Kazakhstan’s GDP growth is projected at 1.9% in 2017, Minister of National Economy Kuandyk Bishimbayev said. The forecast includes expectation of increase in oil production due to commissioning of the Kashagan field. Forecast for GDP growth for 2016 is still at 0.5%, which was expected earlier. Inflation in 2016 is expected to reach 8.5%, Bishimbayev…
Ambassador of the Republic of Tajikistan in Japan Hamrokhon Zarifi took part in the event dedicated to the measures for the management of seismic risks and technology of Japan. The event was organized by the Ministry of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism jointly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan with participation of Japanese…
Russia’s Gazprom is planning to procure about 15 billion cubic meters of gas from Asia in 2016, Deputy head of Gazprom Export Mikhail Malgin said. Gazprom Export decreased purchase of natural gas from Turkmenistan from January 1, and increased purchase of gas from Uzbekistan. The Uzbek and Russian sides reached agreement on purchase of the…
China and Kazakhstan plan to implement 51 joint projects in different spheres in Kazakhstan, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said following his working visit to China, according to the president’s press-service. Facilities for two of them have already been built, four more facilities worth $2.5 billion will be completed by the end of 2016, the president…
Uzbekistan Havo Yollari (Uzbekistan Airways) has started executing regular flights on Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplanes from on September 5. According to the press service of the airline, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet will be used to carry out internal flights. Uzbekistan Havo Yollari will conduct flights on route Tashkent-Urgench-Tashkent and Tashkent-Nukus with the new airplane.…
Azerbaijan, Turkey and Turkmenistan have signed the Ashgabat declaration to create the Trans-Caspian transport corridor from Beijing to London, Turkey’s Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Minister Ahmet Arslan reported. Arslan said the document was signed during the first meeting of transportation ministers of the three countries. The declaration was inked by Ahmet Arslan, Azerbaijani Deputy…
In order to attract tourists to Azerbaijan, the ministries of economy, finance, culture and tourism, the Civil Aviation Administration and Azerbaijan Railways CJSC have been instructed to take measures to organize new advantageous international routes and inform Azerbaijan’s president on the issue. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has been instructed to prepare the general…