EurasiaNet
BISHKEK (TCA) — As migrant-phobia sentiments are on the rise in Russia towards labor immigrants from Central Asian countries, including Kyrgyzstan, we are republishing this article on the issue, originally published by EurasiaNet.org:
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ASTANA (TCA) — After a slowdown in 2016, growth in Kazakhstan is expected to strengthen to 2.5 percent this year, reflecting higher oil production and the effect of substantial fiscal stimulus spending, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a press release on May 9, after the IMF Executive Board earlier concluded the 2017 Article IV consultation with Kazakhstan.
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OSH, Kyrgyzstan (TCA) — Terrorist forces are now on the threshold of Tajikistan, threatening the country’s vital infrastructure and territorial control.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Advisers to US President Donald Trump have worked out and proposed a new plan that could significantly change the situation in Afghanistan and expand the military activities against militants, Sputnik news agency reports citing US media.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — In Q1 2017, multilateral development banks (MDBs) reduced finance for the CIS countries four times compared to Q4 2016 and 1.9 times compared to Q1 2016, according to the review ‘An Overview of Investments by Multilateral Development Banks in Q1 2017 in the CIS Countries’ distributed by Eurasian Development Bank’s (EDB) Strategic and Industrial Research Department.
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KABUL (TCA) — Poverty and unemployment in Afghanistan rose in the three years following the start of international troops withdrawing in 2011 due to a sharp fall in growth and rise in insecurity, a joint report by the Government of Afghanistan and the World Bank said on May 8. With the country continuing to struggle with sluggish growth and deteriorating security, poverty is likely to have remained at high levels.
