recent case studies to support efforts by local banks to improve their trade finance products, ADB’s Country Office reported.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice-President Mr. Shixin Chen met with the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and senior government officials during his first official visit to the Central Asian country on 17–18 June. Mr. Chen reiterated ADB’s support for Tajikistan’s development priorities through the country partnership strategy (CPS) and national development programs, ADB’s country office reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — With two Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) workshops last week in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus are advancing towards improvements in their fisheries and aquaculture sectors.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Turkmenistan’s authoritarian President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has appointed his son as governor of the country’s Ahal province, Turkmen state media reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — On June 17, the Council of the European Union adopted conclusions on a new EU strategy on Central Asia, adapting the EU policy to new opportunities which have emerged in the region.
