Sergey Kwan
ASHGABAT (TCA) — Iran’s growing natural gas exports and plans to supply the fuel to China, India and Europe make the Islamic Republic a direct competitor of gas-rich Turkmenistan in this sphere, the Chronicles of Turkmenistan independent website reports.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — In the first half of this year, Tajikistan produced 73.1 thousand tons of aluminum, a 13.6-percent increase compared to the same period last year, Avesta news agency reported citing Umed Davlatzod, deputy minister of economic development and trade of Tajikistan.
Sergey Kwan
BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Commission for Democracy through Law — better known as the Venice Commission — is ready to provide the Kyrgyz authorities with an opinion on draft Constitutional amendments proposed in Kyrgyzstan, Gianni Buquicchio, the president of the Venice Commission, said in a statement on August 5.
Sergey Kwan
TASHKENT (TCA) — The German automobile concern MAN Truck & Bus AG and Uzbekistan’s Uzavtosanoat automobile company will launch the production of cabins for heavy vehicles this September in Samarkand, the Jahon information agency reported.
Sergey Kwan
ASTANA (TCA) — As part of the ongoing capital amnesty campaign, Kazakhstan citizens have legalized shadow money worth more than KZT 1 trillion since the beginning of 2016 until August 1, with the country’s largest city, Almaty, accounting for over 85 percent of all legalized money, Ranking.kz reports.
Sergey Kwan
BISHKEK (TCA) — Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan have vowed to work together to prepare the grounds for the construction of a North-South Transit Corridor (NSTC), which is expected to provide a faster trade connectivity between Europe and South East Asia and become a rival to the Suez Canal, Iran’s PressTV news agency reported.
