2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and the countries of Central Asia (CA), which were once Soviet republics, but after the collapse of the USSR began their journey as independent states. TASS presents report about how Central Asian economies look today, as well as about the role that […]
ADB upgrades upward forecast for Central Asia and Caucasus
The subregional growth projection for the Caucasus and Central Asia in 2022 is raised from 3.9% in the September Update of Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022 to 4.8% for 2022, while the projection for 2023 remains unchanged at 4.2%, ADB said in a recent supplement to the ADO 2022. The upward adjustment for 2022 reflects […]
ESCAP launches online tool to help countries visualize and analyze trade integration
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) today launched the RIVA value chain analyzer, a new online platform to support policymakers, analysts and researchers who want to understand how well integrated countries are in global value chains. Through RIVA, the Regional Integration and Value Chain Analyzer, policy analysts from […]
UN ESCAP REPORT ‘BEYOND THE PANDEMIC’ LAUNCHED
Bangkok – Broadening social protection, investing in a sustained recovery, keeping goods and information flowing, and protecting environmental health will be key to emerging stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a flagship report released by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) today. The theme study for the […]
2020 could be a pivotal year for Turkmenistan – Part 2
Tariq Saeedi The textile sector was mentioned in the first part of this series because it is poised for an impressive take off next year. However, there are many other areas that are in the queue. For instance, there is the cement production. Turkmenistan has four cement plants with total annual capacity of 4 million […]
Казахстан и Туркменистан расширяют участие министерств иностранных дел во внешней экономике
Казахстан нацелен на усиление роли своего главного дипломатического ведомства во внешнеэкономической деятельности. Так, в соответствии с недавним указом Президента Нурсултана Назарбаева, Министерство по инвестициям и развитию Казахстана было преобразовано в Министерство индустрии и инфраструктурного развития. При этом функции и полномочия бывшего МИР по привлечению инвестиций были переданы министерству иностранных дел. В ведение МИД Казахстана также […]
Kazakhstan stimulates economic growth, integration in Central Asia
The International Monetary Fund has published a new forecast for the growth of the world economy and individual geographic regions. Central Asia on the general background looks more than promising. The optimism of the experts of the Fund regarding the Central Asian region is largely due to a change in the mood of investors and […]
Economic and Social Survey for Asia and the Pacific 2018
Mobilizing finance for sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth Dr. Shamshad Akhtar Asia and the Pacific remains the engine of the global economy. It continues to power trade, investment and jobs the world over. Two thirds of the region’s economies grew faster in 2017 than the previous year and the trend is expected to continue […]
Столкнувшись с различными трудностями в экономике, Туркменистан готов к решению задач
Доклад nCa Ашхабад, 9 июня 2016 (nCa) — Продолжительные низкие цены на нефть, неопределённость банковской и финансовых систем, искусственно создаваемые экономические кризисы, авторами которых являются определённые страны, создали значительные трудности для Туркменистана. Туркменистан готов отреагировать на трудности. Наблюдаются обширные инициативы по перестройке экономики, чтобы сократить зависимость от углеводородных доходов и превратить Туркменистан в чистого экспортера […]
Under the ruling thumb of economic charlatans
Ben Tanosborn Whether to pay the price for our “exceptionalism”, or just a malediction, we in the United States seem to be condemned by our own government to live under a constant lie. In 2002, it was Charlatan Bush with his political lie, the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, which allowed him […]