ASTANA (TCA) — In a new step to support Kazakhstan’s path towards a greener economy, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is launching a study that will assess the potential of developing a green financial system for the country. A system of this kind would boost financing for “green” projects in Kazakhstan and beyond and would be based within the forthcoming Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), the EBRD said.

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ASTANA (TCA) — The World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia, Cyril Muller, and the new Executive Director for Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Poland, Serbia, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan Mr. Werner Gruber, visited Astana on January 16 to discuss with the Kazakh Government the progress made during the 25-year partnership, as well as new avenues for continued cooperation for the benefit of the people of Kazakhstan, the World Bank said.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — A meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan on January 14 summed up the country’s economic results in 2016 and outlined the government’s priorities for 2017. Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev delivered a keynote address at the meeting, the President’s press service reported.

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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajikistan has fully cancelled electricity rationing. Starting from January 14, Tajik consumers will be provided with electricity 24 hours a day.

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ASHGABAT (TCA) — At an extended meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on January 13, Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov summed up the country’s results in 2016 and outlined development prospects for 2017.

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ASTANA (TCA) — During his official visit to the United Arab Emirates on January 15, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev met with the business community of the UAE in Abu Dhabi, the President’s press service reported.

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