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- Work Begins on Afghan Section of the TAPI Gas Pipeline
- German Company to Assemble Airplanes in Almaty
- Celebrating Female Pioneers at the 2024 World Nomad Games
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- Latvia Coaches Central Asia on Borders While Hardening Russia Frontier
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- Uzbekistan’s Debt Reaches $37 billion
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- Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Plan to Launch Satellites into Space
- Kyrgyzstan Tightens Gambling Regulations
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- Kyrgyzstan Wants to Extend Prison Terms for “Calls to Seize Power”
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- Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister: Astana Will Not “Blindly Follow” Anti-Russian Sanctions
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- Turkmenistan Requests Deportation of Fifty Activists and Journalists
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- Nazarbayev’s Nephew Returns $1.6 Billion to Kazakhstan Following Embezzlement Conviction
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- Uzbekistan to Supply Extra Water to Kazakhstan for Irrigation
- SCO Opens Foreign Exchange Alliance for Yuan, Tenge, and Ruble
- EBRD Supports Kazakhstan’s Critical Raw Materials Sector
- Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to Test Facilities Prior to Launch of CASA-1000
- Central Asian Countries and Japan Hold Business Forum
- Is Kazakhstan Preparing to Take on the Oil Consortium “Whales”?
- Olympic Success Nudges Central Asians Closer Together in Paris
- Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Aim for $10 Billion Trade Volume
- Uzbekistan’s Reserves Reach $37.4 billion
- Israeli Companies Ready to Invest in Construction of Reservoirs in Kazakhstan
- Sixth Consultative Meeting of Heads of Central Asian States Takes Place in Astana
- Uzbek Coach Honored for Supporting Kyrgyz Olympic Boxer
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- Japanese PM Cancels Attendance at Central Asia + Japan Summit.
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- Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan Urge Nationals to Avoid UK Cities Hit by Violence
- Uranium Lawsuit Against Kyrgyz Government To Be Considered in Washington, D.C.
- National Bank of Kyrgyzstan Announces 2027 Launch for Digital Som
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- Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Sign $5 Billion in Agreements at Business Forum
- Caspian Sea Swim by Travelers Carl Bushby and Angela Maxwell
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- Turkmen Students To Be Able to Apply for British Scholarships
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- Kazakhstan Deepens Caspian Ports to Boost Middle Corridor Potential
- Central Asia to Forecast Energy Risks
- Steel Highways: The State of Central Asia’s Railways
- Taliban Announces Revision of Borders With Central Asian Countries
- Chess: Young Kazakh Boy Takes on World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen
- Preparations for 5th World Nomad Games Being Finalized in Kazakhstan
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- Kyrgyz Foreign Minister: Demarcation of Tajik Border Will Be Completed in October
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- Climate Council Established in Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan Completes Annual Anti-Locust Measures
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- Turkmen Tennis Player to Enter Qualifying for Junior French Open
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- Central Asian Boxers Poised for Olympic Medals This Week
- New Cargo Train Covers China-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan Route In Record Time
- Kazakhstan Resolves Dispute with Stati Amid Allegations of Litigation Profiteering
- South Korea Launches $4 Million Railway Project in Tajikistan
- Uzbekistan Pushed to Clean Up Cities Amid Air Pollution Protests
- Kazakhstan Prepares for the Second Phase of North Aral Sea Restoration
- High Water in Kyrgyzstan’s Toktogul Reservoir Forecast to Boost Electricity Generation
- EU’s Borrell Reaffirms European Commitment to Cooperation with Kazakhstan
- China Expands Footprint in Central Asia
- SCO and Afghanistan on the Cusp of a New Relationship
- Japan to Offer Aid to Central Asia
- Turkmenistan and Afghanistan Accelerate Their Cooperation on Torghundi-Sanabar Railroad
- IMF estimates Uzbekistan’s GDP at Over $100 Billion
- ADB to Provide $400 Million to Uzbekistan for Energy Reform
- Natural Disasters Have Cost Tajikistan $12 Million So Far This Year
- Kyrgyzstan to Ban Plastic Bags
- World Bank Supports Community-Driven Development in Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbek-Kyrgyz Expert Council Established to Support Joint Projects
- Central Asia Picks Up Golds as Olympics Near Second Week
- Russia’s “Internet Isolation” Strikes Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan Aims to Achieve GDP of $30 Billion by 2030
- Uzbekistan: Nationwide Health Checks for Children Reveal Anaemia Worries
- Uzbek Female Scientist Awarded Gold Medal at SVIIF 2024
- Tajik Authorities Seize the Property of Detained Politicians
- China to Invest in Electric Scooter Production in Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan Reports on Renewable Energy Generation
- Robots May Replace Bailiffs in Kazakhstan
- Turkmen Musicians Win Gold at World Orchestra Festival
- Kazakhstan to Build 369 ‘Comfortable’ Schools by 2026
- Turkmenistan Launches Railroad Route Between Iran and China via Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan Accelerates Work to Bring Drinking Water to Villages
- What Does the Future Hold for the Middle Corridor?
- Central Asian Countries Increasing Defense Budgets
- Demarcation of the Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Border Nears Completion
- Kyrgyz Exporters to Trade on Alibaba Marketplace
- Brother of Tajik Opposition Activist Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
- U.S. Embassy Supports Future Rural Teachers in Kyrgyzstan
- Can the Aral Sea Be Saved?
- Kazakhstan’s Akims to be Given Appraisals Using KPIs
- Startups from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan to Undergo Training in Silicon Valley
- Turkmenistan Considering Creating a Tourist Resort in Kyrgyzstan’s Cholpon-Ata
- Agribusiness Park to be Launched in Kazakhstan’s Akmola Region
- Samarkand: The City that Forged a Country’s Nationhood
- ADB: Central Asia’s Economic Growth and Decreasing Inflation in 2024
- Direct Flights Between U.S. and Kazakhstan to Begin in Late 2025
- Why Does Germany’s New Hydrogen Policy Suit Kazakhstan?
- Iran-Turkmenistan-Kazakhstan-China Rail Transport Route Resumes Operation
- Kazakhstan Looks to Increase Oil Shipment Across Caspian Sea
- NVIDIA to Launch AI Educational Programs in Kazakhstan
- ADB to Advise Kazakhstan’s Energy Ministry on Hydropower Development
- Kazakhstan Looking to Develop Tourism
- Uzbekistan Flings Open Doors to Tourists, Foreign and Local
- Responsible AI Rankings: Uzbekistan Leads in Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan to Increase Trade and Economic Cooperation
- China the Largest Market for Kazakhstan’s Agricultural Products
- Daughter of Civil Activist in Turkmenistan Not Allowed to Leave Country
- Dangerous Afghan Sodas Seized in Kyrgyz Stores
- Cardiff University to Open Branch in Astana
- Kazakhstan Intensifies Efforts to Combat Extremism
- Tajikistan-Born Singer, Criticized in Russia, Prepares to Release an Anti-War Song
- Signs of Ancient Urban Culture Unearthed in Turkmenistan
- Kyrgyzstan Raises Price of Coal Exports to Uzbekistan
- Kyrgyzstan’s Capital to Switch to Russian Gas
- How Limits on Electricity Use will Impact Uzbekistan
- Nursultan Nazarbayev Stripped of Academy of Sciences Membership
- Russia Deports Thousands of Tajik Citizens
- Turkish Company to Build Vegetable Storage Facility in Kazakhstan
- Rise in Uzbekistan’s Foreign Trade Turnover
- British Publisher Promotes Kyrgyz Artists
- Kazakhstan to Increase Municipal Waste Processing
- Kyrgyz Labor Migrants Now Welcome in Sardinia
- Turkey Seeks Deal on Turkmen Gas
- China to Help Kazakhstan Plant Artificial Forests on the Aral Sea
- Kazakhstan Welcomes Prospect of French Cuisine in Almaty
- Kazakhstan Refuses to Finance an Artificial Rain Project over the Aral Sea
- EFSD to Build Nine Schools in Kyrgyzstan
- ADB to Support Climate-Friendly Business Environment in Tajikistan
- Kyrgyzstan to Introduce Tourist Tax for Foreign Visitors
- Ex-Chairman of Kazakhstan’s KNB Denied Pardon
- Rise in Kyrgyzstan Foster Families
- Foreign Investment in Beverage Production and Bottling Plant, Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan Launches NATO-Standard Armored Vehicle
- Saudi and Chinese Companies to Cooperate on Wind Power Projects in Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan Sends Almost 4 Billion Cubic Meters of Irrigation Water to Kazakhstan
- Tajikistan Launches Export of Mineral Fertilizers to Afghanistan
- U.S. to Assist Kazakhstan in Rare Metals Exploration
- Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan Plan New Railway Line
- Mark Cavendish, British Cyclist from Astana Qazaqstan Team, Takes Record Stage Win
- IMF: Uzbekistan’s Foreign Debt to Decrease by 10% in 2029
- A Eurasian Perspective on the Historic Conviction of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez
- Kazakhstan, Iran, Turkmenistan and Russia to Develop North-South Transport Corridor
- Kazakhstan Ends Litigation With Moldovan Businessmen
- Chinese Company Opens Genetic Laboratory in Astana
- Russia Ups Ban on Migrant Employment
- Kazakhstan to Export Meat and Live Cattle to China
- Ashgabat Hosts Seminar on Artificial Intelligence
- Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Launch Joint Projects, Seek to Increase Trade
- Saudi Islamic Development Bank Increasing Its Presence in Central Asia
- Construction begins on Kazakhstan’s First Hybrid Power Plant
- Kyrgyz Security Chief’s Brother-In-Law Detained on Large-Scale Fraud Charges
- Large-Scale Logistics Center to Open in Samarkand
- ADB Allocates $100 Million for Perinatal Care in Uzbekistan
- Four New Gas Processing Plants to be Commissioned in Kazakhstan
- EU Urges Tajikistan to Investigate Human Rights Violations
- Turkmenistan Unblocks 3 Billion IP Addresses — But Why?
- Kazakhstan Weighs Down on Human Trafficking
- Uzbekistan Opens New Credit Line for Tourism Projects
- Facing Pressures, Koytendag Nature Refuge in Turkmenistan Aims for UNESCO Status
- Prime Minister: Kyrgyzstan’s Economy Needs to Make a “Leopard’s Leap”
- Danish Actor Mads Mikkelsen to Headline Comic Con in Kazakhstan
- The Rules of the Steppe: Countdown to the 2024 World Nomad Games
- Trading Volume of Ruble-Tenge Pair on Kazakh Exchange Tripled in June
- Belgian Company Expands Turkmenistan Operations to Support Growth of Middle Corridor
- Uzbekistan Sends Aid to Kyrgyzstan After Osh Region Floods
- Tigers to Return to Kazakhstan
- English Courses for Labor Migrants Open in Kyrgyzstan
- World Bank Projects Tajikistan’s Economic Growth
- Kazakhstan to Increase Transit of Russian, Turkmen, and Uzbek Gas in 2024
- Energy Minister: Kazakhstan Needs Liquefied Gas For Petrochemical Industry
- First Chinese Freight Train Leaves For Iran via Turkmenistan
- Production of Granulated Gold and Silver Launched in Uzbekistan
- EDB Forecasts Slowdown in Kyrgyzstan’s Economic Growth
- Kazakhstan Reports Steady Economic Growth in First Half of 2024
- Stay or Go? Uzbek Students Ponder Studies at Home, Abroad
- Teacher Alua Zhanatova Outlines the Growing Popularity of the Kazakh Language Amongst Young People
- Tajikistan Denies Report of Secret Chinese Military Base
- Henley Passport Index 2024: Kazakhstan Again the Strongest Central Asian Passport
- Chinese Company Plans to Produce Solar Panels in Tajikistan
- Head of Kazakhstan Football Federation Under Investigation by UEFA
- Large Bribes Being Extorted from Graduates of Foreign Universities in Turkmenistan
- Russia Prepares Course for Central Asian Migrants on How to Assimilate
- Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Set to Expand Economic Cooperation
- Transnational Companies Implement Seven Projects in Kazakhstan’s Agro-Industrial Sector
- The State of Civil Aviation in Central Asia Post-Pandemic and Amid Russia Sanctions
- Central Asia Reacts to Trump Assassination Attempt
- Erdogan: Turkey Wants to Become Full SCO Member
- Russian Securities Are Leaving Kazakhstan — Reports
- Afghanistan Ready to Implement TAPI Project
- Kazakhstan Seeks to Increase Local Content in Oil and Gas Equipment Production
- Uzbekistan’s Investment in Kazakhstan Reaches Record Levels
- An Overview of Kazakhstan’s Comic Industry by Oraskhan Zhakup, CEO Khan Comics
- World Bank to Provide Additional Support for Kambarata-1 Hydropower Project in Kyrgyzstan
- Boom in Uzbekistan’s International Flights
- New Projects Launched in Uzbekistan’s Fergana Region
- Eurasian Creative Week Held in Uzbekistan
- Law Firm That Helped Johnny Depp Has Another Big Client: Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan Urges Bulgaria to Utilize Potential of Trans-Caspian Transport Route
- Eurasian Development Fund: Funding for Rogun HPP Jeopardizes Other Projects
- Uzbekistan Creates Law to Address Excessive Energy Consumption
- Electrification of Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan Railroad Will Cost $300 Million
- Chinese Company to Invest in Uzbekistan’s Coal Mines
- It Wasn’t Like This Under Nazarbayev: Kazakhstan’s Party Political Landscape
- Kyrgyzstan and Russia to Expand Cooperation Across the Board
- EDB to Finance Mountain Resort in Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan-EU Transport and Logistics Cooperation
- A Rocky Romance in Kyrgyzstan: Boyfriend of President’s Niece is Arrested
- Almaty’s Aspan Gallery Champions Central Asian Art at Home and Abroad
- Why Is Bishkek Getting Rid of Trolleybuses?
