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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.
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ASTANA (TCA) — From January 1st to 31st, Kazakhstan, for the first time in its history, assumes the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is committing new funds to address solid waste treatment issues in Tajikistan. By providing a 15-year sovereign-guaranteed loan of up to US$2 million to the state enterprise “Sanitary Cleaning of Urban Areas of Kulob”, the Bank will bring significant environmental benefits to this Tajik municipality, the EBRD said on December 29.
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ASTANA (TCA) — The first co-financing project in Kazakhstan for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Bank of China (BoC) is to take off following the BoC’s decision to join the transaction, the EBRD said.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan is planning to introduce alternative toll roads. The first pilot project will be the Bishkek—Chaldovar highway, bypassing Uzgen city in the south of the country.
