DUSHANBE (TCA) — The Minister of Finance of Tajikistan, Abdusalom Qurboniyon, and the World Bank Country Manager for Tajikistan, Patricia Veevers-Carter, late last week signed an agreement on the allocation of additional financing for the Tajikistan Environmental Land Management and Rural Livelihoods Project. The additional financing of US$2.83 million was approved by the World Bank Board of Executive Directors in June 2015, the World Bank said.

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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Agreements on financial and technical cooperation between the governments of Tajikistan and Germany were signed in Dushanbe last week, Avesta news agency reported with reference to the Tajik Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.

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ASTANA (TCA) — On February 15 Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov held a meeting of the Government to discuss implementation of the President’s instructions given at the enlarged session of the Government of Kazakhstan on February 10, 2016, the official website of the Prime Minister reported.

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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Turkmen state media are reporting that a “public discussion” of constitutional amendments aimed at extending the President’s term of office and dropping the age limit for presidential candidates has been launched in Turkmenistan.

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DUSHANBE (TCA) — The Minister of Finance of Tajikistan, Abdusalom Qurboniyon, and the World Bank Country Manager for Tajikistan, Patricia Veevers-Carter, on February 12 signed an agreement to finance the Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for Aral Sea Basin (CAMP4ASB). Under this regional program, financing for Tajikistan includes US$9 million from the International Development Association, the World Bank said.

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ASTANA (TCA) — The U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan has announced the 25th anniversary campaign celebrating relations between the United States and Kazakhstan, highlighting achievements in a range of areas and featuring three main themes: innovation, friendship, and partnership.

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