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Bishkek hosts FAO consultation on Rotterdam Convention
Bishkek hosted sub-regional consultations of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (UN FAO) on realization of Rotterdam Convention on agreed actions on …
Russia: Bomb downed passenger jet in Sinai
The Russian plane, Airbus A321 of Metrojet (Kogalymavia), crash in Sinai, Egypt, was caused by a terrorist attack as traces …
Over 120 people died in result of terrorist attacks in Paris
Several terrorist acts were carried out almost simultaneously in the capital of France on 13 November, which took the lives …
Greenhouse gas concentrations hit yet another record
The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached yet another new record high in 2014, continuing a relentless rise …
Dushanbe hosts CIS Prime Ministers’ Summit
A session of the Council of the heads of the governments of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independence …
Central Asian countries among top improvers in Doing Business 2016 report
On 30 October 2015, the World Bank Group hosted the regional launch of Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and …
Germany to pay compensation to Soviet WW2 prisoners
Germany’s Bundestag adopted decision on payment of one-time compensations to the World War II prisoners from former Soviet Union.
Big strides in improving business climate in Europe and Central Asia
Over 90 percent of economies in the Europe and Central Asia region implemented reforms to improve their business climate during …
More than 60% of world’s economies improved their business rules in past year
Developing economies quickened the pace of their business reforms during the last 12 months to make it easier for local …
Europe and Central Asia: Modest Recovery in the West, but Sharp Slowdown in the East
In the midst of an uncertain global economic environment, GDP growth for the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region is …