Today news:

economy

13:59 Uzbekistan and Oman to create investment enterprise with US$ 500 million fund

13:57 Construction of Kyrgyz part of China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway will cost US$2 bln

13:48 Kyrgyzstan, Mexico to boost commercial and investment ties

12:58 First tranche of ’New Silk Road’ loan signed

12:55 EBRD ready to consider participation in construction of small, medium hydroelectric stations in Kyrgyzstan

11:50 Turkmenistan - China pipeline discussed in Ashgabat

11:12 President Bakiev: It is required to register business quickly, instead of making businessmen run after officials

10:42 President Bakiev: Growth of direct foreign investments reaches 150%

09:51 Tax receipts have grown in Kyrgyzstan by 874 mln som - senior tax official

09:48 Ruhubelent JSC starts tomato campaign

politics

13:39 Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia to hold a conference on cooperation prospects

13:02 Ambassadors of Vatican, Mexico, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Switzerland, China give their credentials to President Bakiev

12:43 Nazarbaev, Berdymuhamedov agree to meet in Almaty in April

12:33 New Ambassador of Uzbekistan in Turkmenistan appointed

11:52 Turkmen president hails his official visit to Russia as highly productive

11:38 TIHR: Dashoguz officials prepare to host the President

10:56 Ambassador of Iran asks Kyrgyz parliamentarians to consider customs fees and other levies for imported goods

10:18 China, Kazakhstan to enhance economic and anti-terrorism cooperation

10:00 Senior officials of Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry meet with Ambassador of Israel

09:47 Ambassador of Egypt gives his credentials to Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry leadership

09:46 Korean delegation to visit Ashgabat

09:06 Kazakh President received US Ambassador

08:43 Statement by SCO Member States and Afghanistan on combating terrorism, illicit drug trafficking and organized crime

society

13:10 Uzbekistan authorities start struggling with white scull-caps

12:27 Artistic competition “My understanding of America” finishes in Tashkent

12:07 First magazine about informational-library technologies published in Uzbekistan

11:52 Russian businessmen got interested in Turkmen carpets

11:49 New human rights defender arrested in Uzbekistan

11:47 Kyrgyzstan drafts law on legalization of capital and property

11:41 President Bakiev suggests protecting businessmen from corporate raiders at legislative level

11:26 President Bakiev speaks for humanization of penalties for misdemeanors

11:04 Egyptian border guards deport Central Asian tourists without visas

10:23 Kazakhstan churches still face prosecution for unregistered worship

09:58 Vocational technical training workshop held in Ashgabat

analysis & comments

12:15 The New York Times: Authoritarian regimes learned to use Internet for own purposes

12:01 The Guardian: New Central Àsian "Great Game" to have only one winner

10:03 Ukraine, Kazakhstan capital controls backfire as investors flee

sport

11:49 Two new sports complexes to open in Turkmenistan

09:43 Kazakhstan cuts financing preparations for Asiada-2011

culture

09:53 Museum hosts studio of coryphaeus of Turkmen art

business

09:22 Air Astana first Almaty-Baku-Almaty flight

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