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TASHKENT (TCA) — In the first quarter of 2017, Uzbekistan’s agricultural exporting company UzAgroExport increased the exports of fruit and vegetables by 7 percent, the Jahon information agency reported.
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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s national wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna JSC last week organized an Investor Day in Almaty, in which the Fund’s top managers updated potential partners and investors on the current status of the privatization program and presented some of the Fund’s companies, the Fund said.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance is close to making a decision on whether to increase its troop numbers in Afghanistan to help combat militants, RFE/RL reports.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan is considering introduction of a specific plastic card for tourists, entitled Uzbekistan Pass. As expected by the project initiators, it will provide an opportunity for foreign tourists to purchase goods and services throughout the country at a discount, Uzbekistan’s Jahon information agency reports.
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KABUL (TCA) — Officials from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on April 29 said that they would provide at least $300 million USD for infrastructure projects in Afghanistan, the country’s TOLOnews agency reported.
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ASTANA (TCA) — “Development of transit container trains from Japan to Europe through China and Kazakhstan” seminar was held last week in Tokyo. The event was organized by Kazakhstan’s National Railways Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) with the support of the Kazakh Embassy in Japan, KTZ’s press office said.
