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BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan’s imperfect legislation does not help attract investment in the country and even scares investors away, said experts at the recent roundtable to discuss the investment climate in the country. Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — Turkmen state media are reporting that a "public discussion" of constitutional amendments aimed at extending the President's term of office and dropping the age limit for presidential candidates has been launched in Turkmenistan. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — The Government of Tajikistan for the past six months has completed the process of accession to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents by taking further steps to implement the Convention in Tajikistan, the World Bank said in a press release. 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
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajikistan President Emomali Rakhmon has appointed his elder daughter, Ozoda Rakhmon, as head of the presidential administration. The appointment was announced on January 27, the president’s website said. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — The National Bank of Tajikistan is drafting amendments to the country’s Criminal Code to introduce jail terms of up to nine years for "illegal hard-currency exchange operations," National Bank Chairman Jamshed Nurmakhmadzoda told reporters in Dushanbe on January 26, Avesta news agency reported. Continue reading
