Maria Levina
BISHKEK (TCA) — On December 1, Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev held a traditional year-end press conference, which gathered over 140 journalists from 70 media outlets including international ones. The President preferred the question and answer format instead of a traditional statement.
TCA
BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is making a new step in supporting the private sector in Kyrgyzstan by converting an existing loan to a client company, provided in hard currency, into the local currency som, the Bank said on November 30.
EurasiaNet
TASHKENT (TCA) — As the presidential election scheduled for December 4 is approaching in Uzbekistan and the country hopes for some changes in the government’s economic policies, we are republishing this article originally published by EurasiaNet.org:
TCA
ASTANA (TCA) — On November 30 Astana hosted the conference “Kazakhstan: new investment opportunities”, organized by the Ministry for Investment and Development of Kazakhstan and National Agency for Export and Investment KAZNEX INVEST. The conference included an investment forum with the participation of potential and existing foreign investors, a single exhibition of investment projects, and the awarding of foreign investors for their contribution to the economic development of Kazakhstan, the ministry reported.
TCA
TASHKENT (TCA) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $154 million loan to enhance horticulture value chain development in all 12 regions in Uzbekistan and the autonomous region of Karakalpakstan, ADB’s country office said.
TCA
BISHKEK (TCA) — The U.S. Government, the United Nations (UN), and the Kyrgyz Ministry of Health commemorated World AIDS Day through a joint event in Bishkek that reaffirmed their shared commitment to partner in the ongoing fight against HIV/AIDS, the US Embassy said on November 30.
