DUSHANBE (TCA) — High-ranking officials from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Tajik Government as well as civil society representatives convened to assess co-operation in 2017 and develop a joint programmatic vision for 2019 on April 11 in Dushanbe. The meeting was the first of two annual consultations under the new format “OSCE – Tajikistan Partnership Platform”, aimed at reinforcing co-operation between the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and Tajikistan on the basis of genuine partnership, local ownership, openness and transparency, the OSCE said.

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KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan’s economy is forecast to moderate to 2.5% growth in 2018 and 2019 due to the challenging security and political situations in the country, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report. The government needs to attract higher levels of private investment to help boost economic growth, create more jobs, and reduce the country’s dependence on donor support.

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ASTANA (TCA) — An international business forum “Investment Climate in Kazakhstan: Institute of the Investment Ombudsman and Mechanisms for Combating Corruption” was held in Astana on April 11, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.

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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajikistan will need to create enough jobs to maximize productivity of the country’s increasing working-age population and spur economic growth, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — Growth picked up across most of the economies in developing Asia, supported by continued high demand for exports and rapidly expanding domestic demand, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — The parliament of Kyrgyzstan has approved President Sooronbai Jeenbekov’s move to sack the country’s Prosecutor-General Indira Joldubaeva, who has been criticized for what activists say is the persecution of opposition politicians and independent media, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reported.

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