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BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have agreed to deepen cooperation between the two organisations as they promote economic development and investment across countries where they are both active, the EBRD said. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO is increasing its support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Central Asia with a €4.5 million contribution to the work of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Small Business Initiative (SBI) in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the EBRD Press Office said on May 10. Continue reading
LONDON (TCA) — Recent reports from various sides concerning the increasing lack of cash flow for Daesh (IS) in the Near East due to difficulties in its Turkish oil smuggling chain add a new dimension to the already existing threat of extremist forces’ concentration in Afghanistan bordering the southern republics of Central Asia. Ever increasing assessments of the area’s world-class gold mining reserves must have drawn the attention of gang leaders of Taliban, Al-Qaeda and Daesh looking for alternative baits and a motive behind their “spring offensive” in Afghanistan and beyond. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — As there are signs in Russia of renewed surge in radical nationalism and xenophobia towards labor migrants from Central Asian countries, here below we are republishing an article originally published by EurasiaNet.org: Continue reading
TEHRAN (TCA) — A new report says Japan is seeking to play a part in the development of the southeastern Iranian port of Chabahar, Iran’s PressTV news agency reported on May 8. Continue reading
TEHRAN (TCA) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says Iran and Turkmenistan need to strengthen cooperation in establishing regional peace and stability and fighting terrorism, extremism and drugs trafficking, Iran’s PressTV news agency reported. Continue reading
