Remittances from Russia to Central Asian countries continue to fall
DUSHANBE (TCA) — The Central Bank of Russia has reported a sharp decrease in money remittances from Russia to Central Asian countries, Avesta news agency reports. Continue reading
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Russia’s LUKOIL starts building a large gas processing plant in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT (TCA) — Russian oil company LUKOIL has started the construction of Kandym Gas Processing Complex (KGPC), a key production facility in development of the Kandym group of gas condensate fields located in the Bukhara Province in the southwest of Uzbekistan, the company said on April 19. Continue reading
Stratfor’s Global Intelligence: Week of April 18, 2016
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Times of Central Asia presents to its readers Stratfor’s Global Intelligence, a weekly review of the most important events that happened in the world — from Europe to Middle East to Russia to Central Asia to Afghanistan to China and the Americas. Continue reading
Afghanistan: terrorism or war all moving closer to Central Asia
OSH, Kyrgyzstan (TCA) — Right across the Tajik border and under the very noses of Russian and Indian military based near the frontier, it is all-out war again in the northeast of Afghanistan and there is a pretty good chance that Afghan government troops will bite the dust in the absence of American, or eventually Russian, Indian and/or Chinese air support. Only days after the Taliban announced its “spring offensive” throughout Afghanistan, the much-feared extremists already keep the initiative both in the southwest and the northeast. Only resumed infighting between extremist forces could bring some relief for a disenchanted population in the region. Continue reading
Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund launches lending program for SMEs
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund (RKDF) has launched a lending program for small and medium-sized enterprises through Kyrgyz commercial banks. For SMEs, the interest rate will be 5% per annum for up to $1 million loans. Continue reading
Stratfor’s Global Intelligence: Week of April 11, 2016
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Times of Central Asia presents to its readers Stratfor’s Global Intelligence, a weekly review of the most important events that happened in the world — from Europe to Middle East to Russia to Central Asia to Afghanistan to China and the Americas. Continue reading
