ASTANA (TCA) — As Kazakhstan now bets on agriculture in an effort to boost the country’s production and exports, more attention is being paid to such traditional food products as horse and camel milk — ingredients that help create truly unique foods in the country of the Great Steppe. We are republishing this article by Aigerim Toleukhanova on the issue, originally published by EurasiaNet.org:
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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan and Belarus, both being member states of the Eurasian Economic Union, need to explore joint innovative projects, Ambassador of Belarus to Kazakhstan Anatoly Nichkasov said at a press conference in Astana on August 9, BelTA news agency reported.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — A project to support the construction of guest houses and the development of rural and ecotourism is getting started in Uzbekistan’s Tashkent and Surkhandarya regions, the Jahon information agency reports.
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KABUL (TCA) — A survey by the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) shows that problems facing Afghan businesses continue and optimism for investments in the country has declined, TOLOnews agency reports.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on August 8 in Tashkent received the President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Jin Liqun, who was on a working visit to Uzbekistan.
TASHKENT (TCA) — Under the new president, Uzbekistan has embarked upon perhaps the most important economic reform, aimed at making the national currency freely convertible. The plan, if implemented, would help the country attract more foreign investment, as investors would have the possibility to freely exchange their profit in Uzbekistan for hard currency and take it out of the country. We are republishing this article by Gregory Gleason on the issue, originally published by EurasiaNet.org:
