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03 Oct 2016

Closing the broadband divide to connect people in Asia and the Pacific

October 3, 2016
By Dr. Shamshad Akhtar*

BISHKEK (TCA) — As the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) Committee on ICT, Science, Technology and Innovation will hold its first session from 5 to 7 October in Bangkok, we are publishing the following OP-ED on closing the broadband divide to connect people in Asia and the Pacific, written by Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of UN ESCAP, in the lead up to the event:

03 Oct 2016

NEWS

Kazakhstan’s Karaganda province to present projects to Chinese investors

October 3, 2016
By TCA

ASTANA (TCA) — On October 22, seven projects included in the Map of Regional Development of Kazakhstan’s Karaganda province will be presented to potential investors from China, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reported on its website.

03 Oct 2016

NEWS

Kazakhstan’s honorary consulate opened in Klagenfurt, Austria

October 3, 2016
By TCA

ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s Honorary Consulate was opened in the city of Klagenfurt in Austria’s federal land of Carinthia, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported on September 30.

03 Oct 2016

NEWS

EBRD credit line to support small businesses in Kyrgyzstan

October 3, 2016
By TCA

BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting support to private entrepreneurship in Kyrgyzstan by providing a local currency credit line to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the country, the EBRD said on September 30.

03 Oct 2016

NEWS

Stratfor’s Global Intelligence: Week of Oct. 3, 2016

October 3, 2016
By Stratfor

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.

02 Oct 2016

NEWS

Uzbekistan: Mirziyoyev flirting with regional reset?

October 2, 2016
By EurasiaNet

TASHKENT (TCA) — As, following Islam Karimov’s death, Uzbekistan is to elect a new President, and probably adjust its political and economic relationship with Central Asia neighbors, we are republishing this article originally published by EurasiaNet.org: