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BISHKEK (TCA) — Here below is an OP-ED by the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS on the occasion of International Women's Day marked on March 8. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — A launch ceremony for the Tajikistan Higher Education Project took place on March 1 in Dushanbe with the participation of representatives of the Executive Office of the President of Tajikistan, Ministry of Education and Science, Parliament, international development community, civil society, higher education institutions, and the World Bank. The goal of the project, financed from the International Development Association for the amount of US$15 million, is to develop mechanisms that improve and monitor the quality and labor-market relevance of higher education in the country, the World Bank said. 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
DUSHANBE (TCA) — The results of the high frequency survey Listening to Tajikistan covering the period of September to November 2015 were published on February 8 on the World Bank Tajikistan website. The survey aimed at measuring the impact of the economic slowdown in 2015 on households in Tajikistan was initiated by the World Bank in May 2015, with the opening of the high season for many workers from Tajikistan working abroad. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — More than 32 thousand work permits were given to foreign nationals in Kazakhstan last year, according to the country’s Ministry of Health and Social Development, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported on February 8. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Remittances from Kyrgyz labor migrants abroad decreased by 37 percent in 2015 compared with 2014, Kyrgyzstan’s National Bank said. In 2014, labor migrants sent home $2.17 billion and only $1.41 billion for 9 months of 2015. Continue reading
