DUSHANBE (TCA) — In the first half of this year, Tajikistan produced 73.1 thousand tons of aluminum, a 13.6-percent increase compared to the same period last year, Avesta news agency reported citing Umed Davlatzod, deputy minister of economic development and trade of Tajikistan.
BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Commission for Democracy through Law — better known as the Venice Commission — is ready to provide the Kyrgyz authorities with an opinion on draft Constitutional amendments proposed in Kyrgyzstan, Gianni Buquicchio, the president of the Venice Commission, said in a statement on August 5.
TASHKENT (TCA) — The German automobile concern MAN Truck & Bus AG and Uzbekistan’s Uzavtosanoat automobile company will launch the production of cabins for heavy vehicles this September in Samarkand, the Jahon information agency reported.
ASTANA (TCA) — As part of the ongoing capital amnesty campaign, Kazakhstan citizens have legalized shadow money worth more than KZT 1 trillion since the beginning of 2016 until August 1, with the country’s largest city, Almaty, accounting for over 85 percent of all legalized money, Ranking.kz reports.
BISHKEK (TCA) — Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan have vowed to work together to prepare the grounds for the construction of a North-South Transit Corridor (NSTC), which is expected to provide a faster trade connectivity between Europe and South East Asia and become a rival to the Suez Canal, Iran’s PressTV news agency reported.
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $25 million program to help improve the climate for private sector investment in the Kyrgyz Republic, as part of the government’s efforts to diversify the economy, ADB’s Country Office in Kyrgyzstan said.
