Sergey Kwan
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s Energy Ministry expects oil production at the Kashagan oil field to be at four to seven million tons in 2017, Energy Minister Kanat Bozumbayev said on the sidelines of the Kazakh Parliament meeting on October 27, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
TCA
ALMATY (TCA) — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan implemented a total of 12 reforms across nine business regulatory areas during the past year. Kazakhstan carried out seven regulatory reforms – the most among the Central Asian countries – thereby creating a better environment for entrepreneurs. Uzbekistan undertook three such reforms, while Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan implemented one each, the World Bank Group’s annual ease of doing business assessment says.
Sergey Kwan
ALMATY (TCA) — A Kazakhstan business delegation arrived in China’s Hunan province to attract investment for projects included in the regional map of development of the Almaty region, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reported on its website on October 26.
Sergey Kwan
ASTANA (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Kazakhstan’s national gas operator, KazTransGas, have agreed to join forces in supporting the country’s drive towards a green economy.
Sergey Kwan
BISHKEK (TCA) — At the 15th Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Ministerial Conference in Islamabad, Pakistan on October 26, CAREC Ministers agreed to formulate a new long-term strategy for CAREC to enhance its relevance in the context of changing economic and development conditions, the Asian Development Bank’s press service said.
Lidia Savina
BISHKEK (TCA) — On October 26, President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev signed a decree on the resignation of the Government after the parliamentary majority coalition had officially announced its collapse earlier that day. The ruling coalition of four parliamentary factions — pro-presidential Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK), Kyrgyzstan, Onuguu-Progress, and Ata Meken, was formed on November 2, 2015.
