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TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev last week signed a decree on measures to create the Nukus Free Economic Zone (FEZ) to attract foreign investment to the country’s northwestern region of Karakalpakstan, Xinhua news agency reported with reference to the Uzbek Justice Ministry. Continue reading
TASHKENT (TCA) — President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on September 6 held a government meeting to discuss priority tasks of the country’s agricultural development in 2020-2030, the president’s official website reported. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — The United States has recalled its chief envoy involved in Afghanistan peace talks with the Taliban, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump cancelled a secret meeting that was to include leaders of the militant group that carried out a recent car bombing in Kabul that killed 12 people, including a U.S. soldier, RFE/RL reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Publisher’s note: Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, Central Asia was the scene of intense geopolitical struggle and the Great Game between the British and Russian Empires, and later between the Soviet Union and the West, over Afghanistan and neighboring territories. Into the 21st century, Central Asia has become the area of a renewed geopolitical interest, dubbed the New Great Game, largely based on the region’s hydrocarbon and mineral wealth. On top of that, the region now is perhaps the most important node in the implementation of China’s One Belt, One Road initiative through which Beijing aims to get direct access to Western markets. Every week thousands of news appears in the world’s printed and online media and many of them may escape the attention of busy readers. At The Times of Central Asia, we strongly believe that more information can better contribute to peaceful development and better knowledge of this unique region. So we are presenting this Weekly Digest which compiles what other media have reported on Central Asia over the past week. KAZAKHSTAN How Many Humps on a Camel? In Kazakhstan, It’s Complicated To diversify its economy away from oil, the Kazakh government has been financing herders who crossbreed one-humped and two-humped camels Sep 1 — “In most of the world, camels come in two types: two-humped Bactrian and one-humped dromedary. But nothing is so simple out in the desert of Kazakhstan, where the camels roaming about, munching shrubs, come in a dizzying array of back shapes — most of them some version of one-and-a-half-humped. This is no accidental, naturally occurring oddity.” READ MORE: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/01/world/europe/how-many-humps-on-a-camel-in-kazakhstan-its-complicated.html Kazakhstan’s new president vows to pursue controlled democratisation The new president of Kazakhstan presented his vision of the country’s development Sep 3 — “Kazakhstan’s new president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, delivered on Monday (2 September) his first major speech following his election last June, defining his policies in all fields of the economy and society. Kazakhstan is a country rich in resources, with a relatively small population and a huge territory, and keen to attract foreign investment. The EU as a whole is the number one investor in Kazakhstan. Tokayev won the 9 June poll with 70% of the votes, in elections disputed by seven candidates – a novelty in terms of pluralism for the former Soviet republic.” READ MORE: https://www.euractiv.com/section/central-asia/news/kazakhstans-new-president-vows-to-pursue-controlled-democratisation/ ‘Our Government Doesn’t Want to Spoil Relations with China’ The arrest of a Kazakh activist who advocated for Muslims ensnared in Beijing’s camps is part of a wider effort by China to shape the narrative on its internment system Sep 3 — “In early March, Serikzhan Bilash, a Kazakh activist documenting and advocating for Muslims caught up in an immense internment-camp system in China, was taken from his hotel room by security services and arrested. Late on August 16, after being under house arrest for five months, he was unexpectedly freed.” READ MORE: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/09/china-xinjiang-uighur-kazakhstan/597106/ The Hijab Debate Intensifies As School Starts In Kazakhstan Kazakh laws do not explicitly ban the hijab...
TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan has secured a significant amount in loans from China, which proves Beijing’s growing interest and role in this most populous Central Asian country. This may also signal that Russia’s influence on Uzbekistan may be giving way to China’s ambitions in the region. We are republishing the following article on the issue, written by Umida Hashimova: Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — The U.S. Embassy in Tajikistan has announced that the annual Go Viral festival will be held for the first time in Dushanbe on September 14-15, at the Ismaili Center. Continue reading
