LONDON (TCA) — For people in the heart of Central Asia, and especially those bearing state responsibilities, determining one’s fears means looking south and determining one’s hopes means looking north and east. Governments now pin their hope on regional economic integration, but that remains easier to profess than to make it happen.
Maria Levina
BISHKEK (TCA) — Heads of the Eurasian Economic Union member states signed the EEU Customs Code at the summit of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council on December 26 in St. Petersburg. The new Customs Code will enter into force from July 1, 2017.
EurasiaNet
ASHGABAT (TCA) — As Ashgabat and Tehran have been in a dispute over Iran’s debt for Turkmen natural gas supplies, we are republishing this article originally published by EurasiaNet.org:
Maria Levina
BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan attaches special importance to the development of economic relations with Iran, Kyrgyz Economy Minister Arzybek Kojoshev said at the Kyrgyz-Iranian business forum held in Bishkek last week as part of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Kyrgyzstan.
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ASTANA (TCA) — The U.S. Diplomatic Mission in Kazakhstan has announced the introduction of longer-term validity business and tourism visas for Kazakhstan citizens. Starting from December 29, 2016, qualified Kazakhstani applicants will receive visas valid for multiple visits to the United States within ten years.
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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s foreign trade turnover in 2016 is expected to amount to US $58 billion, Sputnik news agency reported with reference to Meirzhan Maikenov, deputy chairman of the national investment and export promotion agency KAZNEX INVEST.
