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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Norway’s parliament is seeking answers from Norsk Hydro, a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, about its dealings with a company registered in the Caribbean and the aluminium plant it owns and operates in Tajikistan, Aluminium Insider reported on March 5. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Anticorruption Business Council of the Kyrgyz Republic will begin a review of laws that may impact effective protection of property rights of businesses and citizens. The primary goal of the initiative is to reduce the risk of corruption within judicial, fiscal, and law enforcement bodies that affect citizens and business. The project is being implemented with the support of the United States through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), the US Embassy in Bishkek said on February 4. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Corruption, a lack of governmental transparency, and an unpredictable legal and regulatory environment are key constraints to business in Kyrgyzstan, according to a survey released on January 29 by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — In its 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released on January 27, Transparency International ranked 168 countries based on perceived levels of public-sector corruption. The most corrupt countries in Central Asia, according to the index, were Afghanistan (ranked 166th), Turkmenistan (156th), and Uzbekistan (153rd). Continue reading
