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DUSHANBE (TCA) — The Minister of Finance of Tajikistan, Abdusalom Qurboniyon, and the World Bank Country Manager for Tajikistan, Patricia Veevers-Carter, on February 12 signed an agreement to finance the Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for Aral Sea Basin (CAMP4ASB). Under this regional program, financing for Tajikistan includes US$9 million from the International Development Association, the World Bank said. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Chairperson of the Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund (RKDF) Nursulu Akhmetova this week told the media about the results, new directions and prospects of the Fund activities. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan still holds on to overall economic growth – in contrast to its other major-size partners within the EEU namely Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, which have suffered from considerable contractions through the year 2015. In this country, the main question is not just growth, but how to adjust the breakdown of the national economy in such a manner that the staggering 40 per cent of the population consisting of deprived citizens can get the opportunity to improve their lives. Continue reading
