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ASTANA (TCA) — At a press conference in Astana on April 3, Wizz Air, the largest low-cost air carrier in Central and Eastern Europe, announced the launch of a new air service between Astana and the Hungarian capital, Budapest, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
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ASTANA (TCA) — A roadmap has been developed for Kazakhstan’s priority export products and export markets, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Gulmira Isayeva told a press conference on April 3, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — The President of Uzbekistan has provided a wide range of benefits and preferences to businesses operating in the country’s Khorezm province and Karakalpakstan autonomous region, the Jahon information agency reports.
Stratfor
BISHKEK (TCA) — Russian media reported that police suspect the bombing in a subway train in St. Petersburg on April 3 was carried out by a man from Central Asia with ties to radical Islamic groups. Here below we are republishing an article originally published by Stratfor, which looks into different theories to explain who staged the attack, and what it could mean for Central Asia should the media reports about the alleged involvement of natives from this region are confirmed by investigators:
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Chinese authorities have imposed 15 new restrictions, including banning burqas and veils, as well as “abnormal” beards, in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the northwest China, predominantly inhabited by Muslim population, as part of the fight against religious extremism, Sputnik news agency reported citing media reports.
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ASTANA (TCA) — A Kazakh delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan, Askar Myrzakhmetov, arrived in Beijing on March 31 in an effort to attract Chinese investments in Kazakhstan’s agro-industrial sector and promote the export of Kazakh agricultural products to China, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
