On 28 December, a re-run for a seat in the national parliament was held at constituency No 84 in Sakar district of Lebap Region as part of the election of the new national parliament.
In 2008 the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe granted 5 million soms for penal system development in the Kyrgyz south, a lawyer of the Osh OSCE field office Uktam Gaziev said at the news conference on remand prisons and IVS conditions monitoring in the region.
At the moment, Uzbekistan considerably develops the oil and gas branch with participation of foreign investors. One of the partners - Daewoo International Corporation - in 2009-2011 plans to invest into geological exploration works in Ustyurt Oil and Gas Region.
Retail prices for fuel in Almaty almost twice exceed wholesale. It was informed at the session of Interregional inspection on Almaty oblast and Almaty of Agency of Kazakhstan on competition protection (Inspection).
All retail outlets of the ministry of trade and foreign economic activity of Turkmenistan placed price tags indicating old and new prices on the eve of New Year.
Government of Kazakhstan by its regulation on December 3 of current year increased minimal cost of alcoholic production, agency reports with reference o official mass media.
“The gas talks with Uzbekistan continue. They go with difficulties, but we still have hope to haggle the price down,†the Kyrgyz Minister for Industry, Energy and Fuel Recourses Ilias Davydov said in an interview with the news agency “24.kgâ€, upon arrival from his trip to Tashkent last week.
The Asian Development Bank is an effective partner of Uzbekistan in implementing large projects in leading economic sectors, education, agriculture and transport. In the comin three years, the bank plans issuing about US$ 450 million to Uzbekistan.
