DUSHANBE (TCA) — Ceremonies marking the completion of two projects funded by the government of Japan as part of the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) took place in Khovaling district of Tajikistan’s Khatlon province, Avesta news agency reported on March 8.
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajikistan plans to borrow more than US $670 million from international financial organizations during three years (2016-2018), Avesta news agency reported on March 7 with reference to the country’s Finance Ministry.
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Norway’s parliament is seeking answers from Norsk Hydro, a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, about its dealings with a company registered in the Caribbean and the aluminium plant it owns and operates in Tajikistan, Aluminium Insider reported on March 5.
BISHKEK (TCA) — Here below is an article originally published by Stratfor, which analyzes Russia’s re-evaluation of its military and security positions across the former Soviet periphery, including Central Asia.
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev visits a McDonald's restaurant in Astana (akorda.kz)
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev on March 5 visited the country’s first McDonald’s restaurant in Astana with the purpose to encourage foreign investors to come and invest in Kazakhstan, Nazarbayev’s Spokesman Dauren Abayev wrote on the official page of the presidential office in the Facebook.
ASTANA (TCA) — The first “Brand of Nation” food market opened on March 5 in the Kazakh capital Astana, which sells domestically-produced food only, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
