Author: Jasbeer Mittur

“I have nothing to report,” – this is how the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, answered the question of whether the planes would be provided to Kiev at the end of the next “Ramstein” – a meeting of defense ministers of more than 50 partner countries of Ukraine. The ninth meeting of the Contact Group, at which countries helping Kyiv repel Russian aggression coordinate joint efforts to support the Ukrainian army, was held in Brussels, at NATO headquarters. Last week, during a surprise visit to Britain, Volodymyr Zelensky urged allies to quickly provide Ukraine with “wings of freedom” -…

Arras Minerals Corp. (TSX-V: ARK) (“Arras” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of three additional mineral exploration licences in Pavlodar Province, Kazakhstan. The new licences held by the Company’s local subsidiary cover a total of 364 square kilometers (“sq km”) in northeastern Kazakhstan. A total of three new mineral exploration licenses totaling 364 sq km have been granted by the Ministry of Industry and Innovational Development, Government of Kazakhstan, increasing the Company’s total land package in northeastern Kazakhstan to more than 3,300 sq km. The license acquisitions further strengthen the Company’s position as the largest license holder…

A law signed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on February 6th now requires government permission for digital asset issuers, who will also be subject to monitoring under the nation’s “On Combating the Legalization (Laundering) of Proceeds from Crime and the Financing of Terrorism” laws. The legislation goes into effect April 1st, 2023. To prevent tax evasion, Kazakhstan has enacted new legislation that requires crypto miners to sell at least 75% of their revenue via registered crypto exchanges. This rule aims to gather information on the income of crypto miners and mining pools for tax purposes and will be in effect from…

The swearing-in ceremony for the new United States Ambassador to Dushanbe, Manuel P. Micaller Jr., took place today, February 14, at the US State Department in Washington, DC. As noted in a post on the diplomatic mission’s Facebook page, “the new ambassador has almost 30 years of experience as a diplomat and deep experience in Central Asia, he is quite competent in leading and strengthening US-Tajik relations.” Manuel P. Micaller Jr. succeeded John Mark Pommersheim, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Tajikistan, who was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Dushanbe in early 2019. Prior to…