BISHKEK (TCA) — There is something about economic forecasts proclaimed by institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank: in cases they are mildly positive, realities that follow them tend to be better, and in cases they are mildly negative, realities turn out to be worse. Forecasts and subsequent realities concerning Central Asia in this context appear not just unexceptional, but even exemplary.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Embassy of Switzerland in the Kyrgyz Republic has invited the Eos Guitar Quartet from Switzerland with a concert tour of classical guitar music in Bishkek and Osh. The concerts are taking place from 9th to 12th of April.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Turkmenistan has passed a law under which all people seeking a marriage license must be tested for HIV, RFE/RL reports.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The economies of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) continue to face difficult headwinds in an increasingly complex and uncertain global economic environment, with short-term prospects differing substantially across countries, according to a new World Bank report.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — The shareholders of the TAPI Pipeline Company Limited (TPCL) signed an Investment Agreement on April 7 in a ceremony witnessed by petroleum ministers and senior government officials of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, and senior Asian Development Bank (ADB) officials. It will pave the way for long-term natural gas supplies that will give a major boost to the signatory countries’ economies and energy security, the ADB said in a news release.
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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan ranks 28th in the world in terms of energy intensity of GDP, Minister for Investment and Development of Kazakhstan Aset Isekeshev said at the international conference “Attraction of investments in energy efficiency projects in the public sector and in small and medium-sized enterprises” in Astana on April 7, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
