BISHKEK (TCA) — Under its framework to support water and wastewater modernization in Kyrgyzstan, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing financing for projects in four more Kyrgyz cities, with a total population of over 141,000 people. The European Union (EU) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) will jointly co-finance these projects, building on existing successful cooperation on EBRD-led projects, the EBRD said.

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ASHGABAT (TCA) — The 7th meeting of the Joint Turkmen-German Working Group was held in Ashgabat on May 11 to discuss issues of increasing bilateral trade and economic cooperation, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reported.

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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Belarus and Turkmenistan plans to increase bilateral trade up to $500 million, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Kalinin said after the session of the Belarusian-Turkmen commission on economic cooperation in Minsk on May 10, BelTA news agency reported.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan’s President Almazbek Atambayev took an important step toward curbing violence against women when he signed a new domestic violence law and accompanying legislation on April 27, Human Rights Watch said on May 10. The law, which replaces a 2003 version, includes measures to improve protections for victims of domestic abuse and strengthen police and judicial response.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — Sodiq Safoyev, First Deputy Speaker of the Senate of Parliament of Uzbekistan and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Governor for Uzbekistan, spoke about the country’s strategic reform program at the EBRD 2017 Annual Meeting in Cyprus. He stressed the importance of regional integration and highlighted Uzbekistan’s potential for growth, the EBRD Press Office reported on May 10.

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ASTANA (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is joining a strategic program to significantly upgrade irrigation systems in Kazakhstan with a US $180 million financing package. Loan agreements were signed during the Bank’s Annual Meeting in Cyprus by EBRD First Vice President, Phil Bennett, and the Minister of Economic Affairs and Budget Planning of Kazakhstan, Bakhyt Sultanov, the EBRD said on May 10.

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