BISHKEK (TCA) — The article below, originally published by Stratfor, highlights India’s efforts to expand its influence beyond South Asia with the help of a partner with whom it has a long history of cooperation: Iran.
ASTANA (TCA) — Chinese Ambassador to Kazakhstan Zhang Hongwei last week met with Kazakh media to talk about plans of creation of new Kazakh-Chinese joint ventures and transfer of production facilities from China to Kazakhstan, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reported on its website.
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s plant to assemble electric locomotives, EKZ, located in Astana, has signed a contract on assembly and delivery of 50 freight locomotives to Azerbaijan Railways, Director General of Alstom Henri Poupart-Lafarge said in Astana on February 26, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (left) and Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev in Astana on February 26 (akorda.kz)
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan and Egypt agreed to cooperate in agricultural and pharmaceutical sectors during Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s visit to Kazakhstan on February 26.
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.
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Kyrgyz Government has reported on measures taken to ensure economic growth and job creation. In 2016, Kyrgyzstan expects a GDP growth of 5.2%. However, many companies continue to experience difficulties, and some of them face a threat of production stoppage.