- Uzbekistan and Afghanistan Discuss Railroad Projects and Freight Traffic
- Turkmenistan Discusses Transit Logistics With Company From China’s Shandong
- Central Asia’s Water Crisis
- Russian Laboratory to Combat Dangerous Infections in Kyrgyzstan
- Poland Asks Turkmenistan to Open a Consulate in Warsaw
- Kyrgyz Minister: Dependence on Western Technology to Blame for Russian Payment Ban
- Expansion of Japanese Investment in Uzbekistan
- USAID Equips Mega Fruit Storage Facility in South Kyrgyzstan
- Will Kazakhstan Manage to Save the National Fund?
- Intrigue Shadows a Rugged Motor Race with Central Asian Roots
- Uzbekistan: Bukhara Administration Denies Relocation of “Eternal Bukhara”
- Over 200 UNDP Projects Implemented in Kazakhstan
- UN’s Guterres and Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov Discuss Development, Security
- Turkish Vice President: Turkmen Gas Supplies Via Turkey Will Help Ensure Energy Security in Europe
- World Bank Establishes Permanent Office in Tajikistan
- Turkmen Watermelons Struggle to Compete with Iranian Imports
- Uzbekistan Offered Opportunity to Invest in Gas and Oil in Afghanistan
- China Supports Kazakhstan’s Bid to Join BRICS
- Kazakhstan’s Rail Transportation of Cargo Rises to Over 122 Million Tons
- Kazakhstan to Double Milk Production in Three Years
- Kyrgyz-Turkish Oil Refinery Nears Completion in South Kyrgyzstan
- Central Asian Countries and Azerbaijan Begin Military Exercises in Kazakhstan
- Paving the Path Westward: Insights from the Astana and Shusha Summits
- SCO Summit: A Battle for Influence in Central Asia
- Roundtable on Uzbekistan’s Reform Agenda
- EDB Identifies Key Risks for Tajikistan’s Economy
- Kyrgyz Council Deputy Arrested for Calling for Riots
- OECD Representative Office May Open in Kazakhstan
- Foreign Political Parties Banned in Uzbekistan
- Nuclear Race: Will Central Asia Build a Nuclear Power Plant?
- More Invacarriages Added to Kazakhstan’s Trains
- Kyrgyz-Uzbek Automobile Plant Imports Components from Uzbekistan
- Turkmen Sewing: From Ancient Traditions to Modern Art
- EBRD Plans to Double Investments in Kazakhstan in 2024
- UN: Central Asia’s Big Youth Population is Key to Progress
- Kazakh Government Is Trying (Again) To Introduce An Unpopular Betting Law
- Kazakh Art Abroad: Interview with Saida Sheikhova
- Tourist Accommodation Booms in Kazakhstan
- Tajikistan and China Tighten Strategic Partnership
- Tokayev Calls For Expanded SCO to Play Greater Role on Global Stage
- Kyrgyzstan to Support Female Entrepreneurship
- Mixed Results for Kazakhstan in Media Freedom Rankings
- Tajikistan and Switzerland Strengthen Cooperation in Banking
- Case Opened Against Subsidiary of Russia’s Lukoil in Uzbekistan
- Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan Poised to Host the 2035 Asian Cup
- Kyrgyzstan Parliamentarian in Brawl with Security Guard
- China Seeks to Import 20,000 Tons of Pork from Kazakhstan
- Drop in Uzbekistan’s Gold Sales
- UNDP Launches Course on Gender Issues in Turkmenistan
- Universities of Kazakhstan and China to Cooperate on Microsatellite Launch
- Kyrgyzstan and Switzerland Strengthen Cooperation
- Taking the Necessary Steps to Curb Child Abuse in Kazakhstan
- Astana Unveils Monument to Great Turkmen Poet Pyragy
- Astana Qazaqhstan Team’s Stellar Rise from the Ashes
- Travel Guide to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan Presented in Seoul
- Kyrgyz Supreme Court Upholds Sentence of Activist Zarina Torokulova
- Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan Nominate Traditional Craft of ‘Guram’ for UNESCO Cultural Heritage List
- Illegal Underground Tunnel Unearthed on Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan Border
- SCO Summit: Eurasian Alliance Signs Security Agreements; Welcomes Belarus
- Remittances to Central Asia and Europe Down 10%
- Turkmenistan and Iran Sign Natural Gas Swap Deal
- Hungarian Company to Develop Smart Parking for Tashkent
- Uzbek Afghan Business Forum
- Chinese Power Plant for Western Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan’s Foreign Trade Turnover Reaches $62 Billion
- SCO Round-Up
- Two-Dimensional Outlook Characterizes Western Media Response to SCO Summit
- Kazakhstan and China Cement Strategic Partnership
- China Invests over $5 billion in Tajikistan’s Energy Sector
- Iran to Provide Kazakhstan with Irrigation Technology
- Diplomatic Scandal: Kyrgyz Ambassador Fired for “Khanate of Permissiveness”
- New Plant for Deep Processing of Grain in Kostanay, Kazakhstan
- AstraZeneca Manufacture of Medicines in Kazakhstan
- Turkish Investment in Greenhouses in Kazakhstan
- South Korea to Build Biofuel Plant in Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan and China Collaborate on Container Hub for Aktau Port
- Former Employee of Academy of Sciences Detained in Kyrgyzstan
- Astana Hosts SCO Summit: A New Platform for Kazakh Diplomacy
- Putin in Full Diplomatic Mode on SCO Sidelines
- SCO Summit: Tokayev and Xi Laud Kazakhstan-China Ties
- A Permanent Piece of ‘Home’: The Trend for Kyrgyz Ornament Tattoos
- First Container Train on South Korea – China – Kazakhstan – Uzbekistan Route
- The National Bank of Uzbekistan Places Bonds on the London Stock Exchange
- Representatives of World Bank and IFC Speak About Projects in Tajikistan
- Uzbek Electronics Retailer Secures EBRD $10 Million Loan
- Turkmenistan to Start Cargo Transit via Iranian Railroads
- Kazakhstan to House One of Central Asia’s Largest E-Commerce Distribution Centres
- Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea Level Rises by Over a Metre
- ADB to Allocate $50 Million to Support Economic Reforms in Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakh journalist Aidos Sadykov died in Kyiv
- A Greater Role for Kazakhstan’s Media
- Top Kazakh Businessman Denies Allegations about Greek Island Fire
- Participants at SCO Summit in Astana to Adopt New Security Paradigm
- SCO Summit in Astana: Will the West Accept the Role of the “Middle Powers”?
- SCO Summit in Astana: Correspondents from China Global Television Network, Times of Central Asia Discuss Upcoming Meeting
- Qosh Tepa Canal Threatens Water Balance in Central Asia
- Pakistan Can Become a Transport Hub for Central Asian Countries
- Push to Increase Youth Employment in Uzbekistan.
- Almaty to Host International Conference KazHackStan-2024
- Uzbekistan’s Consumer Confidence Index Falls to Record Low
- U.S. State Department Criticizes Tajikistan for Religious Restrictions
- Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Holds Meeting with U.S. Business Mission
- Development of Uzbekistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan Transport Corridor
- Islamic State Khorasan Province as Part of the Struggle for Central Asia
- Iranian Cooperation with Kazakhstan on New Terminal at Bandar Abbas Port
- Construction Starts on Kyrgyzstan’s Latest Hydropower Plant
- U.N. Chief to Deliver Peace Message during Central Asia Tour
- Children Among Nine Killed in Mudflows in Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan, UNDP, and Eurasian Development Bank Unite in Water Management
- Central Asia Needs $12 Billion to Secure Drinking Water
- Uzbekistan and Turkey to Develop Military and Technical Cooperation
- Journalist and Politician Ahmadshokh Komilzoda Detained in Tajikistan
- Investigation into ISIS-linked Group Smuggling Uzbek Migrants into the U.S.
- Russia Sends Some 10,000 Migrants to War in Ukraine
- Turkmenistan Strengthens Cooperation with Japanese Investors
- U.S. Seeks Alternative Routes for Central Asia’s Exports
- Turkmenistan to Increase Border Crossing Limit from Afghanistan to 120 Trucks Daily
- Largest Makerspace Opens in Kyrgyzstan with U.S. Support
- Fugitive Oligarchs Ablyazov and Khrapunov Ordered to Return $32 Million to Kazakhstan by U.S. Court
- New Report Analyses Eurasian Transport Network
- New Industrial Zone Launched with Chinese Investment in Uzbekistan
- Islamic Development Bank Pledges up to $2 Billion for Infrastructure Projects in Kazakhstan
- Inside Turkmenistan: What Self-Isolation Reveals About the Nation
- Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry Accuses David Cameron of “Misinformation”
- Kazakh Tourists Who Left Greece Face Charges in Island Fire
- First Electric Vehicles Roll Off China’s BYD Assembly Line in Uzbekistan
- Kuandyk Bishimbayev Murder Sentence Appeal Rejected
- Will Kumtor’s ‘Tails’ Benefit or Harm Kyrgyzstan?
- Turkmenistan Discusses TAPI Pipeline with Officials from UAE, Pakistan
- Tajikistan and OSCE Discuss Cooperation
- Kyrgyzstan to Construct Solar Plant with Chinese Partners
- Doctor Shortage in Turkmenistan’s Prisons
- Tokayev Announces Referendum on New Power Plant
- Uzbekistan to Protect Children from Religious Extremism
- Kyrgyz-Chinese Trade and Economic Cooperation Centre Opens in Urumqi
- China’s Xinjiang Offers Kazakhstan Assistance in Cooperation with Hong Kong and Macao
- EU-Funded Projects Strengthen Central Asia’s Trade and Economic Ties
- Kyrgyzstan’s President Apologizes Over Niece’s Use of State Helicopter
- Kazakhstan’s Attempts to Address Disinformation and Media Freedom
- Kazakh Poet Bakhyt Kenzheev Dies at 74
- Uzbekistan Unveils Development Plan for Copper Industry Cluster
- Kyrgyzstan and EU Strengthen Economic Cooperation
- The Government of Tajikistan and FLSmidth to Cooperate in Mining
- Kazakhstan Stock Exchange Set to Recoup Shares from Moscow Exchange
- Kyrgyzstan Raises Doctors’ Salaries
- EDB Annual Meeting and Business Forum to Focus on Eurasian Transport Network
- Chinese Investment in Deep Processing Grain Plant in Kazakhstan
- A Million New Jobs on the Horizon in Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan and EU Sign Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
- Mirziyoyev Discusses Cooperation with Russian Minister of Internal Affairs
- Uzbekistan Launches Mechanism for Recognizing Foreign Citizens as “Undesirable” Elements
- Kazakhstan Facing Challenge of Developing Roads in Ninth Largest Country in World
- Uzbekistan: Deaf Photographers Document the World Around Them
- Kazakhstan Supplies Vital Radiopharmaceuticals to Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan and Mongolia to Develop Multifaceted Cooperation
- TikTok Tourism in Kazakhstan
- Water in Kazakhstan’s North Aral Sea Rises by Over a Billion Cubic Meters
- U.S. Ambassador to Turkmenistan Matthew Klimow Completes His Mission
- French Company Signs Contract With Karachaganak Consortium
- Uzbekistan to Present Silk Roads Exhibition at British Museum
- Over a Million Ethnic Kazakhs Have Returned to Kazakhstan Since 1991
- Alleged Arson: Greek Authorities Detain Crew of Pleasure Boat Carrying Kazakh Tourists
- Central Asian Leaders Offer Support, Condolences to Putin After Dagestan Attack
- Tajikistan to Export 70% of Rogun Electricity to Central Asia
- U.S. Ranks Among Top Ten in Uzbekistan’s Foreign Trade Turnover
- Kazakhstan to Invest $1 Billion in Repairing Water Management Infrastructure
- Uranium Purification Plant to be Rebuilt in Kyrgyzstan
- Virtual Academy on Countering Corruption to Start Work in Uzbekistan
- Turkmenistan Province Bans Child Labor in Cotton Harvesting
- Prominent Political Figure Akbarsho Iskandarov Detained in Tajikistan
- UNDP and Samruk Kazyna Support Socially Vulnerable Young People in Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan to Build New Checkpoint on Border with China
- Border Dispute No More: Are Bishkek and Dushanbe Ready to Make Peace?
- ADB Funds Wastewater Management and Sustainable Tourism in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan
- Decline in Uzbekistan’s Production of Natural Gas, Oil and Coal
- Kazakhstan Pushes New Measures to Utilize its Transit Potential
- Results of Visit of the U.S. Trade Representative to Kazakhstan
- Firefighters Evacuate People from Burning High-Rise in Astana
- EDB Upgrades Economic Growth Forecast for Most Member States
- Uzbek Prison Visit by EU, US, and UK Diplomats
- Aidos Sadykov Shooting: First Suspect Detained by Kazakhstan Authorities
- “Photography in Kazakhstan is Characterized by Local Flavor”: Interview with Photographer Veronika Lerner
- In Kyrgyzstan, a Woman Kept Foreigners in Slave Labor
- Kazakhstan: Preconceived Notions and Changed Minds
- Who is Aidos Sadykov?
