News - Central Asia
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20 May 2013, 22:35 (GMT+05:00)
Iran calls for support of IDB in Tajikistan energy transfer
Minister of Economics and Finance called for pivotal role of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) in joint project of hydro-electric energy transfer from Tajikistan...
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20 May 2013, 22:20 (GMT+05:00)
JV for electrical engineering production in Uzbekistan increases net profit by 19 percent
The net profit of the Uzbek-Russian joint venture Uzelektroapparat-Electroshit, one of the largest manufacturers of electrical products in Uzbekistan grew by...
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20 May 2013, 20:17 (GMT+05:00)
About 700 foreigners expelled from Kazakhstan
About 700 foreigners were deported from Kazakhstan during the first phase of an operation titled ‘Illegal Alien’, according to a press release of the Interior...
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20 May 2013, 18:15 (GMT+05:00)
Kazakhstan, Bolivia establish diplomatic relations
Kazakhstan and Bolivia established diplomatic relations after their permanent UN representatives signed a joint communiqué in New York, the press service of...
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20 May 2013, 18:06 (GMT+05:00)
Kazakh-Ukrainian foreign ministerial consultations held in Astana
Astana hosted the recent Kazakh-Ukrainian foreign ministerial consultations, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said today.
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20 May 2013, 18:03 (GMT+05:00)
Tajikistan to decrease liquified gas import
Tajikistan imported about 58,200 tons of liquefied gas during the four years of the year, Avesta.Tj reported on Monday.
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20 May 2013, 17:48 (GMT+05:00)
Kazakh PM’s visit to Poland postponed
The visit of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov to Poland, which was scheduled for mid-May, was rescheduled for a later date, the official of the...
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Burren Resourses Petroleum Ltd announces tenders in Turkmenistan
20 May 2013, 17:41 (GMT+05:00) -
Turkmenistan, World Bank develop interim cooperation strategy
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Kazakh Zhaikmunai oil company highly increased net profit in first quarter of 2013
20 May 2013, 15:57 (GMT+05:00) -
Kazakh, Chinese customs authorities develop strategic plan for 2014-2018
20 May 2013, 15:49 (GMT+05:00) -
20 May 2013, 15:27 (GMT+05:00)
Kazakh Investors Council to discuss country’s innovation and technological development
The 26th plenary session of the Foreign Investors Council under the president of Kazakhstan will be held on May 22 in the capital of Kazakhstan, the official...
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20 May 2013, 14:48 (GMT+05:00)
British F&F brand to appear in Azerbaijan
One of the world's largest retailers TESCO, has recently announced plans to expand the F&F brand, The Telegraph said today.
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30 per cent trade growth between Kazakhstan and China in Jan.-April
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20 May 2013, 12:37 (GMT+05:00)
Kazakh Deputy Education Minister detained on suspicion of budget funds theft
Kazakhstan's Financial Police Agency has detained the Deputy Minister of Education and Science Sayat Shayakhmetov and General Director of ‘Management of...
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20 May 2013, 11:58 (GMT+05:00)
Indian Vice President to pay official visit to Uzbekistan
Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari will be in Uzbekistan on an official visit from May 21 to 24, 2013, government circles of Uzbekistan told Trend on...
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20 May 2013, 09:08 (GMT+05:00)
Shale oil processing plant to be commissioned in Uzbekistan by 2016
The National Holding Company (NHC) Uzbekneftegaz will commission a plant for processing shale oil from the Sangruntau deposit in the Navoi region (central part...
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19 May 2013, 17:12 (GMT+05:00)
Uzbekistan to commission $47 million cement plant by year end
A cement plant worth $47 million will be commissioned in the Surkhandarya region of Uzbekistan by the end of the year, Uzstroymateriali JSC told Trend on...
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Iran extends contract for drilling in Turkmen waters
19 May 2013, 12:45 (GMT+05:00) -
19 May 2013, 08:00 (GMT+05:00)
Kazakh railways reveals plans on cargo transportation through new railway section running to Turkmenistan
Some 5-6 million tons of cargo will be transported through a new railway section which linked Kazakh Bolashak and Turkmen Serhetyaka, spokesman for the Kazakh...
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19 May 2013, 04:28 (GMT+05:00)The UN adopted the resolution offered by Turkmenistan on stable transit of energy carriers
The delegates of 67th session of the UN General Assembly on the initiative of Turkmenistan have adopted the resolution on the transit of energy carriers, the...
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18 May 2013, 16:30 (GMT+05:00)
British Tethys Petroleum to conduct exploration in north-eastern Uzbekistan
The National Holding Company (NHC) Uzbekneftegaz and British Tethys Petroleum Limited have signed a letter of intent to conduct exploration work on the...
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18 May 2013, 10:49 (GMT+05:00)
Expert: Withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan may become pretext for U.S. to establish bases in Caspian region
Withdrawal of coalition forces from Afghanistan could become the pretext for the Americans to establish long-term bases in the Caspian region, Director General...
