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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan is the first country to take up a new EBRD-EU programme to develop better financing for small and medium-sized businesses, which is planned to cover the wider Central Asian region, the EBRD press office said on June 23.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — More than 100,000 people living in 52 villages across Kyrgyzstan are expected to benefit from improved access to quality water and sanitation services, thanks to US$ 36 million in additional financing for the Sustainable Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Development Project, approved on June 22 by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors. Out of this financing, US$ 19.8 million is a concessional credit, while US$ 16.2 million is a grant.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Officials in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have said both countries are not holding any official negotiations on sending Kazakh and Kyrgyz military to Syria.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — A business forum of Uzbekistan and Switzerland was recently held in Zurich, the Jahon information agency reports.
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ASTANA (TCA) — During the 30th plenary meeting of the Foreign Investors’ Council in Astana on June 22, chaired by Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakh Minister for Investment and Development Zhenis Kassymbek reported on the implementation of the instructions for the establishment of the Astana International Financial Center, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
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ASTANA (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on June 22 said it is deepening its efforts to promote economic inclusion in the energy sector and the extractive industries of Kazakhstan with a US$ 140 million loan to Bakyrchik Mining Venture LLP for the development of the Kyzyl gold deposit.
