Central Asian News Service: news from Central Asia of 17 March 2009

Today news:

economy

14:40 OSCE hosts seminar on facilitating Kazakh cross-border trade, transport

14:29 Security Council of Kyrgyzstan to review list of strategic facilities

13:06 ADB Vice President to visit Tajikistan

12:09 Public budget of Kyrgyzstan to get over 5 billion som less in 2009 than predicted - Finance Minister

12:02 Kyrgyzstan’s development budget drops by almost 1 billion som in 2008

11:18 Central Asian countries adjust gas sector standards and practices with EU financial support

11:12 Public budget of Kyrgyzstan to be most severely affected by the world crisis in 2009 - Finance Minister

10:55 Finance Minister Sultanov: Kyrgyzstan to sign agreement with Kumtor by May 2009

10:15 Chairman of board of ETS Commodity Exchange appointed

09:53 Uranium One expects production to rise in 2009

09:49 Kazakhstan decreased light vehicle imports by 53.8% in January

society

14:38 Kyrgyz Minister of Emergencies meets with Head of OSCE Center

14:16 Mission of German Energy Agency to visit Uzbekistan

13:52 Competition of rhetoric skills in Japanese language

13:27 Japan to give US$ 66 thousand to help save the Aral Sea area

13:18 Journalists in Turkmenistan to receive royalties again

12:54 Employers to discuss employment opportunities for people with disabilities

12:43 Interior Minister promises not to allow provocations, mass disorders during rallies of opposition

12:42 Kazakhstan’s Embassy organizes cleaning day dedicated to Novruz

12:30 Kyrgyz 15-year-old schoolchildren to take PISA test

12:14 Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry develops glossary of terms and expressions on international relations in Kyrgyz

12:04 TDH: Ecology and business - complex approaches to common tasks

11:59 Kyrgyzstan introduces law obliging flour producers to fortify flour with vitamins, minerals

11:45 Electricity ban lifted for residential buildings in Northern Tajikistan

11:05 Independent TV suspends broadcasting due to electricity debts

10:22 Aktobe to implement 250 investment projects in 2009

10:06 Kazakhstan took part in ITB-2009 EXPO, Berlin

09:07 President Nazarbaev’s son to receive training at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

09:01 Action group of local NGOs to hold emergency consultations regarding situation in Kyrgyzstan

analysis & comments

14:21 U.S. Military bases to stay in Central Asia in varying forms for long

13:34 EurasiaNet: Rogun Dam a hot topic as Tajiks make it through another winter of shortages

politics

14:11 President of Uzbekistan regulates activity of CIS Permanent Representative

13:07 Kyrgyz Opposition demands parliamentary hearings over Medet Sadyrkulov’s death

11:27 Opposition members hold meeting outside Government House to mark Aksy tragedy

10:49 Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan improve border crossing order to prevent arms trafficking

10:46 Tajikistan, Turkey to intensify bilateral cooperation

10:10 Chairman of Kazakh Constitutional Council takes part in conference in Egypt

10:01 Kazakhstan, UAE sign agreements

09:25 Hranush Hakobyan, Nurbolat Alimbayev discuss Armenia-Kazakhstan cooperation

09:24 President Bakiev: the events of March 13 are a tragedy for family members of the deceased, to whom we offer our condolences

08:38 Kyrgyzstan suggests conducting session of inter-governmental bilateral cooperation commission with Italy in 2009

incidents

13:19 Uzbek special services workers stop drug trafficking attempt

09:38 Kyrgyz Interior Ministry links stabbing attack on political reporter with his crime world articles

business

12:43 International exhibition “Uzbekistan Energyweek 2009” to be held in Tashkent

culture

11:56 Kyrgyzstan to host Spring Fashion Week

11:37 Tajik cultural center to organize Novruz celebration in Krasnoyarsk

10:18 Kazakh Days of Culture held in Abu-Dhabi

science & technology

09:15 NASA hopeful repairs will permit Sunday launch

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