- Companies from the Netherlands Consider Investing in Turkmenistan’s Agricultural Sector
- Testing Limits: Marathoners Head For the Shrinking Aral Sea to Run in the Desert
- Rice Production on the Rise in Turkmenistan
- Uzbek Citizens Still Facing Difficulties When Entering Russia
- Uzbekistan Joins ILO Convention on Equal Opportunities for Working Family Members
- Alternative Transport Routes in Kazakhstan: Potential and Current Opportunities
- World Bank Awards Uzbekistan $7.5 Million in Carbon Credits for Emissions Reduction
- Kazakhstan to Build the Largest Poultry Farm in CIS
- Tajikistan’s Former Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi Detained in Dushanbe
- Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production in Kazakhstan
- Campuses of Three Foreign Universities to Open in Kazakhstan
- Is Kazakhstan’s Parliament About to Ban Religious Clothing?
- Kyrgyz-German Business Forum
- Suspected Attackers of Kazakhstan Blogger Aidos Sadykov Identified
- Chinese Company to Build Automobile Plant in Uzbekistan for $1.5 bln
- Kazakh MP Accuses Nazarbayev’s Relatives of Raiding
- Threat of Cholera Prompts Tajikistan to Test Its Water
- Central Asian Countries Gather to Share Air Pollution Solutions
- Tajikistan Killings Happened in Isolated Area with Volatile History
- Rosatom Begins Construction of NPP in Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan and EU Negotiating on Simplification of Visa Procedures
- Uzbekistan Seeks to Boost its Jewellery Industry
- Malaysian and Chinese Companies to Aid Development of Green Energy in Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan Offers Low-Interest Loans for Agro-Industrial Sector
- ‘Save the Berkuts’ Campaign Launched in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan: A Partnership Born From Rivalry
- Kyrgyzstan to Take Chinese Loan to Build Railroad
- Kyrgyzstan Promotes Investment in Mineral Resources
- One Dead in Mudflows in Southern Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan Reports Rise in Rail Cargo
- Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan to Invest in Fiber Optic Cables in Caspian Sea
- Kazakhstan’s Irrigation Water to be Swelled by 560 Million Cubic Meters from Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan to Establish 5G Mobile Coverage by 2026
- Sogd-2024 International Trade Fair Marks First Decade
- Controversial Kazakh Opposition Figure Aidos Sadykov Shot in Kyiv
- Men in Black Blamed for Series of Murders in Northern Tajikistan
- Eurasian Connectivity Comes One Step Closer at the 2024 CAMCA Forum in Bishkek
- Petition against ‘LGBT Propaganda’ in Kazakhstan: Opinions and Comments
- World Bank: Uzbekistan Must Tackle Gender Inequality
- UN Approves Uzbekistan’s Initiative to Develop Global Safe Tourism Code
- Kazakhstan Developing Digital System of Flood Forecasting and Modeling
- Decrease in Uzbek Labor Migrants to Russia Forecast to Continue
- China to Invest $1 Billion in Andijan Province of Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan in 80th Place in New Global Ranking of Average Wages
- Focus on Central Asia’s Acute Shortage of Drinking Water
- Kazakhstan and South Korea Forward Cooperation in Forestry
- Two City Railway Stations Renovated in Kazakhstan
- Iran Seeks Observer Status in EEU
- Kazakhstan Mourns Murat Auezov – Intellectual, Diplomat, Activist and Patriot
- Afghan and Emirati Companies Making Use of Turkmenistan Stock Exchange
- Kazakhstan Insurers Sign Partnership with Warren Buffett’s Company
- Germany Negotiating Afghan Deportation Deal with Uzbekistan
- IFAD Representative Office Opens in Uzbekistan
- U.S. Blacklists Uzbek Nationals Due to ISIS Connections
- Water Shortages in Kyrgyzstan’s Cities Despite Full Reservoirs
- The Evolution of Kazakh Ornamentation
- Success of Kazakhstan’s JobEscape Start-up
- Former Opposition Party Leader Saidjafar Usmonzoda Arrested in Tajikistan
- USAID Supports Central Asian Women Working in Hospitality
- Kazakhstan Set to Develop Halal Market
- Kazakhstan and Central Asia Present Investment Opportunities to Swedish Parliament
- Kyrgyzstan’s President Says Acquitted Protesters Deserved “At Least a Fine or Probation”
- Dreaming of Paris, Fighting for Power: Electricity in Central Asia
- Cannes Award-Winning Film, “Anora” Vexes Uzbek Public
- Controversial Petition on “LGBT Propaganda” Passes Threshold for Consideration in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan and U.S. Focus on Strengthening Trade and Investment Cooperation
- U.S. and Central Asia Further Trade, Economic and Investment Cooperation
- Uzbekistan and Korea Forge New, High-Tech Agenda for Strategic Partnership
- Kyrgyz Banks Restrict Money Transfers to Russia
- PepsiCo to Build Snack Production Plant in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan President Pinpoints Flaws in Tourism Development
- Famous Tajik Blogger Subjected to Domestic Violence
- Uzbekistan to Establish International Financial and Technology Center
- Uzbekistan Purchases High-Speed Electric Trains
- Kazakh Chess Player Wins World Junior Title in India
- Radicalism Attracts Disenfranchised Youth in Tajikistan
- Pavel Durov’s Visit to Issyk-Kul Sparks Investment Hopes
- Kyrgyzstan Pays Russia $64 million for Stake in the Eurasian Development Bank
- Mass Brawl Between Citizens of Pakistan and Bangladesh Reported in Bishkek
- Indian Companies Interested in Turkmenistan’s Seaport
- Virtual Standstill in Tajikistan’s Baljuvan Oil Production
- How Sanctions Against the Moscow Exchange Will Affect Kazakhstan
- Arrests of People from Tajikistan Who Crossed Border into U.S. Fuel Terrorism Worries
- Cargo Transport from Uzbekistan to EU Countries via Latvia
- South Korean Corporation Bank to Open in Kazakhstan
- First Cargo Transported from Pakistan to Azerbaijan via Kazakhstan
- U.S. Program Improves Lives of Over 300,000 Kyrgyz Citizens
- SPECA Countries’ Digitalization of Multimodal Data Exchange along Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor
- Kazakhstan and South Korea to Cooperate in Critical Minerals, Oil and Gas
- Women and Girls in Central Asia in Need of Protection from Violence
- Kazakhstan and South Korea: “A Golden Bridge of Friendship”
- Kazakhstan’s National Railway Carrier Under Threat of Default
- Kyrgyzstan Introduces Temporary Ban on Deputies’ International Travel
- Kyrgyzstan’s Eco-Activists Question Official Data on Rare Animals
- Kazakhstan’s First Automobile Tunnel and Largest Bridge to be Completed this Year
- Turkmenistan and UAE Expand Cooperation in Oil and Gas
- U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tay Visits Uzbekistan
- Decolonial Futurism: A Focus on Kazakhstan’s Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale
- Eight Men from Tajikistan, Suspected of Terror Links, Face Deportation from U.S.
- EU and Kazakhstan Launch Coordination Platform of Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor
- Kazakhstan and Congo Ready to Cooperate in Oil and Gas
- U.S. Program Promotes Women Entrepreneurship in Turkmenistan
- New U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers Arrive in Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan’s Reserves Reached $36.6 Billion in May.
- Turkmenistan President’s Visit Causes Havoc in Dashoguz
- Two Arrested Over Calls for Milk Riots in Kyrgyzstan
- Turkey Lifts Restrictions on Import of Livestock and Poultry Products from Kazakhstan
- UN Supports Uzbekistan and China’s Initiative on International Day of Dialogue Among Civilizations.
- Islamic Development Bank Supports Rogun HPP Project in Tajikistan
- By 2025, All of Kazakhstan Will Have Access to Clean Drinking Water
- Price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas to Rise Again in Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan and IFC Sign Agreement on Two Solar Power Plant Projects
- Uzbekistan Plans to Earn $300 Million a Year From Medical Tourism
- Donor Coordination Committee Established for Kyrgyzstan’s Kambarata HPP-1 Project
- Reporter in Turkmenistan Freed After Four Years in Jail
- Elite Kyrgyz Climber Gets Warm Homecoming After Himalayan Ascents
- Story of a Statue: Turkmenistan Shapes National Identity
- VI ECG Film Festival Goes Beyond the Moving Image
- Is Afghanistan Ready for Dialogue with Central Asia on Water Issues?
- How the Trans-Caspian Corridor will Revitalize Trade between Asia and Europe.
- First NPP Reactor in Uzbekistan May Start Before 2033
- Child Malnutrition Hits Central Asia
- South Korea Set to Intensify Cooperation with Central Asia
- Residents of Turkmenistan Urged Not to Disseminate What’s Happening in the Country
- How Kazakhstan Is Cleansing Itself of Nursultan Nazarbayev’s Legacy
- Traders Rally in Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan Poised for Large-Scale Locust Invasion
- Kyrgyzstan Seeks Investment in Energy
- Uzbekistan’s Soaring Air Transit Potential
- Rise in Grain Exports from Kazakhstan to China
- Russia’s Gazprom Secures Long-Term Natural Gas Supply to Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan’s Unexploited Potential of Deep Processing of Coal
- Kazakhstan’s Goodwill Ambassadors
- Human Rights Organization Demands Release of Tajik Journalist
- EDB Concept for Eurasian Transport Network
- Uzbekistan and Turkey Deepen Strategic Partnership
- China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Railway Project to Begin
- Central Asian Public Opinion is the Latest Battle Front Between Putin and Zelenskiy
- Central Asia – EU Political and Security Cooperation
- Central Asia Asks: Are Afghanistan’s Taliban Government Terrorists?
- Turkmenistan to Ditch Forced Labor in Cotton Harvesting
- Kazakhstan’s President Tokayev Foresees a Bigger Role for Middle Powers in Solving the World’s Problems
- Peace for Women and Children Returning from Syria to Tajikistan
- Protecting Women and Children Helps Preserve, Not Contradict, Traditional Family Values in Kazakhstan
- International Development Association Allocates $25 million to Kyrgyz Universities.
- Uzbekistan-EU Trade Reaches 5.13 billion Euros
- Kazakhstan’s Constitution Now Published in Braille
- British Magazine Ranks Kazakhstan’s Katon-Karagay Top Travel Destination
- Kazakhstan-Russia Relations in Focus at St. Petersburg
- Kazakhstan Actions ‘Lifelong Learning’
- Kazakhstan Reports Another Big Jump in Saiga Antelope Numbers
- Heavy Chinese-Made Trucks Churning Up Kazakhstan’s Roads
- The Aral Sea: Addressing Water Issues, Crisis, and Striving for a Better Life in Central Asia
- Two Uzbek Universities Enter the QS World Rankings
- Erdogan: Turkmenistan Gas Exports to Turkey “Only a Matter of Time”
- Endangered Wild Horses Return to Kazakhstan’s Golden Steppe
- Turkmenistan Hosts European Exhibition on Energy-Saving
- Green Light for Hydrocarbon Development in Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea Sector
- Farms in Tajikistan Being Abandoned Due to Lack of Money
- S&P Keeps Uzbekistan’s Credit Rating as “Stable”
- Kazakhstan’s Al-Farabi Innovation Hub Boosts Start-Up Opportunities in Saudi Arabia
- World Bank to Support Kyrgyzstan’s Food Industry
- Kazakhstan Promotes Investment Opportunities in South Korea
- Foreign Investment in Central Asia is Following Demographic Trends
- French Cargo Airline Plans to Use Uzbekistan’s Navoi Airport
- Kazakhstan’s Bolashak Program: More Trouble Than It’s Worth?
- Nazarbayev In-Law, Askar Kulibayev’s Oil Terminal Seized
- Investigative Website Kloop to Remain Blocked in Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyzstan Lifts Ban on Mining of Uranium and Thorium
- UNICEF Donates Vehicles to Distribute Vaccines in Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan Set to Maximize Tourism
- Turkmenistan Restricts Women From Obtaining Driving Licenses
- Uzbekistan and Turkey Enhance Strategic Partnership
- Water Levels of Kazakhstan’s Reservoirs Continue to Rise
- Chinese to Build Industrial Park and Bonded Warehouses in Kyrgyzstan
- International Association of Crypto-Economy and AI Created in Kyrgyzstan
- Copper Smelter To Be Built In Eastern Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan to Build the World’s Largest Greenhouse
- Uzbekistan Representative Elected to UN Human Rights Committee for First Time
- In Unequal Relationship, Trade Turnover Between Tajikistan and Russia Increases
- Renewable Energy “Key” for Uzbekistan: Interview with IFC Regional Manager
- Uzbekistan Park Managers Arrested for Mass Distribution of Toys
- Turkmenistan Residents Detained for Public Displays of Affection
- Kazakhstan Works with Armenia and Azerbaijan for South Caucasus Peace
- New Concept Announced for the Development of Oil Refining in Kazakhstan
- New Flights Launched between the Capitals of Qatar and Uzbekistan
- New International Terminal Opens at Almaty Airport
- U.S. Delivers Cutting-Edge Technology to Kyrgyzstan’s Renewable Energy Sector
- Construction of Gas Chemical Complex, Solar Plant and Airport begins in Bukhara
- Kazakhstan and United States Strategic Partnership
- Kyrgyzstan Plans to Export Electricity to Pakistan Next Year
- OSCE Representatives Arrive in Uzbekistan For Talks on Upcoming Elections
- Ten Years of the EAEU: Trade Wars Rumble On Against Backdrop of GDP Growth
- CASCA+ Transport Corridor Freight Transit
- Close Associate of Tajikistan’s Prime Minister Rasulzoda Detained on Suspicion of Large-Scale Fraud
- U.S. Support for Uzbekistan’s Pharmaceutical Industry
- Deutsche Bank Loans €165 Million to Uzbekistan’s Uzpromstroybank
- AIIB Forwards Construction of Strategic Bridge in Tajikistan
- Almaty Hosts Russia’s Defense Head Belousov in First of a Series of CSTO Events
- First Meeting of Central Asia – GCC Investment Forum
- Turkmen Student Takes Gold at Innovation Competition in London
- Mixed Reaction to Uzbekistan’s New Fruit Export Policy
- Foreign Ministries of Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan Discuss Safety Amid More Raids on Foreign Citizens
- Mining Output Grows in Tajikistan
- Kazakhstan Changing Its Labor Laws to Better Reflect the Country’s Needs
- Chinese Company to Build Solar Power Plant in Uzbekistan’s Tashkent Region
- Turkmenistan Officials in Georgia to Prepare for WTO Application
- Uzbekistan Moving Closer Towards WTO Membership
- Justice Prevails in Kazakhstan Murder Trial Exposing Rift Between Government and Old Regime
- Rome Hosts Third Central Asia + Italy Ministerial Meeting
- Kazakhstan and EU Seek Increase in Trade of Agricultural Products
- Netherlands to Help Develop Kazakhstan’s Water Sector
- Nuclear Power in Uzbekistan Has a Political Aspect – Economist Behzod Hoshimov
- Ten Thousand Hectares of Land in Tajikistan Left Without Water
- Uzbekistan and Russia Discuss Rearmament of Republic’s Air Defense
- China and Central Asian Countries to Jointly Respond to Emergencies
- Largest Amusement Park in Central Asia to be Built in Uzbekistan
- Fight Against Corruption Allows Kyrgyzstan to Increase State Budget
- A Welcome Expansion of Kazakhstan’s Invataxi Fleet
- Signs of Racism in Central Asia
- International Flights from Kazakhstan on the Rise
- Kazakhstan Motoring Towards to Fuel Self-Sufficiency
- Kazakhstan’s Reservoirs Brimming with 12 billion Cubic Meters of Water
- The Geography of Labor: Where Do Central Asian Migrants Travel To?
