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BISHKEK (TCA) — Improved nutrition, reductions in rural poverty, sustainable management of Kyrgyzstan’s natural resources, and adapting to climate change are central themes in the country’s new cooperation agreement with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
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TASHKENT (TCA) — The EBRD is stepping up its reengagement in Uzbekistan with the provision of a financial package of up to US $30 million to JSCB Hamkorbank, the country’s largest privately-owned commercial bank, the EBRD said on December 21.
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ASTANA (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the government of Kazakhstan have identified key areas of cooperation required to continue joint efforts aimed at the modernisation and diversification of the national economy. A corresponding protocol signed by the two parties on December 21 will provide for the continuation of joint activities in attracting investments, the development of the financial and small business sectors, the stimulation of entrepreneurship and sustainable regional development, the EBRD said.
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ASTANA (TCA) — A Kazakhstan citizen living in the New York City borough of Brooklyn has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for conspiring to provide material support to the extremist group Islamic State (IS), RFE/RL reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Human Rights Watch on December 20 sent a letter to Kyrgyzstan’s new President Sooronbai Jeenbekov to share its recommendations for steps the Kyrgyz government can take from the beginning of his mandate to improve the human rights situation in Kyrgyzstan.
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ASTANA (TCA) — A regional meeting on harmonization of rules and regulations for facilitation of international rail transport was held on December 20 in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana under the auspices of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Committee and Organization for Co-operation between Railways (OSJD), the press office of Kazakhstan Railways national company (KTZ) said.
