BISHKEK (TCA) — Multilateral development banks (MDBs) increased financing for Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) projects, including in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, in Q2 2017 compared to Q1 2017 by 125% or up to US $2.36 billion, according to the Review of Investment Activities of Multilateral Development Banks in Q2 2017, distributed by Eurasian Development Bank’s Strategic and Sector Research Department.

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KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan intends to attract Czech Republic investors for developing the country’s livestock sector, the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock said this week, Afghan TOLOnews agency reported.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — In June and July, 120 secondary school students from around Kyrgyzstan participated in Democracy Camps in Issyk-Kul and Jalal-Abad. The U.S. Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), organizes these camps annually. During ten-day summer camps, the young citizens enjoyed sessions on critical thinking, leadership, teamwork, and community engagement. The students learned about civic and democratic values, electoral processes, and the importance of voting through games, art, role-play, and multimedia technology, the US Embassy in Bishkek reported.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — In recent time, authorities in Kyrgyzstan have used courts and libel lawsuits to silence independent media outlets critical of the country’s president. Even though the mass media should be objective and their reports should be based on facts, this type of suppression of the freedom of speech does not improve Kyrgyzstan’s image of a democratic state. We are republishing this article on the issue, originally published by EurasiaNet.org:

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BISHKEK (TCA) — Russia’s Defense Ministry will provide Kyrgyzstan with two An-26 transport aircraft on August 9, Sputnik news agency reported with reference to the press service of Kyrgyz Armed Forces’ General Staff.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — A new cement plant with a capacity of 1.2 million tons of Portland cement per year will be launched in Buloqboshi district of Uzbekistan’s Andijan region in September 2019, the Jahon information agency reports.

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