- World Economic Forum Names Kazakhstan Best Tourism Destination in Central Asia
- Dushanbe: Water for Sustainable Development
- One-Stop Service Center for Victims of Violence Opens in Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan to Increase Production of High Added-Value Products
- Gasoline Smuggling a Growing Business in Kyrgyzstan
- World Bank to Help Uzbekistan Improve Social Protection
- Kazakhstan and the Netherlands to Further Bilateral Cooperation
- Police Officers in Bishkek Fired Over Mob Conflict with Foreign Students
- Tajikistan and Russia Discuss Labor Migration, Security
- Middle Powers Converge: Kazakhstan and Singapore Strengthen Bilateral Ties
- World Bank Helps Kyrgyzstan To Restore Its Natural Landscape
- Three Kazakh Officials Suspected of Taking Large Bribes
- Almaty Hosts Conference on Tackling Climate Change in Central Asia
- Kazakhstan’s Nomadiq Innovation Hub Opens in Singapore
- Uzbekistan to Build a Nuclear Power Plant
- Korean Company to Build Solar Panel Production Plant in Tajikistan
- Kazakhstan Wants to Use AI in Drafting Laws
- Poland and Russia Ensure Continued Transit of Kazakh Oil to Germany
- Rahmon Orders Map of Environmental Hazards
- Uzbekistan to Establish Atomic Energy Agency
- Uzbekistan Interested in Afghan Oil and Gas
- Authorities in Turkmenistan Using Cab Drivers As Informants to Identify “Unreliable” Citizens
- First Uzbek to Receive Doctoral Degree from Harvard Business School
- Kyrgyzstan Proposes To Fine People For Speaking Substandard Kyrgyz
- Central Asia-EU Conference Focuses on Security Issues
- Kazakhstani Movies No Longer Playing Just a Supporting Role
- The Middle Corridor is Being Funded Faster than Expected
- Test Run of Trans-Caspian Route from China to Europe via Kazakhstan
- Why Have Women’s Carriages Become So Popular in Kazakhstan?
- World Bank Helps Improve Social Services for Vulnerable People in Uzbekistan
- US Donates 12,000 English-Language Books to Schools and Libraries in Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyz Banks Urged to Unite and Create Single ATM Network
- The Power of Kindness: Psychologist Kamilla Turakhodjaeva Promotes the Value of Volunteering in Tashkent
- Tajikistan Doubles Down on Fines for Wearing “Foreign Clothes”
- Turkmen Gas to Europe Mooted Again
- Uzbekistan to Increase Production and Export of Medicines
- Kazakhstan and China to Cooperate on Innovative Technology
- Kazakhstan and South Korea to Strengthen Economic Cooperation
- Kazakhstan and Singapore Join Forces to Boost Economy and Transport
- Kazakh PM Meets With German Rhenus Group to Discuss Middle Corridor
- Another Uzbek Citizen Convicted of Insulting Mirziyoyev
- Central Asia’s Combined ‘Army of Turan’: Could a Hypothesis Become a Reality?
- U.S., Uzbekistan Discuss Judicial Reforms and Combating Corruption
- Kyrgyz Pharmacists Speak Against Abolition of Tax Exemptions
- Construction of First IT Town in Uzbekistan Begins
- Despite Negative Outlook, Moody’s Upgrades Kyrgyzstan’s Credit Rating
- Focus on Ethnic Germans in Kazakhstan
- Alatau IT Hub Opens in Kazakhstan’s Almaty Region
- Amid Russian Sanctions, Kazakhstan Can Benefit From Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
- Only Turkmen Graduates Allowed to Participate in “Last Call”
- Green Light for Uzgen Bypass, South Kyrgyzstan
- Tajik Schoolchildren to Be Taught English From Third Grade
- Kyrgyzstan President Announces New Social Welfare Measures
- Bishkek Thermal Plant Set For Upgrade With Eurasian Development Bank Funds
- Turkmen Scientists Find Way to Make Depleted Gas Wells More Productive
- U.S. and Kazakhstan Discuss Shared Values at High-Level Dialogue on Human Rights and Democratic Reforms
- What Does Raisi’s Death Mean for the Caspian Sea Region?
- Higher Education in Central Asia: Leaders and Outsiders
- Eurasian Development Bank To Finance Another Solar Plant in Kyrgyzstan
- The Outlook for Kazakhstan’s Rail Network
- Airport Opens in Talas, Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan to Build Central Asia’s First Solar Plant with Battery Energy Storage System
- Turkic Investment Fund Opens Operation
- One Dead and Six Missing in Turkmenistan Mudslides
- Kazakhstan Aims to Increase Non-Resource Exports
- NGOs in Kyrgyzstan Have Two Months to Register as “Foreign Agents”
- Arrest Made in Connection with Bishkek Unrest
- Uzbekistan’s Banks Double Their Capital in Five Years
- Kyrgyzstan’s President Warns of Swift Crackdown If Unrest Flares Again
- More Irrigation Water Pledged for Southern Kazakhstan
- Prospective Kazakh Citizens Must Know Country’s Language and History
- Kazakhstan Increases Cargo Transshipment through Caspian Seaports along TITR
- Construction of HPP in Talas region of Kyrgyzstan Allocated $32.6 Million
- Japanese Company to Develop Urban Master Plan for Bishkek
- Ruins of a Sixth-Century Castle Discovered in Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan Bans People From Talking About the Weather
- A Demographic Phenomenon in Kazakhstan — the Population is Rapidly Getting Younger
- Central Asian Views on Pro-Palestinian Protests in the West
- Lost Identities: Tackling Statelessness in Central Asia
- Why Have Cases of Abduction of Women for Marriage Not Decreased in Kazakhstan?
- Central Asia’s “C5” Security Bloc Can Become a Reality
- Kazakhstan Joins UN Crime Prevention Commission for First Time
- Floods in Kazakhstan: Affected Citizens Make Demands to the Authorities
- Educating Uzbekistan: QR Codes, Quizzes and Some Critical Thought
- High Gold Prices Keep the Uzbek Economy Afloat
- An Uneasy Calm After Unrest in Bishkek
- Electronic Information Exchange Systems to Be Introduced in Turkmenistan’s Agencies
- Villagers in Tajikistan Building a Hospital With Their Own Funds
- Agreement on Classified Military Information Signed between Uzbekistan and U.S.
- Kazakhstan Looks to Israel’s Innovative Water Technologies
- Kyrgyzstan and China Aim to Increase Trade
- Sixth Eurasia Creative Guild Film Festival to be Held in the U.K.
- EU and Partner Banks Upgrade Water Supply in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan and Malaysia Investment Roundtable
- Tension Spills Into Streets of Bishkek After Fight Involving Foreigners
- Bishkek Bets on Bikes and Buses
- IMF Positive on Uzbekistan’s Progress
- EBRD: Uzbekistan’s Economy Shows Stable Growth
- Medical Universities of Kazakhstan, Tatarstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan Synchronize Study Programs
- French ELLE to be published in Uzbekistan
- Men in Kazakhstan Paid Almost One-Third More than Women
- Real Estate Worth $8 Million Found in Dubai Belonging to Son of Ex-Prosecutor General of Uzbekistan
- UN Special Rapporteurs Denounce Repressions of Independent Media in Kyrgyzstan
- “I Hope Saltanat’s Family Can Find Peace” – Women of Kazakhstan Speak Out on Bishimbayev’s Sentence
- Kazakhstan and Malaysia Set to Expand Cooperation
- Russian Online Retailer Wildberries to Build Logistics Center in Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbek Politician Decries Dominance of Russian Language in Country
- First Kazakh Woman Reaches the Summit of Everest
- UNDP and British Embassy to Help Increase the Capacity of Turkmenistan’s Boards of Lawyers
- Kazakhstan’s President Commends Growing Cooperation Between Central Asian States
- Kyrgyz Sugar Farmers Being Ruined By Imports
- Kyrgyzstan and Malaysia to Revive Bilateral Cooperation
- Liberalizing Kazakhstan’s Economy Must Not Become Uncontrolled Privatization, Expert Warns
- Coca-Cola Opens New Production Plant in Uzbekistan
- New Program Lets Kyrgyz Students Study For Diplomas in Germany
- Kazakhstan Still Repatriating Its Citizens From War Zones
- Nationwide Survey on Domestic Violence in Kazakhstan Publishes Results
- Turkmen Gas To Be Supplied To Turkey Via Azerbaijan And Georgia
- Kyrgyzstan To Receive Customs Duties In The Eurasian Economic Union in Russian Rubles
- Kazakhstan Becomes First CIS country to Join ICAO Program on Environmentally-Friendly Aviation Fuel
- Kazakhstan and Vietnam Look to Expand Economic Cooperation
- Uzbekistan to Launch New International Bus Routes
- Major Mineral Fertilizer Production Plant Planned for Kazakhstan
- Tajikistan To Reconnect To Central Asia’s Unified Energy System
- IFC to Support Central Asian Tech Startups With New Fund
- EU’s Central Asia Representative Reaffirms the Union’s Commitment to the Region
- UNDP Launches Project in Turkmenistan to Help Women and Young People Find Jobs
- Turkmenistan Plans to Create Powerful Bio-industry Sector
- Kyrgyz Writer Oljobai Shakir Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
- Large-Scale Cyberattacks on Kazakhstan Continue
- Kazakhstan Launches Battle against Counterfeit Medicines
- Kazakhstan Secures Almost Billion Cubic Meters of Irrigation Water from Uzbekistan
- Launch of Flights Between Almaty and Nukus
- Uzbekistan Set to Increase Coal Production
- Uzbekistan to Create IT Towns Across its Regions
- Up to 300,000 Uzbeks Labor Migrants Expected to Return Home
- U.S. Authorities Asked to Sanction Violators of Religious Freedoms in Tajikistan
- The 2024 UN Asian Women’s Forum Begins in Samarkand
- Kyrgyz Farmers Given Ultrasonic Sensors to Monitor Water Consumption
- Uzbekistan Ranked Fifth for Number of Students Studying Abroad
- Kuandyk Bishimbayev Given 24 Years in Prison — But Kazakhs Ask How Long He Will Really Serve
- Prosecutor General’s Office of Tajikistan and U.S. State Department Sign Memorandum of Cooperation
- A Steep Rise in Popularity of Women-Only Carriages on Kazakhstan’s Trains
- Kuandyk Bishimbayev Sentenced to 24 Years for the Murder of Saltanat Nukenova
- Turkish Company to Manufacture Irrigation Equipment in Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan To Work With Hungary on Nuclear Projects
- Kyrgyz Banks Try to “Warm Up” Economy With Interest Rate Cut
- Cleaning up the Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund
- Learning English: A Growing Trend in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan to Develop Additive Technologies Industry
- Turkish Company to Manufacture Irrigation Systems in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Boost Transport Cooperation
- Saudi Al Faris International Proposes to Open Schools in Uzbekistan
- Bishimbayev: Kazakhstan Awaits Verdict in Pivotal Murder Case
- Healing Properties of Uzbekistan’s Chashma Spring Draw Curious Tourists
- Buildings “Full of Tattoos:” Tashkent Mosaics, Newly Protected, Tell of a City’s Rebirth
- New Measures to Boost Agriculture in Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan and Netherlands Cooperate in Agriculture and Healthcare
- Case Documents for 11 Temirov Live Journalists Submitted to Court in Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan Abolishes Electricity Rationing
- Son-in-Law of Former Kazakh President Nazarbayev Sells His London Mansion
- Kyrgyzstan’s New 5,000 Som Banknotes Enter Circulation
- UNDP Supports Export Promotion Center in Kyrgyzstan
- EU to Allocate €600,000 to Uzbekistan for Green Budgeting
- Reporters Without Borders Downgrades State Of Press Freedom in Uzbekistan To “Very Serious”
- Campaign to Restore Kyrgyzstan’s Forests
- USAID to Host 13th Central Asia Trade Forum in Kazakhstan
- Uzbek Citizens Warned of New Entry Rules to Kazakhstan
- Kazakh Pensioner Takes A Trip To Paris — On His Bicycle
- “This Disaster Has Shown We Are All United”: An Interview with Zakirzhan Kharisovich, Deputy of Petropavlovsk, about the Kazakh Floods
- Favorable Water Volumes Forecast for Uzbekistan’s Amu Darya and Syr Darya Rivers
- Victory Day Comes in Central Asian Countries Without Much Pomp, but Plenty of Feeling
- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan Favor EEU Economic Integration
- Central Asian Leaders Gather in Moscow for Economic Meeting, WWII Anniversary
- Uzbekistan and the EU Celebrate 30 Years of Mutually Beneficial Cooperation
- Kazakhstan Set to Reimburse Businesses for Equipment Costs
- Dushanbe Conference to Discuss New Mass Media Law
- Uzbek Businesswoman Diora Usmanova Recounts Own History of Marital Violence
- Central Asian Countries Allocate Various Sums to WWII Veterans
- Uzbekistan and Hungary Expand Economic Cooperation
- Why Kazakhstan’s Deepening Ties With Afghanistan Are Significant
- Tajikistan Warns Its Citizens to Be Ready for Additional Checks at Kazakhstan’s Airports
- Central Asia as an Emerging Economic Region
- American Travels to Kazakhstan to Seek Information on Father’s Fate in 1940s
- Uzbekistan’s Supreme Court Vacates Convictions of 198 Victims of Stalinist Repressions
- New UN Program to Help Kyrgyz Apiaries Develop Export of Honey
- Central Asian Entrepreneurs in Russia Shutting Down Hospitality Businesses Due to Xenophobia, Police Inspections
- Kumtor Gold Boosts Kyrgyzstan Economy
- Kazakh Embassy Counselor in UAE Recalled After Domestic Violence Allegations
- Campaign to Save Bishkek’s Trolleybuses
- Bishimbayev Trial: Will the “Show” Shift Reality?
