On 30 October 2019, a regular meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in Baku (Azerbaijan Republic). This was reported by the press service of the CIS Executive Committee.
31/10/2019Read more
Although poverty rates in Central Asia continue to decline overall, the pace of poverty reduction is slowing, according to new data released by the World Bank. High levels of poverty remain in pockets of rural and remote areas, which also suffer from lack of employment opportunities, say new Poverty Outlooks for Central Asian countries, released ahead of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October.
17/10/2019Read more
Economic growth across Europe and Central Asia is slowing, with regional growth estimated at 1.8% for 2019, according to the latest World Bank Economic Update for Europe and Central Asia.
09/10/2019Read more
On 27 September 2019, the SCO Secretary General Vladimir Norov met with the UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Miroslav Jenča in New York at the UN headquarters.
03/10/2019Read more
Former French president Jacques Chirac has died at the age of 86, his family announced on Thursday.
26/09/2019Read more
Beijing’s brand new Daxing International Airport opened to flights as a China Southern Airlines flight took off on Wednesday afternoon, Xinhua reported.
26/09/2019Read more
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today selected Kristalina Georgieva to serve as IMF Managing Director and Chair of the Executive Board for a five-year term starting on 1 October 2019. Ms. Georgieva, who succeeds Christine Lagarde, is the first person from an emerging market economy to lead the IMF since its inception in 1944.
26/09/2019Read more
The U.S. Agency for International Development will host one of the region’s flagship international business events, the ninth annual Central Asia Trade Forum, at the Rixos Khadisha Hotel, on 12-13 November 2019 in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
25/09/2019Read more
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