BISHKEK (TCA) — As the security situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated, the United States, as well as Russia and China, has increased military assistance to security forces in neighboring Central Asian states. Here below we are republishing this article by Joshua Kucera on the issue, originally published by EurasiaNet.org:
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Publisher’s note: Central Asia is an important geopolitical area between Europe, Russia and China. It is in Central Asia that world powers have confronted each other for centuries; it is here that China needs to succeed with its new Silk Road Belt for direct access to the Western markets; and it is here that a large wealth of raw materials has its origin. Every week thousands of news appears all over the world in printed and online media and it is quite understandable that many of them may escape the attention of busy readers. At The Times of Central Asia, we strongly believe that more information can better contribute to peaceful development and better knowledge of the region, and for this reason we are presenting this Weekly Digest of Central Asia which compiles what other media have reported during the past week.
Maria Levina
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Kyrgyz Government plans to allocate soft loans worth seven billion soms to agrarians this year, which is 2.2 billion soms more than last year. The processors and farms whose products will be exported will enjoy the most favorable conditions for obtaining loans.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — As Turkmenistan’s economy is experiencing difficulties largely caused by decreasing foreign-currency revenues from the country’s natural-gas export, we are republishing this article originally published by EurasiaNet.org:
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BISHKEK (TCA) — A pro-government member of Kyrgyzstan’s parliament has been charged with corruption, becoming at least the sixth high-profile figure to face such charges in the country in the last two months, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reports.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Today, March 31, Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, on an official visit to Turkmenistan, inaugurated the ore-dressing and processing complex for the production of potash fertilizers in Garlyk in Turkmenistan’s Lebap province, official Turkmen media reported.
