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Number of passengers on trains to Kazakhstan’s Borovoye resort grows 10-fold in 3 years

Kazakhstan’s national railways company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) says that this year, it plans to transport 125 thousand passengers on trains to the

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Business & Economy Eurasia KG KZ

New report addresses the issue of drinking water in Central Asia

According to the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), today, over 2 billion people globally do not have access to safe drinking water. Without action, the

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International Affairs UZB

World Bank report assesses gender equality in Uzbekistan

The World Bank has released Uzbekistan Country Gender Assessment Report which serves as a diagnostic tool to evaluate the state of gender equality

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International Affairs KG KZ TJK UZB

Central Asian states address water and climate solutions

The High-level Central Asian Forum on ‘Water and Climate Change’, organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in cooperation with the European

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Art & Culture KG

New US Peace Corps volunteers arrive in Kyrgyzstan

Twenty-two U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer Trainees arrived in Kyrgyzstan earlier this month to support English language education in secondary schools in Chuy, Naryn,

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Business & Economy KG TJK UZB

USAID supports Central Asian women in hospitality business

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Association of Businesswomen “Tadbirkor Ayol” last week hosted the Central Asian Conference on

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Business & Economy KZ

PepsiCo to build a salty snack production plant in Kazakhstan

A presentation and signing ceremony for the roadmap to implement a project to construct a salty snack production plant in Kazakhstan took place

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Geo Politics TJK

Prominent Tajik lawmaker detained for allegedly plotting to overthrow government

Saidjafar Usmonzoda, a prominent member of the Tajik parliament, was detained on June 14 for allegedly “plotting to overthrow the government,” RFE/RL’s Tajik Service reported.

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Geo Politics KG

Kyrgyzstan: Activists protesting border deal with Uzbekistan acquitted

A court in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, has acquitted all members of a group facing 20 years in prison for protesting a border

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Business & Economy KZ

Swiss company to expand investment in Kazakhstan agricultural sector

Gabidulla Ospankulov, Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, on June 13 met with Nabil Marc Abdul-Massih, CEO

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International Affairs UZB

United States Trade Representative visits Uzbekistan

Bilateral meetings between the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, representatives of the Government of Uzbekistan, and the United States Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine

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International Affairs KG

US program improves lives of over 300,000 Kyrgyzstanis

Since 2019, the U.S. government’s Jigerduu Jarandar project – through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) – has positively impacted communities across

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Geo Politics KG

Rights groups demand release of Kyrgyz protesters as prosecutors seek lengthy sentences

Several international rights groups on June 12 demanded the immediate release of over two dozen Kyrgyz activists who could be facing 20 years

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Geo Politics KZ

Kazakhstan and Korea strengthen strategic partnership and economic cooperation

On June 12, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol visited Kazakhstan and held talks with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The two leaders also took

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Business & Economy TKM

US AWE program promotes women entrepreneurship across Turkmenistan

Participants in the first Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in Turkmenistan pitched their business ideas to a panel of business experts in

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Eurasia Geo Politics KZ World

Coordination Platform of Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor launched

On June 12 in Astana, the European Commission and Kazakhstan launched the Coordination Platform of the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor, also known as the

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Business & Economy KZ

Samsung C&T Corporation interested in implementing projects in Kazakhstan

Gabidulla Ospankulov, Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, met with Seung-Chan Jung, the Managing Director of Samsung

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Geo Politics KZ

Two residents of East Kazakhstan region sentenced on separatism charges

A court in Kazakhstan’s northeastern city of Oskemen handed prison terms to two local residents on June 11 on charges of separatism and

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Eurasia Geo Politics KZ World

Trans-Caspian route offers more sustainable transport option for Asia-Europe trade

Marat Karabayev, Kazakhstan’s minister of transport, believes that as a bridge between the East and the West, Kazakhstan will continue to play its

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Business & Economy KG

EBRD helps boost reliability of energy supply in Kyrgyzstan

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on June 11 said it is pledging new funds to boost the efficiency of electricity

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