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BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is contributing to the reliability of power distribution in Kyrgyzstan with a financing package of up to €6 million to JSC Vostokelectro, one of power distribution companies covering 47% of the country’s territory, the Bank’s press office reported on December 8.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and AgroProduct Asia have inaugurated a world-class fresh fruit consolidation and packing center in Kadamjai rayon of Batken oblast in southern Kyrgyzstan. The facility is capable of storing 6,435 cubic meters of fresh fruits. The advanced technology enables the center to pack and sort up to 500 tons of fruits per day, the US Embassy in Bishkek said.
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ASTANA (TCA) — Members of International Association “Trans-Caspian International Transport Route” (TITR) held a General Meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan on December 6 to discuss the development of container traffic along the TITR, the launch of a regular container train in 2018, and increasing the competitiveness of TITR tariff rates next year, the press-office of Kazakhstan’s national railways company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) said.
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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan urgently needs to adopt a fiscal consolidation strategy and refocus its macro-fiscal policy to promote more diversified growth and high-quality job creation, the World Bank says in its Kazakhstan Public Finance Review. The Review aims to help the authorities identify key areas for improvement of Kazakhstan’s fiscal policy framework to ensure fiscal sustainability in the medium-term and support economic transformation in the long-run.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Following his constructive visit to Uzbekistan in November, the OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger signed a Joint Commitment with Uzbekistan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Gayrat Fazilov in Vienna on 7 December to jointly implement a road map on enhanced cooperation between the OSCE and the country.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — A meeting on improving activities of Navoi international intermodal logistics center was held on December 6 under the chairmanship of Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the President’s press service reported.
