TASHKENT (TCA) — The regular, sixth meeting of the Uzbek-French Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation was held in Tashkent last week, the Jahon Information Agency reported. Representatives of ministries and agencies, firms and companies of the two countries operating in the fields of economy, trade, investment, oil and gas, banking and finance, engineering, aviation, natural resources, agriculture and water resources, geology, pharmaceuticals, information technology and telecommunications participated in the meeting.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — Fitch Ratings has upgraded the Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of Uzbek Industrial and Construction Bank (Uzpromstroybank, UPSB), Asaka Bank, Agrobank, and Microcreditbank (MCB) to ‘B’ from ‘B-’ with Stable Outlooks, the Jahon information agency reported with reference to the ratings agency.  

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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan and Belarus initialed Cooperation Development Roadmap for 2017-2018 at the meeting of Kazakhstan-Belarus Intergovernmental Commission for Trade and Economic Cooperation held in Gomel, Belarus last week, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.  

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ASTANA (TCA) — Growth in Kazakhstan is projected to recover gradually over the medium term, but the economy will continue to face substantial headwinds, says the World Bank’s Kazakhstan Economic Update Summer 2016.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — Three public discussions on the regulatory legal acts regarding the use of natural resources and environmental protection are being organized from 19 July to 27 July by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the local Aarhus Centre in the districts of Toktogul, Aksy and Kadamjay in southern Kyrgyzstan.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Times of Central Asia presents to its readers Stratfor’s Global Intelligence, a weekly review of the most important events that happened in the world — from Europe to Middle East to Russia to Central Asia to Afghanistan to China and the Americas.

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