BISHKEK (TCA) — A training on government finance statistics took place in Bishkek from October 23 to 27. The course was conducted by the Statistics Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and sponsored by the Swiss Government (Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs – SECO) in the context of the “Central Asia Fiscal Transparency” project, the Embassy of Switzerland in the Kyrgyz Republic reported.

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ASTANA (TCA) — Director of Kazakhstan’s Led System LLP, Amangeldy Taukenov, told a briefing on October 27 about the application of energy efficiency projects presented at the Expo-2017 in Astana this past summer, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.

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KABUL (TCA) — A large industrial park, Green Industries, established by an Afghan trader in Kabul’s Deh Sabz district, will be inaugurated within a month, TOLOnews reported.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on October 27 held a government meeting to review the ongoing work on improving the state policy for development of private entrepreneurship on the basis of privatized state property, and state support for privatized business entities, the official Jahon information agency reported.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — India has launched a new trade route to landlocked Afghanistan by sea through Iran’s strategic Chabahar port, bypassing Pakistan, RFE/RL reports.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — More than 200,000 people in Kyrgyzstan will benefit from the improved efficiency and quality of heating during cold winter months, thanks to the Heat Supply Improvement Project, approved on October 27 by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors. The project will be financed by the combination of a US $23 million credit and a US $23 million grant.

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