ASTANA: Kazakhstan plans to boost grain production by around 25 percent to 26 million tonnes by improving technology, new Kazakh Agriculture Minister Akylbek Kurishbaev said on Saturday. Poor harvests and...
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Petrolinvest allowed to take over Kazakh oil companies 
Warsaw Business Journal
Warsaw Business Journal
Share praice of oil exploration company Petrolinvest closed at the highest growth in its listing this year On Monday, the share price of oil exploration company Petrolinvest rose by 20.19% and...
Tajik police seize record drugs haul
Novosti
Novosti
DUSHANBE, May 14 (RIA Novosti) - Over 423 kilograms (923 lbs) of drugs have been seized in Tajikistan, the largest haul in the Central Asian...
Lero Gold Corp. Announces NI 43-101 Compliant Mineral Resource for Taldybulak-Talas Copper-Gold Project, Kyrgyzstan
Marketwire
Marketwire
Lero Gold...
EBRD Delegation Visits Construction Site of Tajik Power Plant
Stockhouse
Stockhouse
Text of report by privately-owned Tajik news agency Asia-Plus Dushanbe, 23 April: As part of a two-day visit to Tajikistan, a delegation of the board of the EBRD [European Bank for Reconstruction and Development] visited...
Tajiks asked to pay for electrical plant
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan—Residents of Central Asia's poorest nation have been asked to give up a month's salary to help build a desperately needed hydroelectric dam. Tajik authorities' request comes after an unusually...
Turkey's Lawmakers In Turkmenistan
Turkish Press
Turkish Press
ASHKHABAD - Turkey's lawmakers are currently paying a visit to Turkmenistan under efforts to form the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkish-speaking States. Deputy Parliament Speaker Nevzat Pakdil and...
Turkey Offers Best Opportunities For Turkmenistan To Pump Its Oil And Gas To West, Turkish Minister
Turkish Press
Turkish Press
Turkish Contractors' Investments In Turkmenistan Will Be Worth 5 Bln Usd In 2008, Tuzmen
Turkish Press
Turkish Press
ANKARA - Turkish State Minister Kursad Tuzmen said Tuesday Turkish contractors' investments in Turkmenistan will be worth five billion USD in 2008. Tuzmen met...
Dope scandal-hit Kazakh side eye Giro
Independent online (SA)
Independent online (SA)
Andreas Kloeden swiftly moved his sights to the Giro d'Italia after claiming his first victory of the season in the Tour of Romandie on Sunday. His Astana team said on Saturday that Giro organisers RCS had asked them the...
Azerbaijan: Nuclear equipment to Iran Azerbaijan has allowed Russian nuclear equipment to cross its border ...
ISN
ISN
By Rovshan Ismayilov for EurasiaNet (06/05/08) Following a delay that lasted over a month, Azerbaijan permitted Russian equipment meant for Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant to pass though its border. The diplomatic...
Turkmenistan to move Niyazov statue
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Turkmenistan's leader has ordered the removal of a giant golden statue of his late predecessor from downtown Ashgabat, the Turkmen capital, state media says. Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov told a cabinet meeting on...
Turkmenistan, Afghanistan sign energy, transport deals -
Yahoo Daily News
Yahoo Daily News
25 minutes ago KABUL (AFP) - Turkmenistan and Afghanistan signed agreements on energy, transport and culture Monday, days after agreeing with Pakistan and India to push forward a multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline....
Hundreds march in Kyrgyzstan to protest against land-swap deal with Kazakhstan
AOL
AOL
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) - Hundreds of people marched in Kyrgyzstan's scenic Issyk-Kul region Saturday to protest a government decision approving the handover of prized territory in the area to neighboring Kazakhstan....
