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ASTANA (TCA) — Russia has led its partners in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) with the highest ranking among the group in the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2017-18 Global Competitiveness Report. Russia ranked 38th on the list of 137 countries rated in this year’s WEF report, while Kazakhstan was next at the 57th position on the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), RFE/RL reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) will extend grants to finance health care projects in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
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ASTANA (TCA) — As part of his working visit to the South Kazakhstan region late last week, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Bakytzhan Sagintayev visited the Shymkent Oil Refinery to see the results of the first stage of its production modernization, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
Stratfor
TASHKENT (TCA) — On his path to political and economic reforms, the new Uzbek president Mirziyoyev is facing many risks and challenges, and many of them are beyond his control which makes his task even more difficult. We are republishing this article on the issue, originally published by Stratfor:
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan’s State National Security Committee on September 30 detained opposition parliament member Kanatbek Isayev on accusations of planning rioting before and after the country’s upcoming presidential election scheduled for October 15, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reported.
Maria Levina
BISHKEK (TCA) — Karakol city in the Issyk-Kul province of Kyrgyzstan has become the contest winner in the nomination “The best place for tourism development in Kyrgyzstan”.
