Maria Levina
BISHKEK (TCA) — After the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway is constructed, Kyrgyzstan will have access to sea and become a transit country, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Temir Sariyev said on Kyrgyz national radio this week. Currently, the railway track gauge is being discussed with the Chinese side, he added.
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ALMATY (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s national currency, the tenge, has reached a new low against the US dollar.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Starting from 1 January 2016, foreign managers of Uzbekistan’s joint stock companies have been exempted from the income tax for private individuals, Novosti Uzbekistana news portal reported.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — China Nonferrous Gold Limited (CNG), the mineral exploration and mining company currently mining the Pakrut gold project in Tajikistan, said that on 29 December 2015, the first gold ingots were poured at the company’s wholly owned Pakrut gold project in Tajikistan.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Economic growth could resume modestly in Central Asia if there is a stabilization of commodity prices, according to the World Bank’s January 2016 Global Economic Prospects.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Chinese investments will be used to reconstruct the Kalai Khumb – Rushon motor road section in Tajikistan, Avesta news agency reported with reference to Tajikistan’s Transport Ministry.
