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DUSHANBE (TCA) — The first UN Information and Resource Center (UN IRC) in Tajikistan was officially inaugurated on June 13 by Sirodjiddin Aslov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, and Ms. Cihan Sultanoglu, UN Assistant Secretary General, Assistant Administrator, Regional Director of the United Nations Development Programme for Eastern Europe and CIS countries.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Kyrgyzstan in January-March 2016 reduced 2.1-fold on-year and amounted to $150 million, the National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic said on June 8.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — A joint mission by the European Commission (EC) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have tackled the problem of uranium legacy mining sites in Kyrgyzstan. On June 13 and 14, the mission has focused on the next steps to take together with the Kyrgyz Republic, the European Union’s Delegation to Kyrgyzstan said.
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ASTANA (TCA) — A new trading house to sell goods of domestic producers will soon be opened in Kazakhstan’s capital city, Astana.
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ASTANA (TCA) — A memorandum between the municipality of Kazakhstan’s capital Astana, the State Revenue Committee of the Kazakh Finance Ministry, and the company Uber was signed on June 10 in Astana, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Major German retailer KiK last week met with Kyrgyz apparel companies to discuss opportunities with European buyers. The meeting was part of the Apparel Innovation Club supported by the United States through USAID’s Business Growth Initiative to strengthen the Kyrgyz textile industry, the US Embassy in Bishkek said.
