Central Asia states optimistic on solving transportation problems
BISHKEK (TCA) — President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has proposed to create a regional transport council of the Central Asian countries. Continue reading
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Nurly Zhol–Khorgos checkpoint opens at Kazakhstan-China border
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (TCA) — Amangeldy Issenov, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board at the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), took part in the official opening of the Nurly Zhol (Kazakhstan) – Khorgos (China) checkpoint on September 27. The event took place in the neutral territory between the borders of Kazakhstan and China. The participants in the ceremony included Kanat Bayedilov, Vice Minister of Finance of Kazakhstan, Ardak Tengebayev, Chairman of the State Revenues Committee at the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan, and Amandyk Batalov, Mayor of Almaty Region, the EDB press service reported. Continue reading
China and Pakistan to extend their Economic Corridor to Afghanistan
KABUL (TCA) — Senior Chinese and Pakistani officials in a meeting in Islamabad decided to accelerate and extend the $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor towards Afghanistan, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported with reference to Indian media. Continue reading
Afghanistan to start shipment of goods to Europe via Lapis Lazuli corridor soon
KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce on August 28 said the Lapis Lazuli Corridor agreement will be implemented within the next two months and will see the first Afghan shipment of goods exported to Europe via the new route, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported. Continue reading
Reforms can accelerate economic diversification in Kazakhstan, ADB says
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s future growth depends on reforms that provide a level playing field for the private sector and support economic diversification, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB’s) Country Diagnostic Study launched on August 28. Continue reading
Kazakhstan holds presentation of multimodal transport hub at Kuryk port
ASTANA (TCA) — A presentation of the multimodal transport hub — the ferry complex of the Kuryk port on Kazakhstan’s Caspian coast — was held in Mangystau region on August 11 with the participation of Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Heads of state bodies, transport and logistics companies of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Iran, China, Russia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan took part in the event, the press service of Kazakhstan’s national railway company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy reported. Continue reading