- Kazakhstan Suspends Sugar Exports Until August
- Kyrgyzstan to Create New Village for Citizens Resettled from the Barak Exclave
- Kazakhstan to Host Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks on May 10
- Time Spent by Tajikistan Citizens Sleeping, Eating and Working
- Citizens of Kazakhstan Aren’t Being Detained at Borders with Russia, Ministry Claims
- Kazakhstan offers to host platform for Russia-Ukraine negotiations
- Saudi and Emirati Companies to Build Two Wind Farms in Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan Forwards Water-Saving Technology
- Citizens of Turkmenistan Being Prevented From Flying Abroad
- Joint Portfolio of Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia Projects Exceeds $30 Billion
- Kazakh Billionaire Lomtadze Buys Majority Stake in English Soccer Club
- Ex-Minister Bishimbayev Delivers Last Words in Court Amid Murder Case
- Kazakhstan Proposes Life Imprisonment for Drug Traffickers
- Victory Day Payments for WWII Veterans in Former Soviet Republics
- Kazakhstan Establishes Forest Protection Service
- Celebrating Russian Orthodox Easter in Central Asia: A Fusion of Traditions and Cultures
- Outcome of First Turkmenistan- UN Strategic Advisory Council Meeting
- Chinese Сompanies’ Generous Aid for People Hit by Kazakhstan’s Floods
- Is the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan Railway Project Losing Steam Again?
- Turkmenistan’s Public Sector Employees Pay Up to Care for Mulberry Silkworms, Cotton Fields
- First Kazakh Kindergarten Has Opened in California’s Silicon Valley
- Turkmenistan Ousts Uzbekistan from Tajikistan’s Market for Greenhouse Tomatoes
- Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan to Unite Their National Card Payment Systems
- Tajikistan Faces Acute Shortage of Human Capital in Field of Land Reclamation and Irrigation
- Uzbekistan’s Schoolchildren to Sit International PISA Tests
- EBRD Launches New Training Program for Female Entrepreneurs in Kazakhstan
- Transshipment of Russian Oil Through Kazakhstan to China to Become More Expensive
- Kyrgyz Authorities Believe Negligence Caused Truck to Hit Students
- Kyrgyzstan Again Tells Citizens: For Now, Don’t Go to Russia
- USAID Funds Improved Water Management in Turkmenistan
- EBRD Funds Upgrade of Major Highway in Uzbekistan
- South Korean Сompanies to Modernize Kazakhstan’s Power Plants
- Tashkent Investment Forum Focus on Kyrgyzstan’s Kambarata HPP-1
- Satellite Internet Connection to Start Working in Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan: Truck Hits Students Performing at Event, Injuring 29
- New Case Against Nazarbayev’s Former Niece-in-Law Brought to Court
- Uzbekistan’s President Guarantees Protection of Foreign Investors’ Rights
- OPEC Fund to Allocate $500 Million for Tourism, Logistics Development in Uzbekistan
- Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan May Swap Territories to Ease Border Tensions
- EU and FAO Aid Uzbekistan’s Management of Hazardous Chemicals
- Kazakhstan, Russia and China Create New Transport Hub
- Strapped For Cash: Officials in Turkmenistan Have to Buy Watches With the Berdimukhamedovs’ Faces on Them
- Digitalization Eases Cargo Processing on the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route
- Central Asia Has a Problem, and It Is Russia
- Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to Export Green Power to Europe
- Kazakhstan Says It’s Ready to Host Azerbaijan-Armenia Talks; No Date Announced
- Czech Authorities Suspend Investigation of 2014 Explosions; One Suspect Allegedly Posed as a Tajik Citizen
- Kazakhstan Engages Hydrogeology to Address Water Issues
- Uzbekistan Raises Its Poverty Line Due to Increases in Gas, Electricity Prices
- American Company Launches CO2 Production in Uzbekistan
- Divisive Forces Prompt Tokayev’s “National Unity” Message
- Uzbekistan Opens New Museum Commemorating WW2 Japanese POWs
- ADB Allocates $56 Million for Sewage Treatment Plant to Protect Issyk-Kul
- Visit by UK’s Cameron Doesn’t Oblige Central Asian Countries to Do Anything, Expert Says
- What Will Uzbekistan’s Role in Central Asia’s Connectivity Be?
- Uzbekistan and EU to Increase Extraction of Rare Earths, Critical Metals
- National Bank of Kyrgyzstan Slashes Its Key Lending Rate, Explains Move Amid Weaker Inflation
- Lavrov Calls Tajik Counterpart to Smooth Over Cracks
- Kazakhstan and Tajikistan Plan to Double Trade to $2 Billion
- Uzbekistan Signs More Export Contracts With Afghanistan
- Over 100,000 People with Disabilities Employed in Kazakhstan
- First-Time Graduates of U.S. Program for English and Professional Skills in Central Asia
- Wages in Uzbekistan Continue to Rise in Early 2024
- Kyrgyz Authorities Ask Moscow to Improve Situation for Labor Migrants
- EBRD Helps Improve Dushanbe’s Environment and Support Tajikistan’s Banking Sector
- Uzbekistan’s Trade Volume Shows Healthy Growth
- Operator of France’s Courchevel Ski Resort to Build Slopes in Kyrgyzstan
- U.K. Plans to Open an Investment Fund in Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan Charges Former Minister Yerlan Turgumbayev With Abuse of Power
- Kyrgyz Authorities Promise Not to Persecute Human Rights Advocates Using Foreign Agent Law
- Military in Kazakhstan Head Back to Bases After Working to Contain Floods
- Twenty New Reservoirs for Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan Earns Removal From U.S. Intellectual Property Rights Blacklist
- Kyrgyzstan Looks to Azerbaijan to Replace Russian Fuel
- Uzbekistan Will Allow Gambling From Next Year
- Tajik Nationals Held in Moscow Airports as Russia Tightens Border Controls
- Turkmenistan’s Gas and Türkiye’s Plans to Become a Gas Hub
- EU Gives Uzbekistan’s Agriculture Another Boost
- Uzbekistan Moves to Speed Up Privatization of State Property
- Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan to Cooperate in Freight Transit
- Kazakhstan’s Production of Gas Set to Soar
- U.S. to Restrict Firearms Exports to Central Asian Countries
- Doing Deals: At Paris Forum, Turkmenistan Makes a Pitch to the West
- A View from the Rally in Prague in Support of Saltanat Nukenova
- Kazakhstan Postpones Games of the Future
- US Embassy Boosts Preservation of Tajikistan’s Ancient City
- Turkmenistan’s Policy of Suppressing Public Criticism, Dissent Continues, Says Amnesty
- Uzbekistan’s Migrant Laborers Remittances From Russia in Sharp Decline
- Without Security, There Can Be No Development in Afghanistan
- Kyrgyz Farmers Urged to Supply Agricultural Products to China
- President Rahmon Meets with Pope Francis
- 300 Children Killed on Kyrgyzstan’s Roads
- British Companies Enter Commercial Agreements with Kazakhstan
- Starlink Broadband Reaches More Schools in Kazakhstan
- The Art of Words: Writer Andrei Orlov Discusses the Development of Kazakhstan’s Literary Industry
- Kazakhstan Welcomes Turkish Investors
- Kazakhstan and the Taliban Discuss Transport Links
- Russian Comments Put Kazakhstan’s Oil Transit to Germany Under Threat
- Azerbaijan and Armenia to Hold Talks in Kazakhstan
- Samarkand to Host Asian Women’s Forum Next Month
- Uzbekistan’s First Quarter 2024 Gold Exports Rise to $2.66 Billion
- Group of Central Asians Charged in Germany on Terrorism Offenses
- Central Asians Not Bananas About Bananas
- Starlink Close to Providing Internet Access in Remote Parts of Kyrgyzstan
- Kuandyk Bishimbayev Pleads Guilty to Negligent Homicide
- Britain’s Cameron Signs Strategic Partnership Agreement in Astana
- Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan Expand Economic and Transport Cooperation
- Uzbekistan and Afghanistan Shore Up Places in Eurasian Transit Corridor
- Kazakhstan Likely To Insist on Revisions to Kashagan Oil Contracts
- Germany Increases Investment and Trade in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan Repurposing Floodwater
- Kyrgyz Servicemen Will Be Allowed to Buy Their Military Housing
- Kyrgyz Football Gets Boost as Construction Starts on New Stadium
- AI Takes Hold in Kazakhstan’s Finance Industry
- Rosatom Set to Build Small Nuclear Power Plants in Uzbekistan
- Growth of Non-Custodial Sentences in the Kyrgyz Republic Since 2020
- Kazakhstan Encourages Ethnic Kazakhs to Return to Historical Homeland
- Chinese Entrepreneurs to Help Address Environmental Issues in Uzbekistan
- Tajikistan and Italy Engage in Dialogue to Enhance Collaboration
- Kazakhstan Plans To Stop Bloggers From Promoting Gambling
- U.K. Company to Manufacture Innovative Material to Improve Irrigation in Kyrgyzstan
- Mudslides in Kyrgyzstan Flood Over 200 Homes
- U.S. Government Discusses Data From Air Quality Monitor at Tashkent Embassy
- EU Provides Humanitarian Aid to Victims of Kazakhstan Floods
- Kyrgyzstan and U.S. Review Political, Security and Economic Cooperation
- China Remains Uzbekistan’s Top Trade Partner
- Britain’s Cameron to Central Asia: Work with Us
- Turkmen Dissidents Mark Anniversary of Deadly Storm With Government Protest
- Disinformation Targets Kazakhstan’s Ties with China, Russia, and the U.S.
- A Third Of Kazakhstan’s Flood-Protection Structures Are Damaged
- Kazakhstan Has Become Main Trade Partner of China’s Xinjiang Province
- Kyrgyzstan’s Law on NGOs: What Alarms Human Rights Activists?
