Tajikistan President Emomali Rakhmon with his son Rustam Emomali and his family

Proposed constitutional amendments pave way to power succession in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE (TCA) — A group of members of the lower chamber of Tajikistan’s parliament have proposed an amendment to the country’s Constitution that would lower to 30 years the minimal age at which Tajik citizens are eligible to run for presidency in Tajikistan. Today persons not younger than 35 years old have the right to run for President in Tajikistan. The amendment was apparently proposed in favor of President Emomali Rakhmon’s son, Rustam Emomali, who will turn 33 by the next presidential election in Tajikistan in 2020, the Fergana information agency reported.   

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Sergey Kwan

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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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SMEs can boost Kyrgyzstan’s economy

BISHKEK (TCA) — Small and medium enterprises account for around 40 percent of GDP in Kyrgyzstan, Deputy Economy Minister of Kyrgyzstan Daniyar Imanaliyev said at the January 13 roundtable on the development of small and medium business, said the press service of the Economy Ministry.   

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Sergey Kwan

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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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Ukraine to deliver goods to Kazakhstan bypassing Russia

ASTANA (TCA) — Ukraine says it will for the first time ship goods to Kazakhstan along a route bypassing Russia, due to the Kremlin’s trade embargo on Kiev, RFE/RL reported.  

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Sergey Kwan

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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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Kazakhstan lawmakers ask Nazarbayev to dissolve parliament

ASTANA (TCA) — The lower chamber of Kazakhstan’s parliament, the Mazhilis, has asked President Nursultan Nazarbayev for its early dissolution “in connection with the aggravating economic situation in the country”.  

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Sergey Kwan

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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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Kazakhstan supports domestic car industry

ASTANA (TCA) — The Development Bank of Kazakhstan has allocated 11 billion tenge from the National Fund of Kazakhstan to support Kazakhstan’s car-making industry by lending to private individuals for the purchase of vehicles, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported with reference to the Bank.

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Sergey Kwan

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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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Kazakhstan’s barite concentrates plant to reach design capacity in 2018

ASTANA (TCA) — The plant to produce barite concentrates at the Bestobe deposit in Kazakhstan’s Karaganda province will reach its design capacity in 2018, the Ministry of Investment and Development of Kazakhstan said.

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Sergey Kwan

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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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