Today news:

economy

15:34 IDB delegation visits Ashgabat

14:46 Kazakhs draw up unemployment plan

14:36 Tajikistan’s debt for pasture and farmland use in Southern Kyrgyzstan exceeds 220 thousand soms

14:35 Kazakh Central Bank has no currency control plans

14:28 Uzbekistan not directly affected by global crisis thanks to economic reforms

13:06 Kazakhstan Government to adopt changes to republican budget 2009 on March 17

12:24 National Bank of Tajikistan to hold external audit

12:18 Fitch: Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine Corp Governance

11:02 Industrial output drops by up to 75% in Kyrgyzstan

11:00 IMF: Central Asia, Caucasus to face sharp slowdown in economic growth in 2009

10:46 Kazakhstan says ECO summit can ease global financial crisis

10:38 Turkmenmallary launches cattle-breeding campaign

10:35 Citigroup: Kazakhstan may seek China funding, IMF Loan

10:23 Vice Speaker Isabekov offers Korean businessmen a chance to invest in the Kyrgyz economy

10:18 Kazakhstan’s BTA picks Goldman as financial adviser

10:11 Natural gas output decreased by 3.6% in January and February 2009 in Kazakhstan

society

15:33 Kyrgyz Education Minister discusses cooperation with Iranian Ambassador

15:06 National dress exhibition held in Pamir

15:04 Uzbek villages start developping

13:36 Regional security to be discussed in Ashgabat

13:34 Kazakh President to take part in XI Congress of Eurasian Association of Universities

13:23 Workshop on “Improvement of negotiation skills” held in Uzbekistan

13:14 Diplomats from Pakistan and France visit National TV radio Company of Uzbekistan

13:00 Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov drives race car along Mary-Turkmenabat route

12:55 Nazarbaev: Construction of new schools and hospitals to be delayed

12:45 Kyrgyz license plate auctioned on eBay

11:34 Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan leads on broadband subscriber base

11:33 Food assistance to Vakhsh residents

11:28 Human rights defenders conduct strike near Embassy of Russian Federation

11:13 Uzbekistan Senate committee member promise to work on human rights defenders demands

11:02 Turkmen president inaugurates school and kindergarten in Mary city

10:42 Academy of Public Administration opened in Turkmenistan

10:36 Ene Myahri medical center inaugurated in Mary

10:30 New mosque opened in Mary province

10:25 ICRF: Should Kazakhstan Head OSCE?

10:25 Project on migrant children’s rights protection launched in Gorno Badakhshan

09:10 NHC: Kyrgyzstan ignores UN on Norwegian Helsinki Committee travel ban

08:59 Transitions Online to hold New Media and Internet Publishing Seminar in Dushanbe

business

15:26 “Uzbekistan havo yollari” increases number of flights to Seoul

15:12 President of Turkmenistan receive CEO of Honeywell International Inc

12:57 Bouygues to build international stadium for technical sports in Turkmenistan

12:23 Chinese fair to take place in Osh on May 15-17

politics

14:55 Cuban delegation to visit Majilis

14:26 Kazakh President calls on CIS states for economic integration

14:00 Nazarbaev: Eurasian security depends on SCO, CICA and OSCE

13:47 Kazakh Government establishes Antirecessionary Council

13:11 Turkmenistan to raise maternity and disability allowances starting 1 July

13:05 Council of Elders announces programme of further agro-industrial sector reforming

12:52 Government, opposition of Kyrgyzstan to sit down to table of negotiations today

12:25 Government approved Action Plan on tasks outlined in State of the Nation Address

10:54 Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs to visit Uzbekistan

10:35 German defence chief visits Uzbekistan, Afghanistan

10:33 Turkmenistan-UN: partnership for peace and global wellbeing

10:15 Parliamentarian asks Korean delegation’s help in legalization of 2.5 thousand Kyrgyz citizens working in Korea illegally

08:37 OSCE media freedom representative urges swift and transparent investigation into stabbing attack on Kyrgyz journalist

science & technology

14:42 Effective support for the ecological security of the Caspian Sea

incidents

14:38 Ex-Foreign Minister’s lawyers appeal to court claiming his detention is illegal

13:20 Main Investigation Department of Kyrgyz Interior Minister to bring charges against ex-Foreign Minister on Wednesday

12:50 More than 100kg of drugs seized in Tajikistan in 2009

08:39 Rescuers clear Bishkek-Osh highway after avalanche blocks over 400 vehicles

08:31 Ex-Foreign Minister Jekshenkulov’s supporters find his detention illegal

08:30 Ex-Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan detained under suspicion of involvement in the murder of a Turkish national

analysis & comments

13:09 Today’s talks between the opposition and the government are senseless - political expert

11:53 Reuters: Kazakhstan may become IMF client due to economic crisis

sport

12:24 President of Asian Football Confederation to visit Tashkent

10:57 International friendly matches held in Turkmenistan

culture

11:09 Aman Kuliev’s painting exhibition opened in Ashgabat

11:00 Big concert marks International Women’s Day in Turkmenistan

10:50 TIHR: Ban on theatrical production

10:29 Korean TV channel starts TV programs cycle about Uzbekistan

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