Sergey Kwan
DUSHANBE (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the development of women’s entrepreneurship and of agribusiness in Tajikistan with a senior loan in local currency, equivalent to US$ 2 million, to IMON INTERNATIONAL, the largest microfinance institution in the country, the Bank said on August 3.
Sergey Kwan
ASHGABAT (TCA) — Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov in Ashgabat received the Chairman of the Union of Chambers and Exchanges of the Republic of Turkey Rifat Hisarjyklyoglu, the state-run newspaper Turkmenistan: Golden Age reported on August 2.
Lidia Savina
BISHKEK (TCA) — On August 3, the Central Election Commission of Kyrgyzstan (CEC) registered the first presidential candidate, Temir Sariyev, nominated by the Ak Shumkar political party. From August 1, the CEC has stopped accepting applications from those wishing to run for presidency in the country. The presidential elections are scheduled for October 15.
Sergey Kwan
ASTANA (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is increasing its support for municipalities in the regions of Kazakhstan with a new investment in East Kazakhstan: the modernisation of the district heating system of the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk, the Bank said on August 2.
Sergey Kwan
ASTANA (TCA) — As part of the Nation’s Plan “100 Concrete Steps”, it is proposed to reduce the tax rate for small businesses in Kazakhstan starting from 2018, the Deputy Minister of National Economy Ruslan Dalenov said at a briefing on August 2, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
Sergey Kwan
ASTANA (TCA) — The OSCE-supported Second International Women’s Forum on Future Energy: Women, Business, and the Global Economy began on August 2 in Astana for some 200 participants including high-level government officials and representatives of Kazakhstan’s Parliament, civil society and the business community, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana reports.
