March

March 15, 2019

Kazakh finance ministry amends draft budget plan

The Ministry of Finance proposed increasing the guaranteed transfer from the National Fund to 2.7 trillion tenge (US$7.13 billion) at a March 12 governmental meeting. The change translates to an additional 250 billion tenge (US$660.26 million) to finance President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s new initiatives this year.
March 15, 2019

Nurly Zhol finishes first phase

The first phase of the 2015-2019 Nurly Zhol programme, designed to upgrade infrastructure build-up throughout the country, will be completed this year. The plan for the second phase will be presented in March.
March 15, 2019

Long delay to Brexit unless you back PM…

Prime Minister Theresa May’s deputy warned lawmakers on Friday that unless they approved her Brexit divorce deal after two crushing defeats, Britain’s exit from the European Union could face a long delay.
March 14, 2019

What’s next for Algeria?

Analysts say president's concessions are an attempt to buy time, will thousands of demonstrators accept it?
March 14, 2019

UK Parliament rejects May’s latest Brexit plan

The British Parliament has again voted down Prime Minister Theresa May's plan for the UK's departure from the European Union, with 391 voting against and 242 voting for her plan, revised from the last attempt at the start of the year, Trend reports citing Sputnik.
March 13, 2019

Tajikistan: Internet just got way more expensive

With this price hike on mobile online data, the cost of going online in Tajikistan compares with that in Western Europe.
March 13, 2019

Kazakhstan Government amends 2019 budget

Based on the adjusted macroeconomic forecast, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan has changed the 2019 Forecast of Budget Parameters, Kazinform correspondent reports.
March 13, 2019

Turkestan to develop new tourist zone

Turkestan region Governor Umirzak Shukeyev surveyed the regional centre on Tuesday to get familiarized with the new tourist zone project. It will be built nearby the Azret Sultan Memorial Estate, the Governor's press service reports.
March 5, 2019

Iran and Armenia propose gas transit to Georgia

The deal would reduce the Caucasus’s reliance on Russian gas but could incur the ire of both Moscow and Washington.
March 5, 2019

Volume of cargo transshipment from India,…

In January 2019, the volume of cargo transshipment from India and Pakistan through Turkish ports amounted to 189,700 tons, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey told Trend Feb. 27.