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ALMATY (TCA) — At present, 31 commodity items of 15 Kazakhstan companies are placed on Jumore, the largest Chinese electronic trading platform, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reported.
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ASTANA (TCA) — Within the framework of the International Exhibition Astana EXPO-2017, in the pavilion The World of Nuclear Energy, Kazakhstan’s national atomic company Kazatomprom on June 12 signed memorandums with Cameco Corporation (Canada), Uranium One Inc., CGN (China), and AREVA (France). All four documents determine the opportunities for cooperation in implementing in Kazatomprom the tasks outlined in the Address of the President of Kazakhstan “Third modernization of Kazakhstan: global competitiveness” and the state program “Digital Kazakhstan”.
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ASTANA (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on June 12 said it is arranging a US$ 350 million syndicated loan to JSC ShalkiyaZinc Ltd, a Kazakh mining company, for the expansion of the Shalkiya zinc and lead mine in the Kyzylorda region as well as the construction of a new processing plant at the site. The loan is in line with the Bank’s strategy of supporting inclusive economic development in Kazakhstan’s remote regions. The project will support overall economic growth of Kyzylorda region and create more education and career opportunities for women and young people.
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ASTANA (TCA) — “Arnasay Green Technologies Centre is a unique hub with an entire cluster of innovations, which form a green platform for all those who wish to learn, share, and disseminate this knowledge,” the United Nations Commissioner-General to EXPO-2017 in Astana, Cihan Sultanoglu, said to the media during her visit to Arnasay on June 12.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon discussed the human rights situation in the Central Asian country on June 12 in Dushanbe, RFE/RL’s Tajik Service reported.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — The “High-Level United Nations-Central Asian Dialogue on Implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Central Asia” will take place in Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat on 13 June, the Ashgabat-based United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy (UNRCCA) said.
