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TASHKENT (TCA) — The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved a $300 million policy-based loan to help improve economic management in Uzbekistan, which will help support macroeconomic stability and sustain high growth in the country.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan authorities have extradited Kazakh opposition activist and blogger Muratbek Tunghyshbaev to Kazakhstan, despite pleas from human rights groups that say he could face false charges and torture, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Representatives of the European Union and the Kyrgyz Republic held on 26 June in Bishkek their annual Human Rights Dialogue and discussed cooperation in human-rights related areas, the Delegation of the European Union to the Kyrgyz Republic said.
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ALMATY (TCA) — The 12th annual OSCE Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) seminar began on June 26 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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ASTANA (TCA) — Polymetal International plc on June 26 announced the start-up of the new Kyzyl mine in Kazakhstan ahead of schedule and below budget.
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KABUL (TCA) — The Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF), the largest source of on-budget financing for Afghanistan’s development, will continue to support the government’s poverty reduction, service delivery and inclusive growth efforts, contributing up to $2.485 billion over the next three years to the national budget, according to the results of a meeting held on June 25, the World Bank said.
