DUSHANBE (TCA) — The World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia, Mr. Cyril Muller, met with Tajik government counterparts and partners from the development community and private sector during his brief visit to Dushanbe on January 17-18. In his discussions, Mr. Muller reconfirmed the World Bank’s commitment to support further economic development in Tajikistan through providing more resources for investments as well as advice on sectoral reforms needed to ensure sustainable economic growth and the wellbeing of the population, the World Bank said.

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ASTANA (TCA) — A protest by oil workers in western Kazakhstan against the closure of a confederation of independent trade unions is growing as it approaches the end of its second week, RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service reports.

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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s First Deputy Prime Minister Askar Mamin held talks with H.H. Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs of the United Arab Emirates on January 17 to discuss implementation of bilateral agreements reached at the highest level during Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s visit to the UAE on January 15-16, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.

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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajikistan is thoroughly considering its possible accession of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), weighing all pluses and minuses of the move, Avesta news agency reported citing Khurshed Karimzoda, first deputy head of Tajikistan’s Customs Service.  

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