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ALMATY (TCA) — A business forum to attract investments was organized at the Khorgos International Centre of Boundary Cooperation (ICBC) at the initiative of the Administrative Committee of JSC ICBC Khorgos (Kazakhstan) and FEZ Khorgos (China), the press office of Kazakhstan’s national railways company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) reported on January 29.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Staff from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on January 26 joined United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Deputy Country Director Mariko Kawabata in a visit to Balkhi district in Khatlon province to review the progress of the recently launched project for the prevention and treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in Tajikistan. The group visited a project-supported rural health center and spoke with healthcare professionals and patients receiving support, the US Embassy in Dushanbe reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected the possibility of negotiations with the Taliban anytime soon following a series of deadly attacks in Afghanistan, RFE/RL reported.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan’s former interior minister has been detained, according to two law enforcement officials in the Central Asian state, though it remains unclear on what charges, RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service reports.
BISHKEK (TCA) — Central Asian countries, and Kazakhstan in particular, have high numbers of road traffic accidents resulting in deaths and injuries every year. The problem can be solved by joint efforts of the governments and the public, and introduction of international best practices in the road traffic safety sphere. We are presenting this article by Aliya Karakulova, Senior Operations Officer, Transport and ICT for Central Asia, China, and Mongolia, at the World Bank Central Asia Regional Office in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The article was originally published on the World Bank website:
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — A plant to assemble Turkey’s AKIA buses will be opened in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe in the near future, First Deputy Mayor of Dushanbe Mahmadsaid Zuvaidzoda told journalists, Avesta news agency reported.
