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ADB forecasts Kazakhstan’s economy to grow 3.8% in 2024, 5.3% in 2025

Kazakhstan’s growth is projected to moderate in 2024 amid a slowdown in industry due to stagnant oil production before recovering in 2025 with

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Business & Economy KZ

Spanish manufacturer of sanitary ware to expand activities in Kazakhstan

Asel Suankulova, Deputy Director of the Department for Attracting Investments and Marketing of JSC National Company KAZAKH INVEST, held a meeting with representatives

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Business & Economy KG

Kyrgyzstan to boost productivity and climate resilience in agriculture with World Bank support

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on April 8 approved a $30 million financing for the Resilient Agri-food Clusters Development Project for the Kyrgyz

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Geo Politics KZ RU

Russian lawmaker accuses Kazakh authorities of ‘sabotage’

Another lawmaker in Russia has made remarks concerning Kazakhstan, which might create tension between the two countries, Orda.kz reports. In a comment to

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Eurasia International Affairs KZ World

Pakistan interested in developing railway communication with Kazakhstan

The Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Pakistan Yerzhan Kistafin on April 8 held a meeting with the Secretary of Railways of the Islamic Republic

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Eurasia International Affairs World

Road connecting Afghanistan and China to be completed soon

The construction of the Wakhan road connecting Afghanistan and China will soon be completed, the Afghan minister of rural rehabilitation and development announced

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Eurasia Geo Politics TJK World

Tajik president calls current global situation ‘Cold War’s new phase’

Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon called the current global situation “a new phase of the Cold War” and called on his compatriots to be

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Geo Politics KG KZ

Kyrgyzstan’s humanitarian aid arrives in flood-hit Kazakhstan

On April 8, a caravan of 15 trucks with 300 tons of humanitarian aid from Kyrgyzstan arrived in the city of Aktobe in

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Eurasia International Affairs World

Afghanistan: China to build a residential compound in Kabul

Construction of a residential project called Nilabagh was launched in Kabul on April 7. The project will be implemented by a Chinese company

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Eurasia International Affairs KZ

Kazakhstan and Pakistan develop transport and logistics cooperation

The Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Pakistan Yerzhan Kistafin held a meeting last week with the Secretary of the Ministry of Communications of the

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International Affairs TJK

Turkey cancels visa-free travel for Tajik citizens

Turkey has cancelled visa-free travel for Tajik nationals, the office of the Turkish president said on April 6, without giving any reason behind

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International Affairs RU TJK

Tajikistan rejects Russian official’s comment about mercenary recruitment

The Tajik Foreign Ministry on April 6 rejected a statement by the director of Russia’s Security Council that Ukraine has recruited mercenaries in

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Business & Economy KZ

Kazakhstan and Egypt to develop economic cooperation

The Embassy of Kazakhstan in Egypt and KAZAKH INVEST National Company on April 4 in Cairo held a round table with major Egyptian

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International Affairs UZB

Uzbekistan: Film festival showing Ukrainian war film canceled

The Uzbek Culture Ministry said on April 5 that the Artdocfest/Asia film festival was blocked because its organizers “did not obtain permission” to

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Art & Culture KG

Francophonie Week 2024 in Kyrgyzstan

The French Alliance in Bishkek announced the holding of the 2024 edition of the Week of the Francophonie from 5 to 13 April.

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Art & Culture Eurasia KZ

Discovery Travel Forum puts the spotlight on Central Asia

With its ancient architectural monuments and beautiful natural landscapes, Central Asia is a magnet for travelers from around the world. The British publishing

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Geo Politics KG KZ

Kyrgyzstan will send humanitarian aid to Kazakhstan amid floods

The Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, Akylbek Japarov on April 4 announced that Kyrgyzstan will provide humanitarian aid to neighboring

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Business & Economy KZ

Chinese company considering building a $150 million plant in Kazakhstan

Yerzhan Yelekeyev, Chairman of the Management Board of JSC National Company Kazakh Invest, and Sultangali Kinzhakulov, Deputy Chairman of the Investment Committee of the

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Geo Politics KG RU

Kyrgyzstan stops processing Russian payment cards over sanctions

Kyrgyzstan’s Elkart Interbank Processing Center said that the Central Asian country’s banks will stop processing transactions with Russian Mir payment cards as of

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Geo Politics KG

Kyrgyzstan: Criminal case against news agency suspended

One of Kyrgyzstan’s first online news websites, 24.kg, reported on April 3 that the State Committee for National Security has suspended a criminal

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