Central Asia

In 2009, about $ 1.13 billion was invested in the development of roads of general use in Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Transport and Communications Ministry told Trend Capital.

In first half of 2009 nominal money incomes of the population increased 35.9% in comparison with corresponding period of 2008, "Biznes-Vestnik Vostoka" (BVV) newspaper reported. Average monthly salary increased 40.1% for January-June of 2009.

“Most of senior citizens of Kyrgyzstan have to pay for medical services,” Igor Litvinov, representative of ARDA-Kyrgyzstan told at the panel discussion in the Health Care Ministry Friday.

The holy month of Oraza (Ramadan) began for the Muslims of Turkmenistan on August 22. It is a period of fasting, prayer and spiritual purification.

Interdepartmental Council on Questions of Cooperation with International Financial Institutions, Organizations, and Countries was established in Uzbekistan.

The holy month of Ramazan has begun in Kyrgyzstan. Today in the early hours millions of believers across the Muslim world started a month-long fasting – orozo, Murataly aji Jumanov, the Supreme Mufti of Kyrgyzstan said.

The chairman of National Space Agency of Kazakhstan, Talgat Musabaev, said during the meeting with the head of Federal Space Agency of Russia, Anatoly Perminov.

On August 19, grain growers of four provinces of Turkmenistan - Akhal, Mary, Lebap and Balkan - began sowing of winter wheat. It should be recalled that the northern, Dashoguz province of the country started a sowing campaign a week earlier.

Today at the Government's telephone conference Minister of Economy and Budget Planning Bakhyt Sultanov informed of 1.4% growth of the country's economy in June 2009.

International exhibition of goods and services for future moms, children, and teenagers "Territory of childhood" will take place in Tashkent on August 19-21.