ALMATY (TCA) — Tough competition and the devaluation of the national currency, the tenge, are cited as the reasons for the French retailer’s shop’s closure in Almaty. We are republishing this article ... Read More
TASHKENT (TCA) — Speaking at the Uzbek parliament on May 27, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov told about his ministry’s work on improving the country’s visa system, the ... Read More
ASHGABAT (TCA) — In his video-call greeting the participants of the International Energy Charter Forum “Towards a Multilateral Framework Agreement on Transit of Energy Resources” held in Turkmenistan’ ... Read More
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Russian special forces are carrying out military drills in Tajikistan on the Afghan-Tajik border, searching for simulated outlawed armed groups as part of the exercises, Sputnik news ... Read More
TASHKENT (TCA) — Tashkent last week hosted the International Exhibition and Conference ‘Oil and Gas of Uzbekistan’, which brought together 178 companies from 28 countries. The event resulted in the si ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Prosecutor-General's Office in Kyrgyzstan said it has opened a criminal case against two members of the Kyrgyz parliament from Bir Bol faction — former Prime Minister Igor Chudinov ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — As Russia and China increase their economic and military influence in Central Asia, the new US administration is planning a significant cut to US aid programs in the region — a move re ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — This year the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), based in Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat, marks its 10th anniversary. In his interview with Uzbekis ... Read More
TASHKENT (TCA) — From September 2016 to May this year, Uzbekistan signed over 320 trade and investment agreements and contracts with foreign partners for a total amount exceeding US $-44 billion, the ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) – a single market that includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia – would conclude discussions with Iran over the country’s members ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Commission on May 29 said it will provide humanitarian assistance of over €44 million to help people in need in South-West and Central Asia who continue to face the conseq ... Read More
ASTANA (TCA) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan last week held a briefing for representatives of the foreign diplomatic corps to inform about the export potential of Kazakhstan's defense ... Read More
TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan, which lacks domestic crude to fully load its existing oil refineries and experiences regular fuel shortages, has embarked on a costly project to build a new refinery, whos ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — In Q1 2017, stabilised raw material prices and, as a result, stabilised national exchange rates in most of Eurasian Development Bank’s (EDB) member countries — Armenia, Belarus, Kazakh ... Read More
TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan has developed a program of measures for further development of the country’s hydropower sector for the period 2017-2021, the official Jahon information agency reported.
KABUL (TCA) — Tajikistan’s Minister of Transport Khudoyorzoda Khudoyor on May 26 signed trade and economic agreements with Afghanistan during his two-day visit to the country, Afghanistan’s TOLOnews a ... Read More
ASTANA (TCA) — A forum to discuss new mechanisms of attracting foreign investments was held in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, on the initiative of the new Association COCAD (Consortium of Central Asia ... Read More
ASTANA (TCA) — An official ceremony of awarding a certificate of conferring on Kazakhstan the status of a zone free from foot and mouth disease took place in Paris on May 25, Kazakhstan’s First Deputy ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan has updated the historical maximum for remittances from Russia. In the first three months of 2017, labor migrants from Kyrgyzstan working in Russia transferred $-433 million ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Publisher’s note: Central Asia is an important geopolitical area between Europe, Russia and China. It is in Central Asia that world powers have confronted each other for centuries; ... Read More
