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ASTANA (TCA) — In 2016, authorities in Kazakhstan issued 36,792 permits to employers for attracting foreign labor force (FLF) to work in the country, with a third of all foreign workers coming from China, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has been re-elected for a third, seven-year term in office by winning 97.69 percent of the vote in the February 12 election, according to preliminary results announced by the country’s Central Election Commission on February 13.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev will pay an official visit to Brussels on February 16 to hold talks with the highest EU leadership, Head of Delegation of the European Union to the Kyrgyz Republic, Ambassador Cesare De Montis told a press conference in Bishkek last week.
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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s Zhol Zhondeushi Company LLP has purchased the Serbian company ZGOP a.d. (Novi Sad), the only company performing capital overhaul and construction of railways in Serbia, the Ministry for Investments and Development of Kazakhstan said.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Seven tour operators from Kyrgyzstan participated in the Eastern Mediterranean Travel and Tourism (EMITT) fair in Istanbul (Turkey) late in January, with the support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). In partnership with the Turkish travel and media firm, Gezimanya, USAID also hosted several promotional events at the exhibition to generate additional interest in Kyrgyzstan among foreign tour operators, tourism social media bloggers and traditional media outlets. As a result, Kyrgyzstani tour operators negotiated 42 potential contracts for the 2017 summer season, the US Embassy in Bishkek press service said.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — At its meeting on February 10, the parliamentary faction of pro-presidential Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK) said the work of the Ministry of Economy is unsatisfactory.
