ASTANA (TCA) — The Ministry of Investment and Development in conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan are considering the opening of a trade mission of Kazakhstan in Iran, Chairman of Industrial Development and Industrial Safety Committee at the Ministry of Investment and Development, Amaniyaz Yerzhanov, told a media briefing in Astana on February 12, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.  

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ASTANA (TCA) — At the initiative of the Trade Committee of the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan a business meeting was held last week with a delegation of representatives of farms from the Osh region of southern Kyrgyzstan. The meeting was organized to build a partnership between Kyrgyz farmers and commercial enterprises of the Kazakh capital, Astana, for the early supply of fruit and vegetables and signing of long-term supply contracts, the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan said on its website.

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DUSHANBE (TCA) — The United States government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has announced a new health and nutrition program that will operate in Tajikistan’s western Khatlon Province.

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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.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — The economy of Kyrgyzstan has fallen by 10.7% in January compared to 2015. The Government explained the decline in GDP by reduced gold production at the Kumtor gold mine due to mining in an ore area with low gold content.

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