BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan has all the ingredients needed to be a leader in the production of high quality fruit and vegetables – its unique soil and climate create a perfect environment for horticulture. That’s why the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Industry and Melioration of the Kyrgyz Republic, with the technical and consultative support of UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), held a training workshop in Balykchy, in the Issyk-Kul region, in early April, working with farmers to improve and modernize their farms to increase productivity.

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ALMATY (TCA) — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a senior syndicated loan of $82 million equivalent in Kazakh tenge to Microfinance organization KMF LLC, a leading Kazakh microfinance institution, to boost lending to micro and small enterprises, including women entrepreneurs and customers in rural areas of Kazakhstan.

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ASTANA (TCA) — Amnesty International has called on authorities in Kazakhstan to halt criminal proceedings against a pregnant woman accused of giving financial backing to an opposition political movement, RFE/RL reports.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — As the president of Kyrgyzstan has dismissed high-ranking security and law-enforcement officials appointed by his predecessor, the balance of power is increasingly shifting from the former president in favor of the current head of state. We are republishing this article on the issue by Chris Rickleton, originally published by Eurasianet:

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ASTANA (TCA) — Negotiations have been held between Kazakhstan’s delegation headed by the Vice-Minister for Investments and Development Arystan Kabikenov and the largest South Korean companies on the activation of bilateral economic cooperation in Seoul, the Kazakh Invest national company for investment support and promotion reported on April 17.

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ASHGABAT (TCA) — The development of a road map on solar energy in Turkmenistan was the focus of an OSCE-supported discussion in Ashgabat on 17 April for officials from the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the Institute of Solar Energy of the Academy of Science of Turkmenistan, the State Committee for Environment Protection and Land Resources, professors from the Mary Turkmen State Energy Institute and representatives of other relevant institutions and nature protection public organizations.

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