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11 Jul 2016

Central Asia and Turkey’s repentance: too early for Turkish delight

July 11, 2016
By Douglas Green

LONDON (TCA) — Recep Erdoğan’s “mea culpa” and his attempts to get Turkey back on the political scene have been met with mild tolerance – but with less enthusiasm than he might have hoped for. The maneuver could restore “business as usual” between the former USSR and Turkey, but the latter is now under close watch by virtually everybody and “rebuilding mutual trust” is no matter of words but of deeds, the ball remaining in Turkey’s camp.

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Kazakhstan to borrow over $300 million to reconstruct irrigation system

July 11, 2016
By TCA

ASTANA (TCA) — Irrigation systems in four regions of Kazakhstan will be reconstructed through loans from international financial institutions, Novosti-Kazakhstan reported with reference to National Economy Minister Kuandyk Bishimbayev.

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Kazakhstan’s currency market stabilizing — National Bank head

July 11, 2016
By TCA

ALMATY (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s international reserves, including gold and foreign currency reserves of the National Bank and National Fund assets, amounted to $96.2 billion at the end of June 2016, the press service of the National Bank said.

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Islamabad says Afghan leaders blame Pakistan for all failures in Afghanistan

July 11, 2016
By TCA

ISLAMABAD (TCA) — Pakistan has reacted towards Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani’s remarks at the NATO Warsaw summit in Poland where he raised concerns regarding the distinction between good and bad terrorists, Khaama Press reported on July 10.

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Stratfor’s Global Intelligence: Week of July 11, 2016

July 11, 2016
By Stratfor

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.

10 Jul 2016

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Construction woes in Kyrgyzstan

July 10, 2016
By Maria Levina

BISHKEK (TCA) — A draft law “On the reconstruction and development of the historical center of the Bishkek city” has been submitted for public discussion. According to the initiator of the bill, MP Omurbek Tekebayev, the new law is aimed at streamlining the construction of new modern buildings in Bishkek based on a single integrated architectural plan.