Economy

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  Economy

  2018-08-10

  Gazprom dashes Tajikistan's hopes for resource wealth

  Tajikistan had counted on Gazprom to help to extract its proven reserves. Instead, the Kremlin-backed company drilled one well in nine years and decided to abandon the country, says Dushanbe.

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  Economy

  2018-08-08

  Uzbek e-visa attracting tourists from US, elsewhere

  Foreign tourists now face less red tape when visiting Samarkand and other historic cities in Uzbekistan.

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  Economy

  2018-08-07

  Shymkent seeks to rival Almaty, Astana as one of Kazakhstan's main cities

  Recently designated a city of 'national significance', Shymkent is looking at ways to develop its economy.

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  Economy

  2018-07-12

  Russia's restrictions on Ukrainian exports draw ire in Central Asia

  The Kremlin's decision to extend a ban on transporting Ukrainian goods through Russia to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan is bad for business and unneighbourly, analysts say.

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  Economy

  2018-07-09

  Central Asian migrants opt to return home as situation worsens in Russia

  According to a recent survey, even a third of Russian youth want to leave their country for better opportunities and quality of life.

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  Economy

  2018-06-22

  Thousands of Kazakhs move northward with dreams of a new life

  Authorities are implementing a voluntary resettlement programme in an attempt to solve two problems -- unemployment in some regions and lack of labour in others.

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  Economy

  2018-06-22

  Thousands of Kazakhs move northward with dreams of a new life

  Authorities are implementing a voluntary resettlement programme in an attempt to solve two problems -- unemployment in some regions and lack of labour in others.

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  Economy

  2018-06-06

  Afghan railway project closer to reality following Mirziyoyev's US visit

  The US has offered political support and planning consultations on extending the Hairatan-to-Mazar-e-Sharif railway, an Uzbek project that observers say could improve stability in Afghanistan.

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  Economy

  2018-05-29

  Promised benefits of Eurasian Economic Union not materialised: economists

  Kazakhstan is dealing with high inflation and growing social discontent, while in Kyrgyzstan, 1 in 5 companies in the re-export business have gone bankrupt since the EEU began in 2015.

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  Economy

  2018-04-05

  Kazakhstani farmers begin spring planting in southern provinces

  To increase efficiency and share costs, farmers are forming co-ops.