China Poly Group and China Electric to build $350 mln photovoltaic power plant in Uzbekistan
Chinese companies China Poly Group and China Electric have started to build a solar power plant with a capacity of up to 500 megawatts in Jizzak region, the administration of the President of Uzbekistan reports.
The expected investment in the project is $350m.
The first 200 megawatts of generating capacity is planned to be put into operation at the end of 2024.
From mid-April Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan will start mutual issuance of electronic "permits"
The Ministries of Transport of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have agreed on mutual exchange and issuance of electronic forms of permits for road freight transportation.
The project is planned to be launched in pilot mode from April 15, 2024.
Citizens may be banned from importing cars for commercial purposes from April 1
The procedure for importing motor vehicles will change from April 1. This is reported by Telegram-channel "Rastamozhka".
According to the channel, in accordance with the relevant order of the Government:
- from April 1, 2024 vehicle, it will be possible to register at customs only in the name of the person to whom the certificate of conformity was issued.
- vehicles are not subject to customs clearance on the basis of a certificate of conformity issued in the name of another individual or legal entity.
It is also said that the government has been instructed to make a proposal to amend normative legal acts on the inadmissibility of application to motor vehicles of the norm of moving goods in the customs warehouse regime to other persons.
China (Sichuan)-Kazakhstan trade and economic mission held in Chengdu
Kazakhstan's Minister of Trade and Integration Arman Shakkaliev said that the Kazakh side will continue to deepen international logistics cooperation along the China-Europe rail route, looking for more potential importers and major partners in Sichuan province. Kazakhstan also hopes to provide Sichuan consumers with a rich selection of goods, including frozen meat and dairy products. At the same time, in the field of investment cooperation, Kazakhstan creates a favorable business environment for foreign investors through various duty-free measures and tax incentives, government subsidies, and invites enterprises from Sichuan to invest in Kazakhstan.
Road checkpoints on Kazakhstan's border with China to close for three days
From March 21 to 23, 2024, road checkpoints on the Kazakhstan-China border will suspend the passage of citizens, vehicles and cargo.
The reason is the celebration of Nauryz in Kazakhstan.
Railroad checkpoints on the Kazakhstan-China border will continue to operate normally during this period.