NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — A meeting of the Council on Improving the Investment Climate in Kazakhstan was held on November 18, chaired by Prime Minister Askar Mamin. It considered the issues of developing a competitive environment in the Kazakhstani economy in accordance with the requirements of the World Trade Organization and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the prime minister’s press service reported.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a $100 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Prosperous Villages Project in Uzbekistan. The project will improve the quality of basic infrastructure, including schools, roads and internet service, with village residents deciding collectively which priorities will receive funding, the World Bank said.

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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Reducing the footprint of the state and opening the economy to competition are important to promote economic efficiency and market development in Turkmenistan, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission said in a statement following its visit to Ashgabat earlier this month. The IMF mission assessed recent developments and discussed economic and financial policy priorities with senior Turkmen government officials, representatives of the business and financial sectors, and the diplomatic community.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan Prosecutor-General’s Office has started “a study” of an audio recording in which a man with a voice similar to that of Tashkent Mayor Jahongir Ortiqkhojaev threatens to “destroy” journalists and “turn them into gays,” RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service reported.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved funding to support a climate resilient project in Kyrgyzstan. The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has been supporting the formulation of the project that will build resilience and mitigate the effects of climate change in the country, FAO reported on its website.

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ALMATY, Kazakhstan (TCA) — On November 15-16, the First Regional Summit on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on the theme “Mobilization of financial resources for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals” was held in Almaty, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan reported.

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