TASHKENT (TCA) — Germany welcomes the steps of the new leadership of Uzbekistan to augment the openness of the economy and expand cooperation with neighboring countries, said Ambassador of Germany to Uzbekistan Neithart Hofer-Wissing, adding that “openness and active trade links will lead the region to prosperity” and “isolation is the wrong way,” the Jahon information agency reported.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — Canadian-based gold mining company Centerra Gold Inc. and Kumtor Gold Company have said that gold production at the Kumtor mine, the largest gold mine in Kyrgyzstan, was 550,960 ounces or 17,136.78 kg in 2016. Gold sales in 2016 were 546,342 ounces or 16,993.15 kg with a revenue totaling $686.4 million.

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KABUL (TCA) — U.S. Army General Curtis Scaparrotti, NATO’s supreme allied commander in Europe, told the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on March 23 that he has seen evidence of increasing Russian efforts to influence the Taliban “and perhaps even to supply” the militant group, RFE/RL reported.

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ASTANA (TCA) — Contracts worth almost $1 billion were signed at a Kazakh-Uzbek business forum in Astana on March 23. The forum was held as part of Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s official visit to Kazakhstan, his first trip to Kazakhstan since he came to power last year.  

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TASHKENT (TCA) — An investigation targeting Netherlands-based ING Bank is linked to bribes allegedly paid by the VimpelCom telecommunication services provider and other firms to the daughter of Uzbekistan’s late president, Sputnik news agency reports citing Dutch media.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — The first EU technical mission on GSP+ visited Kyrgyzstan in February to produce an assessment of the current state of play of testing laboratories available in Kyrgyzstan and specifically of those having international certification to approve the quality of products to be exported to the EU Member States. The mission has now presented a detailed report, shared with both the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Delegation of the European Union to the country.

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