Economy
Economy
Uzbekistan to produce 1.23m tonnes of potato in 2008
Uzbekistan plans to increase production of potato by 100,000 tonnes in 2008 to 1.230 million tonnes, Pravda Vostoka reported quoting a resolution of the Cabinet …
Russia seals Central Asian gas pipeline deal
Russia, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan finalised a landmark agreement on Thursday to build a pipeline to transport gas to Russia, tightening …
Russian firm exports 8,000 tonnes of flour to Uzbekistan
Pava open joint stock company, one of the five largest operators on the Russian grain and grain processing market, entered …
ADB funds upgrade of key ’Silk Road’ highway in Uzbekistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide Uzbekistan US$75.3 million loan to upgrade a key highway that is an integral …
Uzbekistan to raise liquefied gas excise to 26% in 2008
Uzbekistan will increase excise for liquefied gas next year form 21% to 26% and will set firm rates on excise …
Productivity tools in elaboration and analysis of investment projects
A round table dedicated to discussion of issues and perspectives of using productivity tools for elaboration and analysis of investment …
Uzbekistan to boost car production in 2008-2009
Uzbekistan plans to boost car production from 140,080 in 2006 to 230,000 in 2006, a new programme for development of …
ADB extends US$3m grant to facilitate trade in Central Asia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a US$3 million grant to facilitate trade among member nations of the Central …
Kyrgyz capital hosts agrofinancing meeting
Bishkek is hosting the fourth meeting of a working group of CAMFA (Central Asia Micro-Finance Alliance) project on agrofinancing. Representatives …
Russia approves Uzbekistan’s entry to Eurasian body’s customs union
The Russian government has approved Uzbekistan’s entry to the Customs Union which currently comprises Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, the press …