KABUL (TCA) — A UN report on Afghanistan published on July 25 shows a record number of civilian casualties since counting began in 2009, with 5,166 civilians recorded killed or maimed in just the first six months of this year, of whom almost one-third were children. The total civilian casualty figure recorded by the UN between 1 January 2009 and 30 June 2016 has risen to 63,934, including 22,941 deaths and 40,993 injured, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said.

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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajik officials say the number of Tajik migrant workers who left to Russia and other countries in the first half of 2016 has dropped by nearly 7 percent compared to the same period last year, RFE/RL’s Tajik Service reported.

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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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