- Uzbekistan Seeks to Expand Trade Horizons with Europe
- Uzbekistan to Open Centres for Workers Seeking Employment Abroad
- Central Asian Countries Set 2024 Quotas for Amu Darya, Syr Darya River Water Usage
- USAID for Cold Storage Facility in South Kyrgyzstan
- US Helps Train 18,000 English Teachers in Uzbekistan
- Kyrgyzstan Makes Inroads into Silicon Valley
- World Bank Helps Uzbekistan With Digital Inclusion Project
- Uzbek Refineries Abandoning Kazakh Oil in Favor of Cheaper Russian Crude
- Funds from Kazakhstan’s National Fund to be Invested in New Format
- Uzbekistan Sends Humanitarian Aid to Kazakhs Affected by Floods
- Kyrgyzstan Completes Resettlement of Residents From Exclave in Uzbekistan
- Turkmenistan’s Government Employees Should Know President’s Biography in Order to Pass Certification
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- EU Supports Uzbekistan’s Anti-Corruption Efforts
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- Kazakhstan Debates Foreign Media Accreditation
- TikTok Users Struggle to Access App after Kyrgyzstan Announces Restrictions
- Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan Enhance Allied Relations
- Kazakh, Chinese and Russian Companies Unite on Polyethylene Production Plant
- The Taliban and its Neighbors: An Outsider’s Perspective
- Chinese Investors Plan to Build Solar Power Plant in Tashkent Region
- Poor-Quality Gasoline Refused by Taliban Doesn’t Belong to Uzbekistan
- Port of Turkmenbashi Begins Cargo Transport With Russian Port of Olya
- Traffickers of Human Organs Detained in Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan To Increase Number of Female Police Officers
- Kazakh News Publisher Says New Media Law Does Little for National Press
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- Carlsberg Expands Production in Kazakhstan
- U.S. Helps Decrease Tuberculosis Mortality Rates in Kyrgyzstan
- USAID Launches $18 Million Program to Boost Economic Growth in Tajikistan
- Kazakhstan Seeks EU Assistance in Sustainable Water Management
- Central Asia’s Scorecard on Women’s Rights and Welfare
- Tajikistan and Uzbekistan Sign Allied Relations Treaty
- Google to Help Transform Kyrgyzstan’s School Education System
- Low-Income Kyrgyz Citizens Offered Financial Literacy Training
- Authorities Find Secret Tunnel Connecting Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan Increases Amount of Claim Against Western Oil Companies to $150 Billion
- Innovating in Uzbekistan: Council Aims to Nurture Young Scientists
- Uzbekistan Planning to Abandon State Regulation of Coal Prices
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- Air Travel Between Tajikistan and Russia Rebounding After Terrorist Attack
- Kazakh Military to Receive Transport Plane From Airbus
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- Turkmenistan Opens New Section of Strategic Highway
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- Uzbekistan’s Population Rises to Almost 37 Million
- Russia to Aid Construction of Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plants in Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan to Raise Energy Prices for First Time in Five Years
- Tajik Citizens Now Banned From Entering Georgia
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- Taliban Returns 120,000 Liters of Uzbek Oil Products Over Low-Quality
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- Kazakhstan President Signs Landmark Legislation on Domestic Violence
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- Central Asian and Gulf Cooperation Council Countries Engage in Strategic Dialogue
- World Bank Forecasts Slowdown for Economic Growth in Kyrgyzstan
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- Uzbekistan Proposes Ban on E-Cigarettes
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- Henkel to Develop Production in Kazakhstan
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- ADB Forecasts Faltering Economic Growth
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- Kyrgyz Still Suffering From Ban on Russian Bank Cards
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- Flowers Laid at Tajikistan’s Monument to Kazakh Soldiers
- People in Turkmenistan Losing Money Due to Bank Glitches
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- Kyrgyzstan Remains Import-Dependent
- Kazakhstan and Finland to Collaborate on Rail Transportation
- USAID Oasis Project on Course to Restore Aral Sea Ecosystem
- Kyrgyz Authorities Name Causes of Military Helicopter Crash
- Turkmenistan Using Almost All Available Water Resources With No Additions in Sight
- Uzbekistan to Host Eco Race in Support of Aral Sea Region
- Al Jazeera Media Institute Delegation Will Visit Uzbekistan
- Kyrgyzstan Minister Says Case Against Media Workers Not About Politics
- Kyrgyz Taxi Drivers to Continue Working in Russia
- Economist Marat Kairlenov: Kazakhstan Must Keep Up With Uzbekistan
- New Freight Port in Iraq Offers Kazakh Companies Long-Term Prospects
- Kyrgyzstan Ranked 6th Largest Importer of Chinese Cars
- Kazakhstan Faces Unprecedented Threats from Floods, Droughts, Locust Infestations
- World Bank Boosts Kyrgyzstan’s Agricultural Productivity and Climate Resilience
- Kazakhstan to Up Price of Gas and Diesel for Foreign Vehicles
- Kazakhstan and Belgium Poised to Expand Bilateral Trade
- Kazakhstan and China’s Macao Visa-Free Regime
- Over One Million Kazakhs Work Under the Radar
- Kazakh-Owned Rompetrol, On Brink Of Collapse, Appeals To Tokayev
- Tajik Islamic State Member Ilhomi Sayrahmanzoda Captured in Italy
- Tokayev Signs Off on New Business Rules for Kazakhstan
- Russia Reportedly Asks Kazakhstan for Extra Gasoline Amid Shortage From Drone Strikes
- Kyrgyzstan Continues to Combat Drug Shortages
- No Central Asian Country Can Cope With Floods, Droughts On Its Own, Expert Tells TCA
- Kyrgyzstan Court Moves Four Journalists from Prison to House Arrest
- The New Silk Road
- Uzbekistan Widens its Doors to Foreign Tourists
- Tajikistan and EU Enter Third Round of Negotiations on Partnership and Cooperation
- Five Kazakhstani Banks Improve Their Positions in S&P Rating
- Government and Communities are Tackling Kazakhstan’s Flood Crisis Together: An Interview with the Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, Roman Vassilenko
- Global Industry Experts to Meet in Almaty as Kazakhstan Ponders Nuclear Power
- Lukoil to Invest $200 Million in Kazakhstani Oil & Gas Project
- Uzbekistan Strengthens Measures Against Extremism
- Uzbek Enterprises That Employ Returned Labor Migrants to Receive Subsidies
- Cancer Patients in Uzbekistan Dying for Want of Palliative Care
- Forthcoming Official Visit of Kyrgyz President to Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Flood-Affected Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan To Auction Rights For 100 Mineral Deposits
- Major Industrial and Energy Projects for Uzbekistan
- Bishkek Locals Bemoan Corruption Which Yields Terrible Roads
- Turkmenistan Stops Selling Tickets to Russia for Migrant Laborers
- OCA Magazine Celebrates Fifteenth Anniversary
- Ice Drifts, Nets and Oil: Caspian Seals Dying En Masse
- Jizzakh, Uzbekistan Set to Manufacture 100,000 Cars per Annum
- Uzbekistan’s Average Life Expectancy Increased to 74.7 Years in 2023
- Experts in Kyrgyzstan Sound Alarm Over Acute Shortage of Medicines
- Uzbekistan Expands Basalt Production
- Turkmenistan’s GDP Expands by 6.3% in First Quarter of 2024
- Kazakhstan and Egypt Develop Economic Cooperation
- Uzbekistan’s Budget Deficit Expands Over First Three Months of 2024
- Electricity Prices in Kazakhstan Rise by 26% Over Year
- Turkey Cancels Visa-Free Regime for Citizens of Tajikistan
- Kazakhstan Struggles to Contain Floods; Worst Natural Disaster in 80 Years, President Says
- Taliban and its Neighbors: A Regional Format for Overcoming Challenges in Afghanistan and Beyond
- How India is Becoming a Robust Soft Power in Central Asia
- Online Viral Action #ZaSaltanat: Women of Kazakhstan Oppose Stereotypes About Domestic Violence
- Qazaq Culture Portal Launched in Kazakhstan
- EU and Uzbekistan Establish Strategic Partnership on Critical Raw Materials
- Sell-Out of U.K. Tours to World Nomad Games in Kazakhstan
- Militaries From Five Countries to Hold Exercises in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Enhance Strategic Partnership
- Scientists in Kyrgyzstan Predicting More Earthquakes
- Tourism Doubles in Kazakhstan
- Uzbeks, Tajiks Expelled from Chechnya; Turkey Releases Uzbek Suspect
- Transport Diversification Allows Resumption of Kazakh Oil Product Exports to Europe
- Central Asia and Turkey Serving as Way-Points for Russia’s Explosives Imports
- Authorities in Central Asia Warn Against Terrorist Recruitment
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- The Priority of Maintaining a United and Stable Afghanistan
- Uzbekistan Working on Economic Reforms, Wants U.S. to Get More Involved
- Central Asia Counts the Cost of Drug Trafficking
- Turkmenistan Poised to Supply Energy Resources to Tajikistan
- UK Concrete Canvas Ltd. Set to Solve Kazakhstan’s Irrigation Issues
- In Fear of Sanctions, Kyrgyz Banks Shun Russian Cards
- Kyrgyz Businesses Make Play to Raise Profile in America
- Uzbekistan and Pakistan Strengthen Ties in Trade, Transportation
- EU Project Grants to Empower Civil Society in Uzbekistan
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- Russian-Tajik Singer Upsets Some in Russia with Comments After Moscow Attack
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- Uzbekistan Offers More Help to Its Citizens Moving Abroad
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- Travelers to Turkmenistan Still Forced to Pay for COVID-19 Test
- Will Europe Learn Lessons From Central Asian Gas Failures to Secure Oil Imports Bypassing Russia?
- Uzbekistan to Support Migrant Workers
- Kazakhstan-Korea Drone Roadshow in Astana
- New Somon Air Flights from Dushanbe to Astana
- Uzbekistan’s Banks Top List of Country’s Most Valuable Brands
- Kyrgyzstan and China’s Xinjiang Expand Economic Cooperation
- Kazakhstan Adjusts Migration Rules to Attract Foreign Specialists
- Islamic State Attack in Turkey Foiled; Tajik, Kyrgyz Citizens Arrested
- Uzbekistan to Participate in International TALIS Study for First Time in 2024
- Bishkek Tightens Grip on NGOs
- Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to Unite Against External Military Threat
- Renewables Generated Almost 6% of Kazakhstan’s Electricity in 2023
- Kazakhstan Poised to Battle Bombardment of Locusts
- Uzbek Reforms Already Being Felt in Agriculture
- Turkmenistan’s Balkan Shipyard to Partner with Dutch Company
- Experts Warn Kazakhstan Over Possible Consequences of Further Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict
- Uzbekistan, EU Team Up to Train Local Ecology Specialists Amid Central Asia’s Water Crisis
- Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Economy Proposes Canceling 21% of Taxes
- Kyrgyz Fuel Rules Set to Raise Prices Amid Fight With Black Market
- President of Turkmenistan Pardons 356 Prisoners
- The Middle Corridor: How Kazakhstan is Carving its Niche in Europe-Asia Transport
- Kazakh Tennis: Foreign-Born Talent and Grassroots Programs
- Tashkent Announces First Car-free Day
- Launch of Central Asia–China Secretariat
- Kazakhstan Floods: Rescuers Lend Helping Hand to Camels
- Uzbekistan to Plant 125 Million Trees
- Kazakhstan and China Strengthen Strategic Partnership
- Uzbekistan’s Gold Mining Aims to Replace Labour Migration
- Railway or Another Way: Transportation Dilemma for China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan’s Eastern Dry Port to Get New Airport With German Cooperation
- Construction of Waste Processing Plant Launched in Bishkek
- Year of Kazakhstan Tourism in China
- Kazakhstan to Earn $1.7 Billion from Russian Oil Transit to China
- Car Seat Factory under Construction in Almaty
- Uzbek-born Billionaire Alisher Usmanov Takes On German Prosecutor
- Major Storms Cause Injuries and Disruption Across Swathes of Central Asia
- Tajikistan’s Rahmon Wants Government Staff to Speak Three Languages
- Central Asia’s Hospitality Market Showing Significant Growth
- Trial of Former Minister Bishimbayev Charged with Murdering Wife Begins
- Tokayev Celebrates Kazakh-Chinese Economic Ties at Boao Forum
- Turkmenistan to Host Another Exhibition of Afghan Goods
- Kyrgyzstan Assassination Plot: Suspected Crime Boss Raimbek Matraimov Held in Pretrial Detention
- Kyrgyz Surgeons Performed Unique Heart Surgery in One Minute
- Uzbek Cultural Agency Seeks to Prevent Damage to Archaeological Relics
- Kazakh-Italian Project to Install New Hybrid Power Plant in Zhanaozen
- Kazakhstan to Start Producing Cars for Chinese Brand KAIYI
- Kyrgyzstan to Switch to 12-Year School System
- Kazakhstan Wants to Import Gas, Electricity From Turkmenistan
- One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: the EU’s Indecisive Strategy Towards Eurasia
- Former Kyrgyz Official Matraimov Extradited in Connection with Assassination Plot
- China Mining Energy Group to Partner in Uzbek Copper Project
- Kyrgyzstan Takes Issue With Uzbekistan’s Hydropower Plans
- Man with Kyrgyzstan Links Among Suspects in Moscow Attack
- Uzum Deal Makes It Uzbekistan’s First Tech ‘Unicorn’
- Production Decrease and Import Increase in Energy Resources in Uzbekistan
- Kyrgyzstan’s First Tire Recycling Plant to Produce Crumb Rubber for Sports Grounds
- Russia’s Rosatom to Build Wind Farm, Nuclear Plant in Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan’s Energy Ministry Lists Oil Reserves, Export Metrics
- Turkmenistan’s Government-Supplied Agricultural Services Soar in Cost
- Kyrgyz National Bank, Other Agencies Can Resume Sanctions-Related Inspections
- Canada Joins List of Developed Countries Seeking Uzbek Migrant Labor
- Ancient Turkmen City of Anau Declared Cultural Capital of the Turkic World 2024
- Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Ministry Urges Its Citizens to Temporarily Refrain From Traveling to Russia
- Tajik Migrants Facing Xenophobia in Russia After Moscow Terrorist Attack
- Russian Atomic Energy Company to Build Renewable Energy Facilities in Kyrgyzstan
- EU Supports Renovation of Agricultural College in Bukhara
- Tashkent to Establish Yangi Avod Industrial Zone
- Uzbekistan To Open Three New Power Projects in Namangan
- Central Asians Barred From Flying to South America From Turkey
- Uzbekistan Launches Construction of New Power Plants
- Demolitions in Bukhara Continue Despite UNESCO Demands for a Halt
- Assassination Plan by Criminal Group on Kyrgyz Leaders
- EBRD Adds Kazakh Companies to Blacklist
- Kazakhstan’s SMEs Borrowed Almost U$17 Billion from Banks
- Uzbekistan’s IT Sector Sets Sights on United States
- Extremists See Some Central Asian Communities as Fertile Recruiting Ground
- Container Trains from China to Europe through Kazakhstan reaches 80%
- Kyrgyz Teenager Saved Lives During Moscow Terror Attack
- Rise in Kazatomprom’s Revenue Amid Nuclear Ramp-Up
- Kazakhstan Replaces Russia As Destination For Uzbek Migrants
- Death Toll Rises to 137, as Russia Continues With Ukraine Narrative
- UN Adopts Turkmenistan’s Peace Resolution at General Assembly
- Automatic Air Pollution Monitoring Stations Installed Across Uzbekistan
