ALMATY (TCA) — A Forum of Entrepreneurs will take place on May 12 in the territory of the Khorgos International Center for Cross-Border Cooperation. The main organizer of the forum is the Khorgos International Center of Cross-Border Cooperation under the auspices of the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan and the Government of the city of Khorgos (China), Atameken reported.

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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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