EBRD supports youth and women entrepreneurship in Tajikistan
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on May 15 said it is pledging new funds to support inclusive lending to the
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EBRD forecasts Central Asian economies to record strong growth
According to the latest Regional Economic Prospects (REP) report published by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Central Asian economies in 2024 are
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IFC supports tech startups in Central Asia
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has announced it will invest up to $5 million in Sturgeon
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US and Turkmenistan hold book fair
The Dashoguz Velayat (Region) Library on May 11 hosted the U.S.-Turkmen Book Fair. Jointly organized by the U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan, the Government
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Turkmenistan and EU mark 30 years of cooperation
On May 14, the Joint Conference of Turkmenistan and the European Union, entitled “30 years of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union:
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Kyrgyzstan: Government critic handed 5-year prison term
A Kyrgyz court on May 14 sentenced government critic and journalist Oljobai Shakir (aka Egemberdiev) to five years in prison on a charge
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16th Senior Officials Meeting of Central Asia + Japan Dialogue held in Astana
The 16th Senior Officials Meeting of the Central Asia + Japan Dialogue took place on May 14 in Astana under the chairmanship of
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High-level delegation from Switzerland to visit Kyrgyzstan
On May 14, a high-level delegation from the Government of Switzerland will arrive in Bishkek to strengthen cooperation ties with the Kyrgyz Republic
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Scania to expand investment activities in Kazakhstan
Yerzhan Yelekeyev, Chairman of the Management Board of National Company Kazakh Invest, on May 13 met with Pascal Zappone, Vice President of the Swedish company Scania
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Kazakhstan: Former minister gets 24 years in prison for wife’s murder
A court in Astana on May 13 sentenced former Economy Minister Quandyq Bishimbaev to 24 years in prison for the “violent beating” to
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Kazakhstan and Brazil seek to expand cooperation
The First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Kairat Umarov visited Brazil last week for political consultations. At the meeting with the
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Uzbekistan to help Afghanistan become regional connectivity hub
The Special Representative of Uzbekistan’s President, Ismatullah Irgashev, and the Minister of Transport of Uzbekistan, Ilkhom Makhkamov, arrived in Kabul on May 12,
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‘Women’s compartment cars’ increasingly popular on Kazakhstan trains
Since the beginning of this year, about 70 thousand women have used the service of traveling in “women’s carriages” in trains of Kazakhstan’s
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USAID to host Central Asia Trade Forum in Kazakhstan
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will host the 13th Central Asia Trade Forum, entitled “Trade Connections: Bridging Globally,” on May 14 and
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Deepfakes about existence of US biological labs in Kazakhstan created by AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) was behind deepfakes, originated in China, about the existence of US laboratories allegedly developing biological weapons in Kazakhstan. Reuters reported
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Kazakhstan president speaks at EEU meeting
On May 8, Russian President Vladimir Putin, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol
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Armenia stops financial contributions to Russian-led military alliance
Armenia said on May 8 that it has stopped making financial contributions to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) after effectively suspending its
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European Union celebrates 30 years of partnership with Uzbekistan
In 2024, the Delegation of the European Union to Uzbekistan commemorates Europe Day and 30 years of partnership between the European Union and
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All 5 Central Asian leaders to attend Victory Day parade in Moscow
All five Central Asian presidents are scheduled to attend a parade on Red Square in Moscow on May 9 to commemorate the victory in the
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Uzbekistan posthumously exonerates 198 people repressed during Soviet era
The Supreme Court of Uzbekistan has exonerated posthumously 198 individuals convicted by the Soviet regime in the 1920s-1930s for “counter-revolutionary actions, armed uprisings, terrorism,