- American Cowboys to Compete in 5th World Nomad Games in Kazakhstan
- Kazakh Peacekeepers to be Sent to the Golan Heights
- Soyuz Launch Successful
- Tajikistan Warns Against “Unverified” Reports About Moscow Attack
- Russia Detains Suspects with Tajik Passports – Death Toll Rises to 133
- Central Asian States Respond to Moscow Attacks
- Kyrgyzstan to Start Producing Chevrolet, Isuzu Cars This Year
- EU Looks to Help Uzbekistan Develop Vocational Education
- Kazakhstan Ranked Among 50 Happiest Countries in the World
- Kazakh Musicians Turn to Old Instruments to Make New Music
- Kazakhstanis Keeping Less Foreign Currency, Buying More Gold
- Kazakhstan Refuses to Ban Kyrgyz-Licensed Products Despite Threat
- German Company to Make Cosmetics From Kazakh Mare’s Milk
- Kazakhstan Admits There Are Three Russian Military Test Sites On Its Territory
- Baikonur Launch to ISS Scheduled for Saturday 23rd March
- Nazarbayev’s Nephew Samat Abish Handed Eight-Year Suspended Sentence
- Huge Increase in Gas Supplies to Uzbekistan Sparks Debate Over Russian Influence
- Turkmenistan and Italy Expand Transport Cooperation
- Kazakhstan and Qatar to Implement Projects Worth $17.6 Billion
- Kyrgyz Parliament Developing a Russian-Kyrgyz Legislative Dictionary
- Kazakhstan Sells More Sunflower Oil to Afghanistan; Imports More Matches and Jade
- Kazakhs Owe Almost Quarter Million Dollars in Alimony and Child Support
- Kazakhstan’s Public Debt Falls Below $60 Billion
- Dushanbe, Tashkent Are Worst Central Asian Cities for Air Quality
- Tajikistan Intensifies Efforts to Train Locals for Work Abroad
- FAO to Improve Soil Health In Uzbekistan
- Launch of a Clinker Line for Kyrgyzstan’s Largest Cement Plant
- AIIB Allocates $670 Million for Uzbekistan’s Economic Transition
- Turkmenistan and EU Discuss New Projects
- Kazakhstan Bank Deposits Decline by $1.1 Billion
- Drug Dealing in Kazakhstan Continues to Gain Momentum
- Uzbek Environmentalists Propose Harnessing Rainwater to Combat Water Crisis
- South Korea to Supply Uzbekistan With High-Speed Trains
- London University Installs Bust of Persian-Tajik Cultural Force Rudaki
- Tears and Laughter: An Evening at an Uzbek Theater
- Scandal on Khabar TV Raises Discussions About Domestic Violence in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan: A Rising Global Player in Trade and Diplomacy
- Swiss Holding to Invest in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan And Uzbekistan To Install Transboundary Water Meters
- Kyrgyzstan’s ‘Be Responsible!’ Health Program Screens 680,000 Men
- Uzbekistan Plans to Increase Exports of Agricultural Products to $3.5 Billion Annually
- Samarkand Replaces Paris as Host of UNESCO Conference
- Turkmenistan Bans Iranian Colas and Face Creams
- Central Asia Can Help Bring Afghanistan into the International Fold
- Kazakhstan and China Increase Trade by 30 Percent
- Oil Products Were Kazakhstan’s Most Transported Cargo in 2023
- North Caspian Operating Company Preparing for Onshore Oil Production at Kashagan
- Kazakhstan to Expand Trade Cooperation with Chinese Provinces
- EDB Boosts Investment in Kazakh Projects
- EBRD Finances Wastewater Treatment Plant in Kazakhstan
- What Bank Loan Data Can Tell Us About Kazakh Business in 2023
- Uzbekistan to Increase Production and Export of Agricultural Produce
- Creation of Kazakhstan–Azerbaijan “Supreme Interstate Council” Marks New Era of Cooperation
- Uzbekistan Starts Exporting Copper Products to the U.S. and Mexico
- Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan Agree to Further Border-Demarcation Protocol
- EU Allocates $49 Million to Tajikistan for Energy Projects
- Turkmenistan’s Food Prices Continue to Rise
- Health Specialists Visit Almaty Reference Laboratory
- Montana Farmer Pleads Guilty to Cloning Endangered Kyrgyz Argali Sheep
- Uzbekistan Reforms Punishments for Importation of Drones
- Starting Over: Central Asian Countries Celebrate the Arrival of Spring
- Astana Projects Attract Qatari, Turkish, Russian Interest
- Kazakhstan Bans LPG Export and Wheat Import
- US Helps Kyrgyzstan Prepare for Future Pandemics
- EBRD Supports Expansion of Kazakhstan’s Salt Production
- Potential Impact of EU Carbon Tax on Kazakhstan’s Industries
- Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Set to Increase Trade
- Optimism Meets Reality at the B5+1 Forum in Almaty
- Hundreds of Cargo Trucks Queued Up at Kyrgyzstan Border to Enter Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Agree to Improve Ecology of Aral Sea Basin
- German Investors Plan to Build Airport in Khorgos
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- Air Asia, Malaysia Airlines to Receive Fifth Degree Air Freedom in Kazakhstan
- World Bank Supports Economic Reforms in Kazakhstan
- Manufacture of Chevrolet Onix Cars Launched in Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan Tightens Control Over Foreign-Funded NGOs
- High-Profile Speakers Open B5+1 Forum in Almaty
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- Kazakh IT Companies Seek to Expand Operations in Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan’s Uranium Deposits Attract Foreign Investors
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- Kazakhstan Secures Foreign Investment in 40 Major Projects for 2024
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- Russia to Allocate Over $23 Million for Remediation of Uranium Tailings in Kyrgyzstan
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- Kyrgyzstan Joins the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Despite Being a Landlocked Country
- Uzbekistan to Get Two More Wind Farms to Support Domestic Energy Sector
- Climate Change Threatens Kyrgyzstan With Potential Energy Crisis
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- US Policymakers and Central Asian Business Leaders Gather in Almaty for the CIPE B5+1 Forum
- Expansion of Transport Connections between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
- New Bonded Zone to Boost Kyrgyz Exports to China
- World Bank Group Landmark Visit to Central Asia
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- Kazakhstan Increases Furniture Exports
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- Kazakh-European Proposal for CRM and Green Hydrogen Strategy
- Kazakhstan Intends to Bring Its Scientists Back From Abroad
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- S&P Global Ratings to Evaluate Kyrgyz Stock Exchange for Green, Social Bond Issuances
- Titanium-Zirconium Deposit in Kazakhstan to Get New Owner
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- IMF Releases Latest Kyrgyzstan Report
- Qatari Holding Agrees to Buy Kazakh Mobile Brands
- Perfectum, Nokia to Launch 5G Network in Uzbekistan
- China to Send Container Trains From Jiangsu Through Kazakhstan
- Germany Asks Kazakhstan to Double Oil Supplies Via Pipeline
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- Kazakhstan Seeks to Increase Oil Transit Through Azerbaijan
- Chinese Company to Establish a Bank in Kyrgyzstan
- USAID Launches New Project to Support Businesses in Uzbekistan
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- Global Environment Facility to Aid Ecosystem Restoration in Central Asian Countries
- Cenomi Retail Expands its Presence in Tashkent
- Korean Geologists Discover Lithium in Kazakhstan
- The Price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Falls Below Production Costs in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan to Build New Power Generation Facilities
- Kazakhstan Opens Al-Farabi Innovation Hub in Riyadh
- Centre for Environmental Diagnostics of Vehicles Opens in Tashkent
- UNDP Gives Boost to Fish Farming in Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan Transfers Pension-Fund Assets Worth $5 Billion to Foreign Managers
- Plastic Bags, Utensils to Be Met With Fines in Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul Basin
- Pandemic Hangover Continues to Affect Mental Health
- Kyrgyzstan’s Toktogul Reservoir May Hit “Dead” Level; Blackouts Possible
- United States Doubles Length of Visas for Kyrgyz Citizens
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- China Poised to Increase Imports of Agricultural Produce from Kazakhstan
- Turkmenistan and Afghanistan Discuss Collaborative Projects
- Turkmenistan Eyes Greater Role in Organization of Turkic States
- Kazakhstan to Extend Voluntary Oil-Production Cut at 82,000 Barrels Per Day
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- Kazakhstan, Lithuania to Launch Joint Container Transportation Program
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- Uzbekneftgaz’s Gas Production Target Declines Again
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- Kazakhstan Comments on Russian Missile Tests on its Territory
- World Bank Supports Development of Tajikistan’s Emerging E-Commerce Market
- Kazakhstan’s Improving Corruption Score Leads Central Asian Peers
- Kyrgyzstan Responds to Climate Change with Artificial Glaciers
- USAID Supports Uzbekistan’s First Green Hydrogen Hub
- Kazakhstan Seeks U.S. Cooperation to Develop Critical Minerals
- EBRD Announces Third Stage of Funding for Green Projects in Kyrgyzstan
- A New Railway Project for China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
- Przewalski’s Horses to Return to Kazakhstan
- French Company to Build a Solar Plant in Uzbekistan
- Kyrgyzstan Becomes an Industrial Producer of Black Caviar
- Rosatom Looks to Promote Small-Scale Nuclear Power in Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan Measles Outbreak Registers 4,000 Cases
- Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of The Times of Central Asia – Opinion by Founder Emeritus, Giorgio Fiacconi
- Preserving Heritage: How the Manas Epic Inspires Kyrgyzstan’s Youth
- Most of Kazakhstan Changes Time Zone
- Former President’s Daughter, Aliya Nazarbayeva, Accused of Raiding Business Worth $170 million
- Chinese Company to Build an Automobile Plant in Kyrgyzstan
- Green Energy as a New Driver of Uzbekistan’s Economy
- EBRD Helps Increase Reliability of Tajikistan’s Electrical Grid
- Nurturing Global Partnerships – Opinion by the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Sayasat Nurbek
- Kyrgyzstan Makes Strides in Digital Technologies
- Update: Russian Defence Minister Speaks about Threats to Central Asia
- World Bank to Help Increase Kyrgyzstan’s Resilience to Climate Change
- Kazakhstan Gets New Logistics Terminal in China
- Online Portal Opens for Kyrgyz Citizens Wishing to Work in England
- Turkmenistan to Increase its Power Supply to Afghanistan
- Environmental Violations at Kashagan Oil Field Cost NCOC a Billion Dollars
- Uzbek Migrants Demand Justice
- Turkmenistan to Proceed with Energy and Transport Projects in Afghanistan
- Development Plan for Astana Agglomeration Approved
- Kazakhstan to Increase Use of Groundwater for Irrigation
- Turkmenistan Hosts Business Delegation from Afghanistan
- Labor Migration – Making Money At Any Cost
- Kazakhstan Exported a Million Tons of Goods to China Last Month
- Uzbekistan: Disabled Citizens Still Face Host of Challenges
- Global Firepower Index: Kazakhstan is Central Asia’s Strongest Army; Tajikistan its Weakest
- Kazakhstan’s Trade Policy Makes It a Nexus of Eurasian Supply Chains
- Two Hydrometric Stations Open On Uzbekistan, Tajikistan Border
- More Central Asian Companies Added To Russia-Related Sanctions Lists
- More American Cars Are Being Imported to Kyrgyzstan Via Georgia
- Kyrgyzstan Offers Eye Operations to Premature Babies
- EU and UNICEF Help Kazakhstan Reintegrate Children Returned from Syria and Iraq
- Kazakhstan Set to Drill World’s Deepest Well
- Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan to Develop North-South Transport Corridor
- Smog in Bishkek Decreases by 10-15%
- The Development and Drivers of Transport and Logistics in Kazakhstan
- Afghan Canal Will Divert Water from Uzbekistan
- Bishkek Cable Car Plan Gets Mixed Reaction
- Kazakhstan Seeks to Tap Huge Wind Power Potential
- U.S. Company to Process Medical Waste in Uzbekistan
- Tashkent to Introduce Monthly ‘Car-Free Day’
- Ninety-Nine Kyrgyz Citizens Brought Home From Syria
- Turkmenistan Again Takes First Place as World Leader of VPN Searches
- Artificial Intelligence in Central Asia: Applications and Regulation
- World Bank Says Central Asia Natural Gas Supply-Demand Dynamics Unbalanced
- Two Years On from Invasion of Ukraine, Attitudes Towards Russia in Central Asia Have Changed
- About 100 Kazakhs Are Enslaved Laborers in Southeast Asia
- Tajikistan Extends Asset Legalization for Another Year
- Uzbekistan to Help Afghanistan Repair Hairaton – Mazar-e-Sharif Railroad
- Tatneft to Explore for Hydrocarbons in Kazakhstan
- 70% of Kazakhstan’s Electricity Generated Using Coal
- Kyrgyz Re-Exporters of Chinese Cars Will Soon Pay Higher Duties
- Children in the Fields, Not at Their Desks: Turkmenistan Continues to Use Child Labor in Cotton Harvest
- Italian Company to Begin Cultivating Snails in Kazakhstan
- Breaking Down Kazakhstan’s Claims Against International Oil Consortiums
- Uzbekistan’s Upper House of Parliament Undergoes Structural Changes
- Uzbekistan Signs $246 Million Loan Agreement With Japanese Agency
- Chinese Hackers Accessed Kazakh Telecoms Data for Two Years
- Uzbekistan Plan to Invest $470 Million to Increase Gas Imports From Russia
- Kazakhstan to Increase Production of Auto Components
- Five Hundred Uzbek Orphans Will Be Provided With New Homes in 2024
- Spanish Company Ready to Explore for Groundwater in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan to Report to UN on Events of January 2022 Unrest
- Bodies of Kazakh Rescue Workers Swallowed by Sinkhole Still Missing After Seven Weeks
- Peace Following Kyrgyz-Tajik Clashes Allows Hydro Engineers to Visit Tajikistan
- Record Numbers of Pink Flamingos Are Wintering in Turkmenistan
- The Cost of Bread and Flour in Turkmenistan is Steeply Rising
- Kazakhstan Peacekeepers Deployed to Golan Heights
- Major Kazakh Oil Company Fined Over Fire that Wasn’t Extinguished for 200 Days
- Nearly 750,000 Students in Kazakhstan to Get a New School
- Eco-Activists Tackle Dust Storms on Karakalpakstan’s Aral Sea
- Kazakhstan Receives $46 Million Grant From World Bank’s Pandemic Fund
- China Replaces Russia as Kazakhstan’s Biggest Trade Partner
- U.S. Company Takes Over Kazakh Locomotive Plant
- Uzbekistan Ranks First in Central Asia in Number of Marriages and Last in Divorces
- EBRD and Shinhan Bank Upgrade Almaty’s Atakent Conference Hub
- Central Asians Continue Working in South Korea Despite Legal Issues
- Daughter of Uzbekistan’s First President Sells Beverly Hills Home for $36 Million
- Kyrgyzstan’s Kumtor Begins Underground Gold Mining
- Kazakhstan Mulls Alternative Freight Routes
- Germany and Kazakhstan Expand Their Partnership
- EDB Reports Economic Growth in Three Central Asian Countries
- Problems and Prospects for Development: Raushan Yeschanova on Art in Kazakhstan
- What to Expect from Central Asian Economies in 2024
- Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan To Build ‘Central Asia’ Industrial Center
- IFC Invests in Tajikistan’s First Green Bond
- Kyrgyzstan Sees Surge In Car Imports From China
- It Has Been 25 years Since the Terrorist Attack in Tashkent
- Uzbek Children for Sale: What Compels Mothers to Part With Their Young Ones?
