ALMATY (TCA) — The Central Asia Water Future Forum and Expo is being held on September 19-22 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Organized by the World Bank, the event brings together over 200 policy makers and practitioners from governments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan, the international community of water practitioners, as well as regional learning institutions, universities, civil society and media representatives, the World Bank said.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) earlier this month approved the third and final phase of financial support to complete the rehabilitation of Toktogul hydropower plant (HPP), the largest and most important power plant in Kyrgyzstan, ADB’s country office in Kyrgyzstan said.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev canceled his trip to New York to attend the UN General Assembly after suffering chest pains during the flight, the president’s press service said late on September 19.

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ALMATY (TCA) — A Hong Kong delegation headed by Finance Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, John Tsang, arrived in Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty, to explore opportunities for business cooperation between Kazakhstan and Hong Kong under the Belt and Road Initiative, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reported on its website on September 16.

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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Turkmenistan on September 17 opened a new $2.3 billion air terminal at Ashgabat International Airport as the country tries to become an international transport hub in Central Asia, RFE/RL reported.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — Fifty four dairy cows were officially handed over to women of 10 villages in Tyup and Ton districts of the Issyk-Kul province in Kyrgyzstan on September 16, the Embassy of Switzerland in the Kyrgyz Republic said.

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