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17 May 2013, 20:35 (GMT+05:00)
Russian expert: Geopolitical interests of major Caspian players mesh
The geopolitical interests of major players coincide in the Caspian region, director general of the Institute for Caspian Cooperation Sergei Mikheev said...
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Ashgabat City Government extends several tenders
17 May 2013, 20:33 (GMT+05:00) -
Kazatomprom opens office in US
17 May 2013, 19:52 (GMT+05:00) -
Turkmen Oil and Gas Complex prolongs tender on procurement
17 May 2013, 17:54 (GMT+05:00) -
Turkmen gas company to purchase electrical equipment and pipes
17 May 2013, 17:27 (GMT+05:00) -
17 May 2013, 16:47 (GMT+05:00)
Pakistani ambassador ends his diplomatic mission in Uzbekistan
Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Pakistan, Mohammad Waheed-ul-Hasan on May 17 in connection...
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17 May 2013, 16:00 (GMT+05:00)
New head to be appointed for Kazakh Kashagan project’s operator
A new head will be appointed for the North Caspian Productions Operations Company, which is Kazakh Kashagan project’s operator, on the eve of oil production...
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Uzbekistan to commission $47 million cement plant by year end
17 May 2013, 15:59 (GMT+05:00) -
17 May 2013, 15:30 (GMT+05:00)
10 pilots suspended from flying following pre-flight inspection in Kazakhstan in 2012
Some 296 people and in particular 10 airline pilots, five in Air Astana, three in SCAT and two from other airlines, two air traffic controllers and 284 air...
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British Tethys Petroleum to conduct exploration in north-eastern Uzbekistan
17 May 2013, 13:19 (GMT+05:00) -
Turkmenistan to purchase motor vehicles
17 May 2013, 12:07 (GMT+05:00) -
17 May 2013, 11:33 (GMT+05:00)
GM Uzbekistan decreases car sales by 13 per cent in Russia in January-April
GM Uzbekistan JV (formerly UzDaewooAuto JSC in Asaka, Andijan region) decreased its car sales in Russia in January-April 2013 (the main export market for the...
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Turkmenistan to purchase drilling equipment
17 May 2013, 11:17 (GMT+05:00) -
17 May 2013, 09:23 (GMT+05:00)
Russian oil can be feedstock for SOCAR’s refinery in Kyrgyzstan
Russian oil can be refined at a SOCAR refinery in Kyrgyzstan to be built in Tokmak,
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17 May 2013, 03:02 (GMT+05:00)
Uzbekistani president received the head of the Latvian Foreign Ministry
The President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov received on Thursday the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Edgars Rinkevics who arrived in Tashkent on an...
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16 May 2013, 19:59 (GMT+05:00)
Kazakhstan, Portugal discuss expanding trade and economic cooperation
On May 15-16, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrisov paid his first official visit to Portugal, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of...
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Shale oil processing plant to be commissioned in Uzbekistan by 2016
16 May 2013, 19:56 (GMT+05:00) -
UN announces tender in Turkmenistan to assess climate risks
16 May 2013, 18:30 (GMT+05:00) -
Petronas Charigali announces tender in Turkmenistan
16 May 2013, 18:26 (GMT+05:00) -
16 May 2013, 18:16 (GMT+05:00)
Kazakhstan, St. Kitts and Nevis establish diplomatic relations
Kazakhstan and St. Kitts and Nevis have established diplomatic relations, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said.
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Kazakh Kazkommerzbank ups net income by 15 percent in first quarter of 2013
16 May 2013, 18:08 (GMT+05:00) -
16 May 2013, 17:53 (GMT+05:00)
Uzbek, Latvian FMs mull cooperation prospects
Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov and Foreign Minister of Latvia Edgars Rinkevics, who arrived in Tashkent on an official visit, discussed the...
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16 May 2013, 17:29 (GMT+05:00)
Tajik President and Kyrgyz Transport Minister discuss cooperation development
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met with Kyrgyz Transport and Communications Minister and co-chair of bilateral Intergovernmental Economic Commission Kalikbek...
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Turkmen Oil and Gas Complex to purchase motor vehicles
16 May 2013, 16:51 (GMT+05:00) -
Turkmenistan to purchase chemical products
16 May 2013, 16:17 (GMT+05:00) -
16 May 2013, 16:11 (GMT+05:00)
Some 20 foreign internet sites with extremist materials uncovered in Kazakhstan
Some 20 foreign internet sources with extremist materials have been uncovered in Kazakhstan since early 2013, head of the Kazakh Agency for Religious Affairs...
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16 May 2013, 15:00 (GMT+05:00)
Expert: Kazakh government may buy stake in ConocoPhillips to sell it on more favourable terms
The Kazakh government may buy a stake in ConocoPhillips to sell on later, but on more favourable terms, Kazakh political analyst Daniar Ashymbayev said on...
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