ASTANA (TCA) — Global, Regional, and National Human Development Reports for 2016 have been presented at Nazarbayev University in Astana, bringing together the representatives of Kazakhstan’s Parliament, key ministries and departments, the academia and civil society. The reports were presented by the experts from the UN Headquarters and from the Istanbul Regional Hub of the United Nations Development Programme. In addition, Ms. Cihan Sultanoglu, the Commissioner-General for EXPO-2017, Assistant Secretary General, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS participated in the presentation, UNDP in Kazakhstan said on June 8.

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ASTANA (TCA) — A total of 22 commercial documents worth $7 billion were signed at the fourth meeting of the Kazakhstan-China Business Council (KCBC) held in Astana on June 8.

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ASTANA (TCA) — Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev on June 8 in Astana, as the Kazakh capital city is hosting a June 8-9 summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — The fourth High Level Political and Security Dialogue between the European Union and the countries of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) took place in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on June 8 at the invitation of the government of Kyrgyzstan. Afghanistan was invited as a special guest to the Dialogue, the Delegation of the European Union to the Kyrgyz Republic said.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — Although Moscow and Beijing may pursue somewhat different goals when partnering in implementation of China’s One Belt, One Road initiative, it will certainly benefit Central Asia countries, especially Kazakhstan. We are republishing this article by Vladislav Inozemtsev on the issue, originally published by The Jamestown Foundation’s Eurasia Daily Monitor:

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BISHKEK (TCA) — Participants of the joint UN and the Kyrgyzstan government “Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment” (RWEE) project increased their agricultural production by 30-70 percent over a 4-year period, thus confirming the benefits of increasing economic opportunities for rural women. Additionally, RWEE participants achieved a 30 percent increase in income from the launch of business activities such as greenhouses, bakeries, photo studios, computer courses, and carpet workshops, and contributed to reduced rural unemployment, the project partners said.

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