Kazakhstan: Fly Arystan to debut in H1 2019

Kazakh Industry and Infrastructure Development Minister Roman Sklyar spoke about the plans to launch the first flights of Fly Arystan, the country’s first low-cost airline. “Pursuant to the Kazakh President’s task Fly Arystan is to start flying in the first half of 2019. It is expected to carry up to 1 million passengers during the…

Kyrgyzstan: Russia wants to participate in creation of China-Uzbekistan railway

Russia is interested in participating in the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway. Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Zhenish Razakov made the statement during a meeting of the Russian-Kyrgyz intergovernmental commission for trade, economic, scientific, technical and humanitarian cooperation. Deputy PM stressed that Russia’s participation in the project was being considered at the suggestion of the…

Kyrgyzstan: construction of 1 kilometer of Bishkek – Kara-Balta road costs $1.6 million

Construction of one kilometer of Bishkek – Kara-Balta road costs $ 1.6 million, Head of the Projects Implementation Department of the Islamic Development Bank Erkinbek Osoev announced at the meeting of the parliamentary committee on transport, communications, architecture and construction. MP Tynchtykbek Konushbayev was indignant that the construction of roads was delayed. According to him,…