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ASTANA (TCA) — Customers in Kazakhstan and neighbouring countries will benefit from a wider range of high-quality products manufactured and distributed by RG Brands, whose operations are supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Bank said. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — A logistics centre has been opened in northern Kyrgyzstan’s Kemin district to aid in supplying local schools with fresh agricultural produce. An initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the centre should improve the quality of school meals and secure a sustainable market for local producers. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — With the assistance of Kazakh Invest National Company for Investment Support and Promotion, negotiations on the acquisition of the local instant noodles production plant Lotus in the Turkestan region of Kazakhstan were successfully concluded with Singapore’s transnational corporation CG Corp Global, Kazakh Invest said on September 7. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — On August 15, Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbai Jeenbekov toured the new edible oil and garlic processing facility in Uzgen as part of his visit to Osh and Jalal-Abad oblasts in the south of the country. The new facility, a joint investment of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and ElDan Atalyk, will employ 73 full-time workers and purchase large quantities of local crops. ElDan Atalyk already has plans this year to buy 4,200 tons of safflower, soybean and rapeseed from thousands of local farmers, the US Embassy in Bishkek reported. Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — UNICEF Deputy Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, Philippe Cori, on July 20 officially launched the Regional Nutrition Partnership Platform for Central Asia and Caucasus. Mr. Cori is visiting Turkmenistan on 20-22 July. Continue reading
ALMATY (TCA) — To support the development of a modern cold chain in Kazakhstan, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Competitiveness, Trade, and Jobs Activity in Central Asia co-organized an inaugural networking event last week in cooperation with the KAZLOGISTICS Union of Transport Workers of Kazakhstan and the DAMU Logistics Group of companies. Continue reading