BISHKEK (TCA) — A round table was held on January 19 dedicated to the start of a new EU funded project “Technical Assistance to the Implementation of the Sector Reform Contract: Social Protection Kyrgyzstan”. The project is for two years and will be implemented by a consortium led by Oxford Policy Management, a British consulting company. The budget of the project is EUR 1,820,800, the Delegation of the European Union to the Kyrgyz Republic said.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan’s agricultural export company Uzagroexport plans to export more than 1.27 million tons of fruit and vegetables in 2017, the Jahon information agency reports.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan’s parliament on January 19 set up a commission to investigate why a Turkish cargo plane that crashed in a village near the country’s main airport on January 16 was traveling to Bishkek.

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ASTANA (TCA) — One of Syria’s most powerful rebel groups, the Islamist Ahrar al-Sham, said it will not attend peace talks scheduled to be held in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on January 23, RFE/RL reported.

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DUSHANBE (TCA) — The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) updated 2017 to 2019 country program for Tajikistan focuses on supporting energy and road development, improving food security, strengthening investment climate, inclusive health, and sustainable urban infrastructure, ADB’s country office in Tajikistan said on January 18.

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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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