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ALMATY (TCA) — Entrepreneurs from Kazakhstan and Afghanistan discussed opportunities for cooperation at a Kazakh-Afghan business forum held in Almaty last week. Afghan businessmen were interested in finding potential partners and searching for buyers of their products in Kazakhstan, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reported.
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KABUL (TCA) — Local officials say attacks that killed dozens of people in the northern Afghanistan province of Sari Pul were carried out by Taliban fighters who teamed up with a commander claiming allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) militant group, RFE/RL reported.
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ASTANA (TCA) — India is going to create a market for its defense equipment in Central Asian countries including Kazakhstan, and has assured Kazakhstan of all possible support in strengthening its counter-insurgency operations, Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat said during a meeting with his Kazakh counterpart in Astana last week, Sputnik news agency reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Bishkek City Planning Council has not yet decided whether to allow or not to build a 20-storey Hualin hotel in the place of the Naryn restaurant located in the heart of Bishkek, near the Victory Square.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Publisher’s note: Central Asia is an important geopolitical area between Europe, Russia and China. It is in Central Asia that world powers have confronted each other for centuries; it is here that China needs to succeed with its new Silk Road Belt for direct access to the Western markets; and it is here that a large wealth of raw materials has its origin. Every week thousands of news appears all over the world in printed and online media and it is quite understandable that many of them may escape the attention of busy readers. At The Times of Central Asia, we strongly believe that more information can better contribute to peaceful development and better knowledge of the region, and for this reason we are presenting this Weekly Digest of Central Asia which compiles what other media have reported during the past week.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Multilateral development banks (MDBs) increased financing for Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) projects, including in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, in Q2 2017 compared to Q1 2017 by 125% or up to US $2.36 billion, according to the Review of Investment Activities of Multilateral Development Banks in Q2 2017, distributed by Eurasian Development Bank’s Strategic and Sector Research Department.
