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DUSHANBE (TCA) — The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, with the support of the Government of Switzerland, is launching a state-of-the-art training program in Tajikistan that is designed to expand access to finance for local entrepreneurs, the IFC said.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Alliance française in Bishkek jointly with the Embassies of Switzerland, France, and Belgium to Kyrgyzstan are holding the Week of Francophonie in Bishkek from 13th to 17th of March.
Maria Levina
BISHKEK (TCA) — There is certain disharmony in the economic relations between the Eurasian Economic Union member countries, but it is normal. If there were harmony, it would be a single state, Kazakh expert Miraz Daulenov said at the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council (EIC) meeting in Bishkek earlier this week.
BISHKEK (TCA) — How can Central Asia’s nations reverse the force of greed thriving their upper echelons in favour of a fairer division of wealth en replace personal enrichment by collective economic improvement? If western parties would replace provocations by assistance to get justice done, it would help a lot, and give a new political generation no longer driven by selfish aspirations a chance to impose a velvet transition in the right direction. Kyrgyzstan appears to be the best-placed for such a process.
Maria Levina
BISHKEK (TCA) — The State Property Management Fund of Kyrgyzstan (SPMF) has put on sale through auction 100% of the state-owned shares of Alfa Telecom CJSC (MegaCom trademark) for the third time.
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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.
