Maria Levina
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Kyrgyz Government has reported on measures taken to ensure economic growth and job creation. In 2016, Kyrgyzstan expects a GDP growth of 5.2%. However, many companies continue to experience difficulties, and some of them face a threat of production stoppage.
Maria Levina
BISHKEK (TCA) — If the country lacks generation capacity it is necessary to increase electricity import, Kyrgyzstan Prime Minister Temir Sariyev said on February 26 at the Government meeting to consider an anti-crisis program developed by the Economy Ministry and measures to support business in the current difficult economic conditions.
LONDON (TCA) — It is hardly a secret any longer: both Saudi Arabia and Turkey are becoming atomic powers and their plans stretch further than just Kurds and Syria. The consequences for Central Asia’s post-Soviet republics can become extremely grave sooner than it looks – not in the least because numerous cases of “disappeared” radioactive waste point in the direction of the “enemy within” – meaning Daesh, Al-Qaeda and similar groups. Put together, the facts as far as known show that the world is now closer to a nuclear military adventure, and Central Asia is not outside the danger zone.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is stepping up its support for small businesses in the Kyrgyz Republic with a new loan in the local currency, som, to First MicroCredit Company (FMCC).
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajikistan President Emomali Rakhmon has urged to increase the export of Tajik fruit and vegetables to Russia, Avesta news agency reported.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbek media report that Uzbekistan has completed the construction of the Angren-Pap electrified railway line that connects three provinces located in the Uzbek part of the Fergana Valley (Andijan, Namangan, and Fergana oblasts) to Uzbekistan’s mainland, bypassing neighboring Tajikistan.
