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BISHKEK (TCA) — The parliamentary faction of Respublika—Ata-Jurt party on February 14 nominated its leader Omurbek Babanov as its candidate in Kyrgyzstan’s presidential election scheduled for this fall.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Remittances from Kyrgyz citizens working abroad to their home country grew 21 percent in 2016, Tolkunbek Abdygulov, the head of the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan, told a news conference on February 14.
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ASTANA (TCA) — Authorities in Kazakhstan should immediately release Zhanbolat Mamay, editor of the independent newspaper Sayasi kalam/Tribuna, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on February 13.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — In Uzbekistan, the estimated effect of import substitution reached $2.1 billion in 2016, the official Jahon information agency reported with reference to the country’s Economy Ministry.
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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.
