ASHGABAT (TCA) — During the meeting of the Turkmen Government on April 3, dedicated to the results of the first quarter of this year, Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov underlined that ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan’s economy is projected to decelerate in 2020 along with a slowdown in the country’s main trade partners amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, but is seen to recover in 2021 as ... Read More
KABUL (TCA) — Political uncertainty and the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are expected to weigh on Afghanistan’s economy in 2020, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report. The go ... Read More
KABUL (TCA) — The Taliban in a statement on April 5 said the deal that they signed with the US on February 29 has been "violated" in clear instances by the United States and its allies, Afghan broadca ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Publisher’s note: Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, Central Asia was the scene of intense geopolitical struggle and the Great Game between the British and Russian Empires, an ... Read More
TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan’s growth will slow in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a lower price for natural gas and copper, but higher investments coupled with gains in industry and agriculture ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbai Jeenbekov on April 3 discussed how ADB can scale up its support for the Kyrgyz government’s ... Read More
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Despite the COVID-19 outbreak, in 2020 Kazakhstan’s economic growth is forecast to remain positive thanks to government support measures and is expected to rebound in 2021, reflecti ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — To curb the spread of coronavirus, many countries have decided to close all schools, and universities and colleges are switching to distance learning.
KABUL (TCA) — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on April 2 approved a $-100.4 million grant for the Afghanistan COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project to help ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — The World Bank’s Board of Directors on April 2 approved $-12.15 million from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Kyrgyz Republic Emergency COVID-19 Project. In addi ... Read More
DUSHANBE (TCA) — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on April 2 approved $-11.3 million in grant financing from the International Development Association for the Tajikistan Emergency COVID-1 ... Read More
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Lower public investment, reduced remittances, and weak foreign direct investments resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak are projected to slow down Tajikistan’s economic growth in 2020 ... Read More
ASHGABAT (TCA) — Authorities in energy-rich Turkmenistan have banned the withdrawal of cash in foreign currencies in banks as of April 1, a sign that the country may be experiencing a shortage of fore ... Read More
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed approximately 365 million tenge (more than $-800,000) to support Kazakhstan’s effort ... Read More
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — As Kazakhstan is experiencing economic difficulties caused by the unstable foreign economic situation, the emerging global recession and a slowdown in business activity against the ... Read More
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — As President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev has entered his second year in office, Kazakhstan is facing economic challenges caused by low oil prices and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. We ... Read More
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — The first yuan-denominated bond, issued by the China Construction Bank (CCB) Astana branch, has been listed on Kazakhstan's Astana International Exchange (AIX) and the Hong Kong Exc ... Read More
TASHKENT (TCA) — Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade, and ADB Governor Sardor Umurzakov on April ... Read More
TASHKENT (TCA) — United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Uzbekistan says it has signed Performance Based Payment Agreement with Uzbekistan’s Joint Stock Commercial Bank Qishloq Qurilish Bank (Rura ... Read More
