BISHKEK (TCA) — In 2017, the economies of Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) member countries — Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan — adapted to negative external developments and embarked onto a trajectory of economic growth. The region’s task for the next several years is to achieve more reliable and higher economic development rates, according to the quarterly Macroeconomic Review published by the Chief Economist Group at the EDB.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — At a government meeting on February 27 to analyze the execution of tasks on increasing exports and reducing imports, Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev pointed to the shortcomings in the execution of the export plan and defined the main directions and tasks, the Jahon information agency reported.

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ASTANA (TCA) — Representatives of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy national railways company (KTZ) among other 30 Kazakhstan’s companies took part in the meeting of Kazakhstan-India Business Council in New Delhi, KTZ press office reported on February 28.

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KABUL (TCA) — The Taliban gave a cool reception to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s offer of political recognition and a truce while representatives from more than 20 countries voiced support for his peace plan, RFE/RL reports.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — Observers currently speculate to what extent the new Uzbekistan president will go with his reforms, and whether he will be able to succeed with these reforms should they will not prove to be cosmetic. We are republishing this article on the issue by Paul Goble, originally published by The Jamestown Foundation’s Eurasia Daily Monitor:

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ASHGABAT (TCA) — The Turkish construction company Polimex has stopped the construction of the toll motor road from the Turkmen capital Ashgabat to the Caspian port city of Turkmenbashi it was building pursuant to the contract concluded with the Turkmen government, the independent foreign-based news website Chronicles of Turkmenistan reported on February 27.

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