Section: Kyrgyzstan
Central Asia: ‘Very little progress’ in combatting corruption — report
BISHKEK (TCA) — This year’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), released by Transparency International on January 29, paints a bleak picture of anti-corruption efforts in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. In a region where only one country scores over 50 out of 100 and all other countries score 45 or less out of 100 on the index, there has...
Kazakhstan to expand geography of non-primary exports in 2019
ASTANA (TCA) — Over the first 11 months of 2018, Kazakhstan’s total exports grew by 26.4% compared to the same period in 2017, and non-primary exports amounted to $14.3 billion, Deputy Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development Arystan Kabikenov said at a press conference in Astana on January 28, the official website of the Prime...
Kuindzhi’s painting of Crimean sights stolen from Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow
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Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to Ukraine attends annual president’s reception of ambassadors
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Lines, price rises and expensive booze – the cost of happiness in Turkmenistan
ASHGABAT (TCA) — Gas-rich Turkmenistan is experiencing an economic downturn largely caused by decreasing hard-currency revenues from natural-gas exports, and ordinary Turkmen citizens are the first ones who feel the pinch of the crisis. We are republishing this article on the issue, originally published by Eurasianet: Only on the 10th day of the...
Kazakhstan: Court sentences three men in case linked to fugitive tycoon
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (TCA) — A court in Kazakhstan has sentenced three men to lengthy prison terms in a case that prosecutors said was linked to a political movement founded by a fugitive tycoon, RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service reported. The court in Almaty on December 21 found Kenzhebek Abishev, Oralbek Omirov, and Almat Zhumaghulov guilty of...
After two years, Uzbekistan still looks wobbly on the reform tightrope
TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan has so far taken some steps towards economic and political liberalization, but much is yet to be done on the country’s way to real democracy and economic success. We are republishing this article on the issue, originally published by Eurasianet: For its first 25 years of independence, Uzbekistan was a spiky...
Ukraine to send warships back to Azov despite Russian capture
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Ukraine Orthodox priests to establish independent church
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Activists from Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Georgia denied access to Poland for UN climate talks
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