Author: Salizhan Abdraimov

Berlin (05/11 – 40) The international transport corridor “Tajikistan-Europe” will be expanded. The initiative for the implementation of the “Crossroads of the World” project was announced at the IV International Tbilisi Silk Road Forum, which concluded in the capital of Georgia. The project envisions the development of connections between Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Iran. This means that the Silk Road, which once passed through the North Caucasus, will now be connected to the South Caucasus hub. “In this way, another node is added to the multimodal corridor ‘China – Tajikistan – Uzbekistan – Turkmenistan – Iran – Turkey – Europe’,”…

Berlin (3/11 – 40) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will visit China in the upcoming week as the crisis-hit country makes progress on debt restructuring talks with its biggest lender. Wickremesinghe took office in July last year, after a popular uprising, brought on by an economic meltdown, had forced his predecessor out of power. His Oct. 15-19 visit to Beijing will be his first to China since then. Wickremesinghe, who is also finance minister, has been leading Sri Lanka’s push to manage its heavy debt and keep funds flowing from a $2.9 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. He will…

As the war in Israel rages, an ongoing struggle to control the narrative of the conflict is unfolding between Hamas and the Jewish state. This propaganda battle is not novel, as it has long been observed to coexist with the kinetic action between Israel and the Palestinian armed groups, dating back to at least 2014. Drawing from its prior clashes with Israel, Hamas has gained vital insights on how to effectively counter Israel. Despite being at a military disadvantage in nearly every area, Hamas has developed unconventional methods to attack Israel, including a powerful propaganda system to garner global backing…

The State Civil Aviation Agency of the Kyrgyz Republic has successfully passed the audit of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), thereby confirming compliance with all international standards and requirements. Bakyt Torobaev spoke about this at the celebration of the 90th anniversary of civil aviation in Kyrgyzstan, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers reports. According to him, passing the audit will contribute to Kyrgyzstan’s exit from the European Union’s blacklist, from which our country has not been able to leave since 2006. Torobaev noted that the state is taking serious and decisive steps to improve the infrastructure base of…

When Kenes Rakishev launched Oxus SPAC – a special purpose acquisition company designed to acquire companies and take them public on the American stock market, analysts speculated on what exactly he would invest in. Kenes Rakishev is known for his broad interest in robotics, battery technologies, communications, and innovations. No one expected Rakishev to choose an extremely unusual sector and put effort and money into the food industry. Kenes Rakishev took the company Borealis Foods public. The company is famous for its environmentally friendly and trendy products, and for its further growth, Kenes Rakishev enlisted the world-class culinary star Gordon Ramsay. Borealis Foods, a…

Kyrgyzstan has requested an extension of its present standing beneath the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP+), which makes commerce operations with the nations of the European Union (EU) extra easy with out further commitments, Trend stories. This request was made in the course of the nineteenth assembly of the Trade and Investment Subcommittee between Kyrgyzstan and the EU. The assembly coated numerous features of commerce and financial cooperation, together with discussions on sanitary and phytosanitary measures and the GSP+ scheme. The EU’s GSP+ program is designed to supply import obligation exemptions for particular merchandise imported into the EU from creating…

The project of the Kyrgyz-Kazakh creative group ‘Black Yard’ will compete with the series of the American company and streaming platform Netflix in the category of the international competition Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards 2023 – “Best Asian TV series,” Azernews reports, citing Kabar. According to the competition’s website, five projects are nominated for the award: 1. The Black Yard, Salem Social Media; 2. Not Others, KT Studiogenie; 3. Delete, GDH 559 Company; 4. Taiwan Crime Stories, Sixty Percent Productions / CalFilms / Imagine Entertainment; 5. Scoop, NETFLIX. The Asia Contents Awards (ACA) is an annual event that celebrates the…

Kazakhstan-Singapore Business Council #KSBC Chairman Mr. Sultan Marenov hosted a prominent Kazakh entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist Mr.Kenges Rakishev in Singapore and arranged a meeting with the Senior Managing Director of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) Mr. Pol de Win. The parties discussed the opportunities for Kazakh companies to list on the SGX and raise capital for investment in the growing economy of Kazakhstan. SGX is one of the leading and recognizable exchanges in the world, and deepening cooperation with Kazakhstan will raise the awareness of potential investors. We look forward to continuing our discussion and establishing fruitful cooperation soon. Source: KSBC

Supreme Commander-in-Chief Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addressed the military personnel. The head of state highly appreciated the level of preparedness of the units involved. The President noted the importance of conducting such military exercises in a difficult geopolitical situation. “Today, large-scale changes are taking place in the global defense system. Modern methods and techniques of warfare, especially hybrid types of warfare, are becoming increasingly widespread. Attacks can be not only military, but also informational, psychological, political, economic and other in nature. Therefore, the Armed Forces the forces of Kazakhstan must be ready for any challenges. This is the main requirement for a…

Frankfurt (11/09 – 20) Two international human rights organizations have called on the Tajikistan government to immediately release jailed lawyer and human rights activist Manuchehr Kholiknazarov, as well as other activists and journalists. The International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and the international non-profit organization CIVICUS, which bills itself as “a global alliance aimed at strengthening the action of citizens and civil society around the world,” in their message published specially on the eve of Independence Day, September 8, focus on the fact that Tajik human rights activist and civil society activist Manuchehr Kholiknazarov was falsely sentenced to a long…