ASTANA (TCA) — In the first half of this year, Kazakhstan’s automobile industry contributed 23.1 billion tenge to the country’s GDP (manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers), which significantly exceeded the performance of several other sectors of the manufacturing industry, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reported with reference to the Ministry of Investment and Development of Kazakhstan.
ASTANA (TCA) — The number of money transfers received by residents of Kazakhstan from abroad increased by 130 percent year on year in May. The most popular currencies were the US dollar and Russian ruble, and the main source was Russia, according to Ranking.kz, a monitoring project dealing with the Kazakh economy in the rankings format.
BISHKEK (TCA) — As an initiative to hold a nationwide referendum to pass new constitutional amendments was announced in Kyrgyzstan late last week, we are republishing this article by Anna Lelik, originally published by EurasiaNet.org:
BISHKEK (TCA) — A Guarantee Fund has been established in Kyrgyzstan, Economy Minister Arzybek Kojoshev said at the Kyrgyz Government meeting on July 29, the Government’s press service said.
BISHKEK (TCA) — The 275,000-strong population of Osh will benefit from a new wastewater plant which has just opened in the second largest city in Kyrgyzstan thanks to financing provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Government of Switzerland, the Embassy of Switzerland in the Kyrgyz Republic and the EBRD said on July 29.
KABUL (TCA) — A new report published by the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction says the Afghan government lost control of nearly 5 percent of its territory between January and May 2016, despite the delayed U.S. troop withdrawal from the country, RFE/RL reported.
