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10 Dec 2016

White collar crime in Central Asia: the case of Tajikistan (part 2)

November 17, 2023
By Abdul Aziz

OSH, Kyrgyzstan (TCA) — Traumatized by a six-year civil war and next door to terror-haven Afghanistan, Tajikistan seems to be a most unlikely place for uppity crime to flourish. Yet, it does. In contrast to most other former Soviet republics, where white collar crime in the private sector and state corruption have developed independently, Tajikistan is an example of endemic fraud in the private sector which originates from embezzlement of state funds.

10 Dec 2016

Opinion Head

Transport a pivotal sector in Asia and the Pacific’s journey to sustainability

December 10, 2016
By Dr. Shamshad Akhtar

BISHKEK (TCA) — As the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) organized the Ministerial Conference on Transport from 5-9 December in Moscow, Russia, we are publishing this article by Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, the UN ESCAP’s Executive Secretary:

10 Dec 2016

NEWS

French court cancels extradition of Kazakh tycoon to Russia

December 10, 2016
By TCA

ASTANA (TCA) — France’s highest administrative court has canceled an extradition order to send fugitive Kazakh tycoon Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia, RFE/RL reports.

09 Dec 2016

NEWS

Investment forum focuses on SMEs in Kyrgyzstan

December 9, 2016
By Maria Levina

BISHKEK (TCA) — The Bishkek Investment Forum 2016 (BIF) was held on December 8 in Kyrgyzstan.

09 Dec 2016

NEWS

ADB to upgrade highways, improve road safety in Kashkadarya, Uzbekistan

December 9, 2016
By TCA

TASHKENT (TCA) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $198 million loan to help upgrade and widen 77 kilometers of the existing Karshi-Shakhrisabz-Kitab highway in Kashkadarya province, southeast of Uzbekistan, to improve tourism, mobility, as well as domestic and international trade, ADB’s Country Office said.

09 Dec 2016

NEWS

Road safety for key thoroughfare of Dushanbe in Tajikistan

December 9, 2016
By TCA

DUSHANBE (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and road safety organisation Eastern Alliance for Safe and Sustainable Transport (EASST) are teaming up with other partners for a road safety project in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe where a major international motorway will soon come into operation, the Bank said.