Tajikistan starts cement export to Afghanistan
DUSHANBE (TCA) — A first batch of Tajik cement has been exported to Afghanistan, Avesta news agency reported citing Tajikistan’s Customs Service.
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Jan
2016
04
Jan
2016
Domestic drugs account for 20% of Kazakhstan’s pharmaceutical market
ASTANA (TCA) — Domestically produced drugs account for 20 percent of the pharmaceutical market of Kazakhstan, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported citing Deputy Chairman of LLP SK-Pharmacy Maxim Kasatkin.
04
Jan
2016
Stratfor’s Global Intelligence: Week of Jan. 4, 2016
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Times of Central Asia presents to its readers Stratfor’s Global Intelligence, a weekly review of the most important events that happened in the world — from Europe to Middle East to Russia to Central Asia to Afghanistan to China and the Americas.
03
Jan
2016
Government suggests legalizing gambling business in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Ministry of Economy of Kyrgyzstan has proposed to allow casinos and slot machines in the country. The initiative was opposed by the public and some MPs.
02
Jan
2016
Kyrgyzstan’s largest hydro power plant suffers serious problems
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Toktogul hydro power plant (HPP) located in the south of Kyrgyzstan recently suffered two accidents. To help find causes of the accidents and cope with their consequences, Russian energy specialists arrived in Kyrgyzstan.
02
Jan
2016
Kazkommertsbank buys shares of Turkey’s Sekerbank
ALMATY (TCA) — A Share Purchase Agreement was signed on December 30 between Kazakhstan’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna (SK) and Joint Stock Company Kazkommertsbank (KKB) regarding the purchase of 224,353,416.49 shares in Şekerbank T.A.Ş. by KKB which represents 19.37 percent of the share capital of Şekerbank, the press service of KKB said.
