BISHKEK (TCA) — Call it stabilisation, call it stagnation. Another year has passed in which Central Asia’s national economies remained aloof from overall collapse. For a badly needed breakthrough, drastic measures needed have been confined to conference rooms and far away from reality.
Maria Levina
BISHKEK (TCA) — Among the CIS countries, only Kyrgyz airlines are now forbidden to fly to the European Union, after the European Commission earlier this month updated the EU Air Safety List (the so called blacklist), and all of Kazakhstan’s airlines have been cleared from the list “following further improvements to the aviation safety situation in that country”.
EurasiaNet
DUSHANBE (TCA) — As achievement of energy security was declared one of the key objectives in Tajikistan’s National Development Strategy until 2030, we are republishing this article originally published by EurasiaNet.org:
Stratfor
BISHKEK (TCA) — As Russia seeks to strengthen its military position in post-Soviet countries including in Central Asia, we are republishing this article originally published by Stratfor:
TCA
BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev on December 23 held talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Bishkek. The talks focused on Iranian investments in the Kyrgyz economy, gradual introduction of visa-free travel between the two countries, and joint efforts to combat terrorism.
TCA
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajikistan’s National Development Strategy until 2030 is to be implemented in three phases, Avesta news agency reported with reference to the Tajik government.
