Lidia Savina
BISHKEK (TCA) — For 25 years, since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Kyrgyzstan and the United Arab Emirates, not a single serious joint project has been implemented, although there is great potential for cooperation, President of Kyrgyzstan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry Marat Sharshekeev said at the Kyrgyzstan-UAE business forum held in Bishkek last week.
Sergey Kwan
TASHKENT (TCA) — Starting from June 1, 2017, the sale of the whole range of passenger cars produced by General Motors Uzbekistan joint venture will be carried out on the domestic market for the national currency, the soum. It is stipulated by the Decree of the President of Uzbekistan dated May 26 “On measures to improve pricing for products manufactured by General Motors Uzbekistan”, the Jahon information agency reports.
Sergey Kwan
ASHGABAT (TCA) — In late May, for the second time in recent months, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov criticized Deputy Prime Minister overseeing agriculture Esenmyrat Orazgeldiev and highlighted that reforms in the country’s agricultural sector were being implemented at an extremely low pace, the Chronicles of Turkmenistan independent website reported.
Sergey Kwan
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Militants forced to flee Afghanistan could represent a threat to the Central Asian members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Sputnik news agency reported citing the head of the CIS Anti-Terrorism Center.
Sergey Kwan
DUSHANBE (TCA) — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Paul Ross, visited Tajikistan from May 17−30 and met with the country’s First Deputy Prime Minister Davlatali Said, Finance Minister Abdusalom Qurboniyon, Economy Minister Negmatullo Hikmatullozoda, and National Bank Governor Jamshed Nurmahmadzoda.
Sergey Kwan
ALMATY (TCA) — Tough competition and the devaluation of the national currency, the tenge, are cited as the reasons for the French retailer’s shop’s closure in Almaty. We are republishing this article by Aktan Rysaliev on the issue, originally published by EurasiaNet.org:
