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Analysts speak for rebooting U.S. policy toward Central Asia

BISHKEK (TCA) — “Major geopolitical shifts and internal dynamics are setting the stage for possible increased great-power competition in Central Asia between Russia and China at a time when the region is becoming less hospitable to the projection of U.S. power and to the promotion of democracy. U.S. policy will need to adapt to these changes in order to bring Washington’s ambitions in Central Asia into better alignment with limited U.S. interests and means,” reads the paper entitled “U.S. POLICY TOWARD CENTRAL ASIA 3.0”, published by CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE on January 25. Continue reading

Russian and Chinese investment in Central Asia

LONDON (TCA) — China, and to lesser extents Russia, have been unloading coffers full of billions to spread their wings over Central Asia. The par value of the assets which have been taken by the generous-looking fund providers has changed dramatically and regretfully for the worse. That there can be no investments without returns is something the Chinese have known from the start, the Russians are realising that right now, and Central Asian states would realise that soon. Continue reading

Kyrgyzstan open to Turkish investment

BISHKEK (TCA) — Turkey is one of the major trading partners of Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Economy Minister Arzybek Kojoshev said at the Kyrgyz-Turkish Investment and Trade Forum in Ankara late last week. Continue reading

Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan among world’s most corrupt — watchdog

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

EU releases EUR 15 million of its Macro-Financial Assistance to Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Commission has approved the release of EUR 15 million as part of the EU's Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) programme for the Kyrgyz Republic, the Delegation of the European Union to the Kyrgyz Republic said on January 27. Continue reading

Kyrgyz government aimed at minimizing external risk factors

BISHKEK (TCA) — The year 2016 will not be less difficult than last year as external risks continue to persist, Kyrgyzstan’s Economy Minister Arzybek Kojoshev told a news conference on the country’s results in 2015 and tasks for 2016, the press service of the Economy Ministry said.     Continue reading