Section: The Times of Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan)
Stratfor’s Global Intelligence: Week of Feb. 29, 2016
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Times of Central Asia presents to its readers Stratfor’s Global Intelligence, a weekly review of the most important events that happened in the world — from Europe to Middle East to Russia to Central Asia to Afghanistan to China and the Americas. The Week That WasBrexit ReferendumThe beginning of the week brought the...
Stratfor’s Global Intelligence: Week of Feb. 15, 2016
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Times of Central Asia presents to its readers Stratfor’s Global Intelligence, a weekly review of the most important events that happened in the world — from Europe to Middle East to Russia to Central Asia to Afghanistan to China and the Americas. The Week That WasThis week was a colorful display of the many fundamental...
Over 32 thousand foreigners got work permits in Kazakhstan in 2015
ASTANA (TCA) — More than 32 thousand work permits were given to foreign nationals in Kazakhstan last year, according to the country’s Ministry of Health and Social Development, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported on February 8. According to the ministry, as of 1 January 2016, Kazakhstan had issued 32,363...
EBRD supports Turkmen transport company
ASHGABAT (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting its support for private sector development in Turkmenistan by extending a US $2.1 million loan to the private transport company Avtotrans. The loan will be used to finance an acquisition of up to 25 semi-trailer trucks and other vehicles such as truck cranes,...
Stratfor’s Global Intelligence: Week of Feb. 8, 2016
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Times of Central Asia presents to its readers Stratfor’s Global Intelligence, a weekly review of the most important events that happened in the world — from Europe to Middle East to Russia to Central Asia to Afghanistan to China and the Americas. The Week That WasThe good news for Europe is that the combined benefits of...
Stratfor’s Global Intelligence: Week of Feb. 1, 2016
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Times of Central Asia presents to its readers Stratfor’s Global Intelligence, a weekly review of the most important events that happened in the world — from Europe to Middle East to Russia to Central Asia to Afghanistan to China and the Americas. The Week That WasThere are a number of reasons why we are watching Italy...
Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan among world’s most corrupt — watchdog
BISHKEK (TCA) — In its 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released on January 27, Transparency International ranked 168 countries based on perceived levels of public-sector corruption. The most corrupt countries in Central Asia, according to the index, were Afghanistan (ranked 166th), Turkmenistan (156th), and Uzbekistan (153rd). Tajikistan...
Stratfor’s Global Intelligence: Week of Jan. 25, 2016
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Times of Central Asia presents to its readers Stratfor’s Global Intelligence, a weekly review of the most important events that happened in the world — from Europe to Middle East to Russia to Central Asia to Afghanistan to China and the Americas. The Week That WasDespite a series of diplomatic contacts between Russia and...
Stratfor’s Global Intelligence: Week of Jan. 18, 2016
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Times of Central Asia presents to its readers Stratfor’s Global Intelligence, a weekly review of the most important events that happened in the world — from Europe to Middle East to Russia to Central Asia to Afghanistan to China and the Americas. The Week That WasWhen the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy detained...
Ukraine to deliver goods to Kazakhstan bypassing Russia
ASTANA (TCA) — Ukraine says it will for the first time ship goods to Kazakhstan along a route bypassing Russia, due to the Kremlin’s trade embargo on Kiev, RFE/RL reported. Russia this month imposed fresh sanctions on Ukraine in response to its decision to enter a much disputed free-trade and political Association Agreement with the...
