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ASHGABAT (TCA) — The Turkmen parliament on October 15 defined February 12, 2017 as the date of the next presidential election in Turkmenistan, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reports.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — The Islamic Development Bank will provide a $700 million loan to finance the construction of the Turkmen section of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) natural gas pipeline. The agreement was signed in Washington, DC during the recently-held IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings. The State Bank for Foreign Economic Activities represents the Government of Turkmenistan in that agreement, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Times of Central Asia presents to its readers Stratfor’s Global Intelligence, a weekly review of the most important events that happened in the world — from Europe to Middle East to Russia to Central Asia to Afghanistan to China and the Americas.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — China is among the main trade partners of Kyrgyzstan and Chinese investments significantly contribute to the economic development of the country, First Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Mukhammetkaly Abulgaziev said on October 13 at the 12th meeting of the Kyrgyz-Chinese intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Embassy of Switzerland in the Kyrgyz Republic and the Honorary Consulate of Italy on the occasion of the Italian Language in the world week 2016 have announced a movie screening to be held on 21st October 2016 in Bishkek.
LONDON (TCA) — Upcoming December 4, the Uzbeks will go to the polls to elect a new president, following the death of their quarter-century-ruling leader Islam Karimov. Investors can take a break while those dreaming of a velvet revolution are in for a wake-up call: the issue of “succession” in Uzbekistan appears to have been well-precooked in a most timely and almost elegant manner. As in surrounding former Soviet republics except Kyrgyzstan, the Uzbeks do not like surprises, especially those considered prepared elsewhere.
