BISHKEK (TCA) — Prominent English and Turkish language bloggers visited Kyrgyzstan from August 30 – September 9 on a tour organized by the United States through USAID’s Business Growth Initiative in order to promote Kyrgyz tourism. Fourteen bloggers travelled throughout the country on tours that highlight the country’s potential in culture and adventure tourism, the US Embassy in Kyrgyzstan said on September 23.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Eurasian Fund for Stabilisation and Development (EFSD) Council members have supported an investment loan to Kyrgyzstan in the amount of US $110 million to be funded with EFSD resources with the aim to finance the project of Commissioning of the Second Hydroelectric Generating Unit at Kambarata hydro power plant (HPP) 2. The decision was made at the meeting of the EFSD Council on September 23 in Moscow. It was attended by members of the EFSD Council – Ministers of Finance of the EFSD member states – and chaired by Anton Siluanov, Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation. The range of the meeting participants also included experts, as well as representatives of Eurasian Development Bank, the Fund’s Resources Manager, the EDB Media Centre said.

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DUSHANBE (TCA) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Tajikistan have agreed on a new 5-year partnership strategy to promote more sustained and inclusive growth that is less susceptible to external shocks, and create higher-paying jobs, ADB’s country office in Tajikistan said on September 23.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Times of Central Asia presents to its readers Stratfor’s Global Intelligence, a weekly review of the most important events that happened in the world — from Europe to Middle East to Russia to Central Asia to Afghanistan to China and the Americas.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s Internet operators raised the price of Internet transit to Kyrgyzstan almost threefold without any explanation in August. In order not to increase the rates for customers, Kyrgyz Internet providers have begun reducing the Internet connection speed. The news has caused a wave of indignation in Kyrgyz society that fears tariff increases for the population.

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