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ASTANA (TCA) — In the first half of 2018, state bodies in Kazakhstan will check more than 30,000 business entities, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reported on its website.
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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s railways in 2017 transported 8.9 million tons of grain, including 5.8 million tons for export, and 3.2 million tons of flour, including 2.4 million tons for export, according to Oralkhan Kulakov, the head of JSC KTZ-Freight Transportation, a subdivision of Kazakhstan’s national railways company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ).
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KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan and Uzbekistan will start transiting goods across their border in the near future, officials from the Afghan Ministry of Commerce and Industries said, adding that delegations from the two countries are working to make this happen, TOLOnews reports.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Starting from January 2018 the use of black cars will be prohibited in Turkmenistan, the foreign-based independent news website Chronicles of Turkmenistan reports.
The parking lot located on Yubileynaya street in Ashgabat has been filled with vehicles of dark colors for over two months. Correspondents of Chronicles of Turkmenistan report that the cars were actually arrested and towed away as per police requirements.
A few days ago the cars started to be returned to their owners who need to sign a document which obliges them to repaint their vehicle in white or light colors.
Radio Azatlyk also reports that black cars are towed away directly from parking lots and transported to car impounds of the road police.
The new requirements led to the fact that the fees for car painting services have doubled. The car painting used to cost $500 whereas now $1000 is charged for the same service.
Starting from January 2015 black cars were banned from being imported into Turkmenistan. At that time customs officers failed to explain the reasons behind the ban. They responded to outraged questions that white cars needed to be purchased as “white color is supposed to be lucky”.
The Chronicles of Turkmenistan mentioned that white is the favorite color of Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off billions of dollars in aid to Pakistan, accusing Islamabad of being a safe haven for extremists the U.S. hunts in Afghanistan, RFE/RL reported.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — In 2017, the government of Uzbekistan took a number of measures to liberalize foreign trade and increase the country’s export potential. Customs duties for all exported goods and services were abolished and the licensing and export system was simplified. A zero rate of customs duties has been established for more than 60 percent of goods. This was said at a press conference on the results of activities of the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan in 2017, the Jahon information agency reported.
