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ALMATY (TCA) — Kaynar-AKB, the only manufacturer of automobile batteries in Kazakhstan, is expanding its sales markets abroad. The company has begun exporting its products to the African continent and has delivered the first batch of its BARS Asia batteries to Benin, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reported on January 26.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Preparatory work has begun for a proposed project to improve food security in Tajikistan by boosting dairy production while making the industry more resilient to climate change, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) country office in Tajikistan said.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Turkmenistan has expressed concern after a Tajik official reportedly spoke of plans to potentially open a railway line to Russia that would bypass Turkmen territory, RFE/RL reports.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — US Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Sheila Gwaltney made remarks at the official opening of the State Forensics Center under the Kyrgyz Ministry of Justice on January 25. The remodeled facility was financed through donations from the United States and carried out by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the US Embassy in Bishkek press service said.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — In 2016 Tajikistan did not increase primary aluminum production, with the output matching that of 2015, Avesta news agency reported with reference to Shavkat Bobozoda, the minister of industry and new technology of Tajikistan.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — EU Special Representative to Central Asia Ambassador Peter Burian had on 23-24 January meetings with Tajikistan’s Government, including President Emomali Rahmon, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sirojiddin Aslov, First Deputy Chairman of the National Bank Jamoliddin Nuraliev, and Minister for Economic Development and Trade Nematullo Hikmatullozoda. Ambassador Burian also met with representatives of civil society, the international donor community, international financial institutions, the OSCE, resident Ambassadors of EU Member States, and the Aga Khan Development Network, the Delegation of the European Union to Tajikistan said.
