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:
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Speaking at the Uzbek parliament on May 27, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov told about his ministry’s work on improving the country’s visa system, the Jahon information agency reported.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — In his video-call greeting the participants of the International Energy Charter Forum “Towards a Multilateral Framework Agreement on Transit of Energy Resources” held in Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat on May 30-31, Vice-President of the European Commission Maros Sefcovic expressed firm confidence that Caspian and Central Asian Region and the European Union would shortly develop beneficial cooperation in different spheres including the energy, and that the negotiations and continuous efforts in provision of Turkmen gas supplies to European markets indicate strong partnership and cooperation, Turkmen state media reported.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Russian special forces are carrying out military drills in Tajikistan on the Afghan-Tajik border, searching for simulated outlawed armed groups as part of the exercises, Sputnik news agency quoted Yaroslav Roshchupkin, the spokesman of Russian Central Military District, as saying on May 30.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Tashkent last week hosted the International Exhibition and Conference ‘Oil and Gas of Uzbekistan’, which brought together 178 companies from 28 countries. The event resulted in the signing of five bilateral documents on the establishment of a joint enterprise, study of opportunities of expanding hydrocarbon extraction, upgrade of production capacities, and other projects, the Jahon information agency reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Prosecutor-General’s Office in Kyrgyzstan said it has opened a criminal case against two members of the Kyrgyz parliament from Bir Bol faction — former Prime Minister Igor Chudinov and former Economy and Trade Minister Akylbek Japarov, on charges of corruption.
