TASHKENT (TCA) — South Korea company Young Shin Tech plans to organize production of gas cylinders for motor vehicles in Uzbekistan, Novosti Uzbekistana news agency reported.
ASTANA (TCA) — Agro-industrial company Inalca Eurasia, part of Italy’s Cremonini Group, will develop a Kazakh meat brand for international markets, Novosti-Kazakhstan news agency reported with reference to the Agriculture Ministry of Kazakhstan.
ASHGABAT (TCA) — On January 12 the Central Bank of Turkmenistan published on its website a press release on introducing restrictions on free currency exchange in the country. The announcement for print media, however, was offered only in the Turkmen language. The press release is not available on the Russian or English versions of the website. Below is the translation of the announcement, made by the independent website Chronicles of Turkmenistan.
TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan will until 2020 reduce the production and state purchases of raw cotton from today’s 3.350 million down to 3 million tons a year, Uzbek President Islam Karimov said at the Government meeting on January 15, Novosti Uzbekistana reported.
BISHKEK (TCA) — On January 18 the city of Bishkek received nine new ambulance cars from the government of Japan for a total amount of 100 million yen (around US $800 thousand), the Embassy of Japan in the Kyrgyz Republic said.
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan plans to produce 77 million tons of oil in 2016 compared to 79.460 million tons last year, Novosti-Kazakhstan news agency reported with reference to the country’s Energy Minister Vladimir Shkolnik.
