Sergey Kwan
KABUL (TCA) — The World Bank on June 13 announced a financing package for Afghanistan of more than $500 million to help the country through a difficult phase in its struggle to end poverty and to signal a long-term commitment to the country’s people.
Sergey Kwan
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Pamir Energy has won the 2017 International Ashden Award for Increasing Energy Access for its work bringing hydro power to 220,000 people in East Tajikistan and 35,000 people in North Afghanistan, as well as to many businesses, schools, and health centres, the Aga Khan Development Network said.
Sergey Kwan
ASHGABAT (TCA) — On June 13 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres chaired a “High-Level United Nations-Central Asian Dialogue on Implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Central Asia”. On this occasion, ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan adopted a Joint Declaration on strengthening regional collaboration to counter terrorism, the Ashgabat-based United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) said.
Sergey Kwan
ASTANA (TCA) — At the EXPO 2017 on “Future Energy” in Astana in Kazakhstan, on June 13, the United Nations called on governments, businesses, and cities to increase their efforts to accelerate the transition towards clean energy.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — On June 13, the first Double Taxation Agreement was signed between the Kyrgyz Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by British Ambassador Robin Ord-Smith and Kyrgyz Minister of Economy Arzybek Kojoshev, the British Embassy in Bishkek said.
Sergey Kwan
TASHKENT (TCA) — As relations between Tashkent and Ankara have been showing signs of improvement after the death of longtime President Islam Karimov, Turkish businesses are expected to return to Uzbekistan’s market. We are republishing this article on the issue, originally published by EurasiaNet.org:
