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KABUL (TCA) — The United States and NATO are moving to support Afghanistan by investing billions of dollars in the country’s Air Force, TOLOnews agency reports.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — The government in Uzbekistan says it will liberalize the country’s currency regulations, no longer fixing the national currency, the soum, to the U.S. dollar and removing restrictions on the amount of foreign currencies individuals and companies can buy, RFE/RL reports.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — The banking system in Tajikistan is experiencing hard times, with four banks facing a liquidity crisis due to reckless lending policies. The situation owes much to dubious practices in the banking system, but it is ordinary customers of the banks who now pay for that. We are republishing this article on the issue, originally published by EurasiaNet.org:
Maria Levina
BISHKEK (TCA) — For the first time over recent years, the water level in the reservoir of the Toktogul hydro power plant, the largest in Kyrgyzstan, has reached its maximum. The reservoir has currently 19.6 billion cubic meters of water, 2.7 billion cubic meters more compared to the same period last year. This gives Kyrgyzstan an opportunity to export electricity to neighboring countries, Vice Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Duishenbek Zilaliyev said.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Publisher’s note: Central Asia is an important geopolitical area between Europe, Russia and China. It is in Central Asia that world powers have confronted each other for centuries; it is here that China needs to succeed with its new Silk Road Belt for direct access to the Western markets; and it is here that a large wealth of raw materials has its origin. Every week thousands of news appears all over the world in printed and online media and it is quite understandable that many of them may escape the attention of busy readers. At The Times of Central Asia, we strongly believe that more information can better contribute to peaceful development and better knowledge of the region, and for this reason we are presenting this Weekly Digest of Central Asia which compiles what other media have reported during the past week.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — For over 25 years, the United States has partnered with Kyrgyzstan on a diverse set of programs to ensure greater stability, prosperity, and security in the country, including programs for the protection of endangered species like the snow leopard, Kimberly Rosen, USAID Kyrgyz Republic Mission Director, said after Kyrgyzstan successfully hosted International Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Forum held in Bishkek August 23-25. The twelve snow leopard range-countries reaffirmed their strong support for the conservation of snow leopards and high mountain ecosystems and signed the Bishkek Declaration 2017: Caring for Snow Leopards and Mountains – Our Ecological Future.
