Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev met with CEO of Yildirim Holding Yuksel Yildirim at the EXPO Congress Center in Astana on December 6. At the meeting, the sides discussed the problems and further prospects of implementation of the investment projects in chemical industry. Yildirim Holding CEO expressed interest in strengthening cooperation with Kazakhstan and briefed…
The national energy company Ukrenergo has drawn up a feasibility study for construction of infrastructure to transmit electricity from solar power plants with a capacity of up to 1.2 gigawatts in the Chornobyl exclusion zone. Ukrenergo presented the document at a government meeting on December 1. “The project envisages construction of a new330/110 kV substation…
The Italian company Tirrena Scavi will invest about $33 million in the construction of a road, which is part of a new bypass around the Armenian capital city of Yerevan. According to a statement from the government, a contract with the firm is set to be signed by the end of the year, while construction…
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at a meeting on the issues of construction progress noted that the majority of the normative acts, town planning regulations and construction norms applied in the country needed renewal, the press service of the Uzbek president reported. Mirziyoyev said that during the fulfillment of the instructions on bringing these norms and…
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev gave instructions for the construction of a hotel during his visit to the Tashkent International Airport named after Islam Karimov on December 2. Mirziyoyev familiarized himself with the project for the construction of the new passenger terminal “Tashkent-4”. The project is funded through banks and funds of Uzbekistan and South…
The congregation of Rakvere’s Karmel Church is planning to replace its current building with a new one, to include a gym, a cafe, and a sauna. According to the congregation’s pastor, Gunnar Kotiesen, they are building a new church because the current one dating back to 1933 is in bad condition, and also too small.…
During their meeting in Akorda, President Nazarbayev and Santiago Calatrava discussed the concept of a new walkway in the heart of Astana. The president noted that he would like the new walkaway to be built in downtown Astana and be similar to Toronto’s PATH and other such pedestrian networks that also include shopping, entertainment, etc.…