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The ministries of finance and trade were instructed to work out the issue of lifting import duties on socially significant food products to saturate the domestic market. At the same time, ensure compliance with phytosanitary and veterinary control of imported goods.

In January-February 2020, GDP growth amounted to 3.3% compared to the corresponding period of 2019. Investments in fixed assets increased by 11.6%, including private - by 12.1%. Inflation persists in the target band - 6%.

"In general, we need to intensify the work to attract anchor investors to create new projects in priority sectors," said Mamin.

The price of oil has risen again. By the end of this morning's bidding, the price of Brent crude was US$36 a barrel. Earlier, due to the failed negotiations of the OPEC members with Russia and other partners on the additional production cuts, the oil prices crashed by almost a third and were US$31 a barrel.

"180 operating enterprises of Kazakhstan expressed interest in the development of investment projects," Kazakh PM Askar Mamin told the Samruk Business Forum.

Prime Minister Askar Mamin has had negotiations with his Uzbek counterpart Abdulla Aripov in Urgench today and participated in II Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum.

In 2020, the Hajj to Mecca will amount to US $3,350, the press service of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kyrgyzstan reported on Wednesday.

Turkey on Tuesday banned the import of e-cigarettes and related products, announcing the decision in the country's official gazette,

Oil prices tumbled more than 2% on Monday, as the rapid spread of a coronavirus in several countries outside China left investors fretting about a hit to demand.

In Q3 2019, the volume of investment and project financing by international development banks (IDBs) of the CIS states’ private sector saw an 81.2% growth compared to Q2 2019 and amounted to $1.87bn