ASTANA (TCA) — On February 15 Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov held a meeting of the Government to discuss implementation of the President’s instructions given at the enlarged session of the Government of Kazakhstan on February 10, 2016, the official website of the Prime Minister reported.
ASHGABAT (TCA) — Turkmen state media are reporting that a “public discussion” of constitutional amendments aimed at extending the President’s term of office and dropping the age limit for presidential candidates has been launched in Turkmenistan.
DUSHANBE (TCA) — The Minister of Finance of Tajikistan, Abdusalom Qurboniyon, and the World Bank Country Manager for Tajikistan, Patricia Veevers-Carter, on February 12 signed an agreement to finance the Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for Aral Sea Basin (CAMP4ASB). Under this regional program, financing for Tajikistan includes US$9 million from the International Development Association, the World Bank said.
ASTANA (TCA) — The U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan has announced the 25th anniversary campaign celebrating relations between the United States and Kazakhstan, highlighting achievements in a range of areas and featuring three main themes: innovation, friendship, and partnership.
ASTANA (TCA) — The Ministry of Investment and Development in conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan are considering the opening of a trade mission of Kazakhstan in Iran, Chairman of Industrial Development and Industrial Safety Committee at the Ministry of Investment and Development, Amaniyaz Yerzhanov, told a media briefing in Astana on February 12, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
ASTANA (TCA) — At the initiative of the Trade Committee of the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan a business meeting was held last week with a delegation of representatives of farms from the Osh region of southern Kyrgyzstan. The meeting was organized to build a partnership between Kyrgyz farmers and commercial enterprises of the Kazakh capital, Astana, for the early supply of fruit and vegetables and signing of long-term supply contracts, the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan said on its website.
