The Government of Kyrgyzstan has approved the Concept of development of the jewelry industry of the Kyrgyz Republic until 2018. There are currently about 255 gold deposits in Kyrgyzstan, total reserves of which amount to 2,149 tones. The main part of gold is mined at Kumtor mine, gold production of which is ranked the 3rd…
Another round of talks on Azerbaijan’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) started in Geneva, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said. According to the ministry, at the negotiations the Azerbaijani delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmud Mammad-Guliyev. Earlier, Chidu Osakwe, director of the WTO office of accession, said the changes taking place in…
Ukraine is interested in strengthening cooperation with China, particularly in attracting Chinese investment and broad access of the Ukrainian goods and technologies to the Chinese market. Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Regional Development, Construction and Housing Hennady Zubko said this during a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Ukraine Du Wei, the…
An Uzbek-Chinese Business Forum and Cooperation Exchange with participation of business circles of Uzbekistan and China took place in Samarkand. The events were organized in order to further develop partnership relations between entrepreneurs of Uzbekistan and China. They were organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan and China Council for the Promotion…
On July 19, the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investment and Trade of Uzbekistan hosted a meeting with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Republic of Korea to Uzbekistan Kwon Yong Woo. During the meeting, the sides discussed current status and prospects of bilateral trade-economic, investment, financial and technical cooperation. Particular attention was…
The UNDP and Kazakhstan Government plan to launch an emissions abatement project in 15 cities, according to the Advisor to the UNDP Permanent Representative in Kazakhstan Irina Goryunova. “The UNDP together with the Kazakh Government is implementing now a project named ‘Sustainable Cities for Low Carbon Development’ aimed at development and holding activities in various…
The national Tajik currency, the somoni, has lost 10.5% of its value against the dollar since the beginning of this year, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT). In January, the somoni reportedly lost 15.4% of its value against the dollar. In February, the situation improved to a certain extent and the somoni exchange…