- Kazakhstan’s Dimash Kudaibergen becomes UN Ambassador
- Qatari Companies to Invest $500m in Kazakhstan’s Agriculture
- Kyrgyzstan’s Migrant Workers Remitted $2.7 Billion in 2023
- Germany Interested in Kazakh Lithium
- U.S. Embassy Creates English Textbooks for Schools in Tajikistan
- Gold Kyrgyzstan’s Main Export Item in 2023
- Death of Navalny Met With Mixed Feelings in Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan’s President Declares Own Multi-Million Dollar Property as Part of Asset Legalization
- Time for the U.S. to Cement a “Nuclear-Weapon-Free” Central Asia
- Foreign Companies Operating in Kazakhstan Double in Five Years
- Child Brides, Forced Marriages Among Gender Equality Topics
- Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan Move to Simplify Travel Rules for Each Other’s Citizens
- Uzbekistan Builds First Wind Farm
- Global Ecological Connectivity Partnership Launches in Uzbekistan
- EBRD Acquires Stake in Air Astana
- One Health Nature Conservation Project Launches in Central Asia
- Air Astana: LSE’s largest IPO of 2024 Set to Test Appetite of Investors
- Doha Hosts Kazakhstan–Qatar Investment Roundtable
- Kazakhstan’s Proposed Nuclear Power Plant: a Geopolitical Tightrope amid Environmental Concerns
- Bridging East and West: Kazakhstan’s Changing Foreign Policy in the 2020s
- Kazakhstan Uses Income Declaration to Fight the Shadow Economy
- Kazakhstan’s President Among First Foreign Leaders to Address Quorum of Qatar’s Parliament
- Women in Uzbekistan May Now Drive Buses and Heavy Trucks
- Doctors, Teachers Among Lowest-Paid Trained Professions in Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan Continues Countdown Ahead of Move to Single Unified Timezone
- Kazakhstan to Team Up With Turkish Partner to Produce Warships at Caspian Port
- USAID Helps To Eradicate Tuberculosis In Tajikistan
- Cocaine Smuggled Into Kazakhstan From Italy and Poland Hidden in Coffee Capsules
- Uzbekistan Launches Reforms to Boost Economy
- Almaty the Most Popular Tourist Destination in Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan’s Military Blasts Mountains With Anti-Aircraft Guns for Avalanche Safety
- Kozy Korpesh – Bayan Sulu: Kazakhstan’s Valentine’s Day
- U.S. and Central Asian Countries Launch C5+1 Critical Minerals Dialog
- Kazakhstan’s Government aims For 6% Economic Growth
- Uzbekistan’s Lake Julturbas Added to List Of Vital Wetlands
- Kazakhstan to Build Supercomputer
- Why Are You Allowed and We Are Not? Japarov Responds to U.S. on Foreign Agents Law
- Central Asia’s First Green University Opens in Uzbekistan
- Central Asian Countries Work together to Protect Migratory Species
- Farmers in Uzbekistan to Receive 60,000 Hectares of Land
- EDB Plans $3.5bn investment in Kazakhstan Projects in 2024
- Kyrgyz Court Rules in Favor of Shutting Down another Mass Media Outlet
- Two New tourist Stops Open on Kyrgyzstan’s Silk Road
- Uzbekistan Warns of Labor Migration Fraud involving United States
- Cases of Hepatitis, Measles and influenza Spiking across Central Asia
- Water Crisis in Uzbekistan: an interview with Eco-journalist Nargis Kosimova
- Endangered Fish Species in the Amu Darya Basin May Disappear Due to Hydropower Plants
- Uzbekistan Continues Switching Public Transport to Electric-Powered
- Potential Water Crisis in Uzbekistan: An Interview with Eco-journalist Nargis Kosimova
- How Kazakhs See Their Personal and National Well-Being at the End of 2023
- Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Business Forum Held in Ankara
- Georgia to Help Kazakhstan Develop Olive Production
- Shares of Air Astana Begin Trading on Local and London Bourse
- Japan-Funded Project Helps Tajikistan Manage Its Border With Afghanistan
- Thirty-Three Children Die from Influenza
- China The Largest Foreign Investor In Uzbekistan
- China Lifts Restrictions On Importing Livestock From Kazakhstan
- Tajikistan Struggling With Cost of Imports
- Kazakhstan And Great Britain Discuss Further Cooperation
- Inspection of TPP in Tashkent Region Reveals Harmful Emissions
- Karaganda Authorities Refuse Picket Over Renaming Nursultan Nazarbayev Avenue
- Central Asia’s First Center for the Support of Women and Girls to Open in Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan to Strengthen Protections Against Domestic Violence
- Turkmenistan Participates in Meeting on Ending Discrimination Against Women
- Tajikistan’s Hajj Pilgrims Reach Record Numbers
- U.S. State Department Asks Kyrgyzstan To Reconsider Foreign Agents Law
- Lukashenko In Uzbekistan To Talk Trade
- EDB To Help Tajikistan’s Somon Air Buy Two Aircraft
- Kyrgyzstan To Pay Over $1.2bn Of Foreign Debt Before 2026
- Kazakhstan And Hungary To Cooperate On Petrochemicals
- Kazakhstan To Work With United Kingdom On Green Energy
- Keeping Central Asia Out of Conflicts: An Interview with Political Analyst Uran Usenov
- Kyrgyz Authorities Confiscate $35 Million of Oligarch Matraimov’s Assets – Plan to Nationalize Another $50 million of Property
- Kazakhstan Claws Back Another $98.5 Million From Nazarbayev’s Nephew
- Russian E-Commerce Giant Wildberries Heads for Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
- Rahmon Approves New Leadership of Anti-Corruption Agency
- Kazakhstan Shapes an Ambitious Future
- Turkmenneft Building Closer Relationship With UAE’s Dragon Oil
- From Sabotage to Negligence: Kyrgyz Parliament Seeks to Hold Bishkek Plant Management Accountable After Accident
- Kazakhstan Launches Online Safety Campaign
- Kazakhstan Extends Oil Exports To Germany
- Uzbekistan Boosts Electric Vehicle Industry
- Kazakhstan Political Experts Outline Tasks Ahead for New Government
- Turkmen Prosecutors Fired in an Attempt to Curb Corruption
- Tokayev Outlines Vision for New Government of Kazakhstan
- World Bank’s Kyrgyzstan Head Discusses Energy Sector Needs
- All Kyrgyz Citizens in Need of Kidney Transplants to Receive Free Operations
- Uzbekistan Sold the Second Most Gold Last Year; Kazakhstan Held Top Spot
- Set of Quadruplets Born in Dushanbe
- One of Malaysia’s Largest Supermarket Chains to Open in Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan Produces Over Half Of The EU’s Critical Raw Materials
- Stepping Out of Stalin’s Shadow: Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Demarcate 90% of Border
- Tajik President, Kyrgyz FM Discuss Border Delimitation
- Kazakhstan To Increase Oil Shipping Along Trans-Caspian Route
- Kazakhstan To Co-Chair Conference On Nuclear Security
- Harnessing Social Media for Social Change: An Interview with Tashkent-based Eco-Blogger Mutabar Khushvaktova
- Bektenov Named as New Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
- Residents of Central Kazakhstan Village Arrested For Trying To Halt Saiga Killings
- Almaty Woman Protests Banning Of Women’s Rights March
- Uzbekistan Tightens Requirements for Medicine Sales and Storage
- Uzbekistan, Germany to Establish Informational Platform for Tourists
- Turkmenistan Sends 2,000 Tons Of Liquefied Gas To Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan Urges EEU Countries To Develop Transport Infrastructure
- Kyrgyzstan To Breed Belgian Blue Cows
- Kazakhstan’s Economy Forecast To Grow By 5.3% In 2024
- UNDP Supports Sustainable Development of Caspian Region
- Understanding the Changes in the Kazakhstan Government
- Kazakhstan’s Government Resigns Amidst Sweeping Reforms
- Central Asia’s Mineral Wealth Can Help the West Unlock a Greener Future
- USAID Helps Improve Kazakhstan’s Investment Legislation
- Bishkek Heating Plant To Be Modernized After Breakdown
- Uzbekistan To Increase Agricultural Exports
- Year 2022 Marked the Beginning of the End of Nazarbayev’s Rule
- Elbasy No More: Monument to Nazarbayev Removed From National Museum
- Domestic Violence Victims Can Now Obtain EU Refugee Status After Ruling
- The Global Family: How Would-Be Parents From Abroad Adopt Kazakhstani Children
- Uzbekistan’s Rare Ancient Trees Cut Down Illegally Once Again
- U.S.-Kazakhstan Relations: Trade Revenue Has Risen to Record Highs, But Investments From U.S. Side Have Fallen
- Uzbekneftegaz Partners With Canadian Firm Condor Energies
- Kazakhstan And Kyrgyzstan Address Border And Water Issues
- Kyrgyzstan Looks To Harness Geothermal Energy
- Drip Irrigation Equipment Plant To Open In South Kazakhstan
- Plans Underway For Central Asia’s First Privately Owned Airport
- Uzbek Film “Dreamers” Wins Award at Cannes World Film Festival
- Chinese Partners To Help Modernize Uzbekistan’s Electric Power Industry
- Almaty Hosts First SCO Digital Forum
- Bishkek Plans A Cable Car Line
- World Bank Provides Additional Support For Rural Water Services In Kyrgyzstan
- 70% Of Kazakhstanis Happy With Their Life, World Bank Survey Finds
- Electronic Devices Banned From Classrooms
- Earthquakes Rekindle Fears Over Lake Sarez
- Kyrgyz Gold Mines Produce Over 20 Tons Annually, But Local Jewelers Pay Above Global Price
- Kyrgyzstan Wins ICC Case Against Kazakh State Gas Company
- Indian Pharma Makes Changes After Cough Syrup Kills Uzbek Children
- Model From Kazakhstan Receives Top Award From U.S. Social Media Firm
- Central Asia’s Only Intercity Trolleybus System: Where Does It Run And How Does It Work?
- Kazakhstan Tries To Ward Off Locust Invasion
- Kazakhstan Produced Four Million Tons of Steel In 2023
- Trans-Caspian Corridor Receives Boost
- Kazakhstan Searches For More Military Personnel
- Uzbekistan Gains Ground Against Corruption in Annual Perception Ranking
- What Awaits the Media in Kazakhstan: Changes to the Draft Law on Mass Media
- Pilot Public-Private Partnership Project to Modernize Power Distribution System
- Will Construction Of Kyrgyzstan’s “Chinese Railroad” Start This Year?
- Forest Nurseries Created In Turkmenistan
- China’s Sinopec To Join Polyethylene Project In Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan Could Become Main Transport Link Between Europe And Asia
- Kazakhstan Improves Its Water Infrastructure
- Why Do People in Kyrgyzstan Refuse Seasonal Vaccinations?
- Waiting for Cubs: How Almaty Zoo is Helping Save the Amur Tiger Population
- Uzbekistan’s “Plant 100 Saplings” Initiative: A Green Response to Illegal Tree-Felling
- Kazakhstan Becomes Most Attractive Country for Migrants From Uzbekistan
- Almaty is the Most Expensive City in Central Asia
- First Regular Flights From Beijing Arrive In Bishkek
- EU To Simplify Visa Regime For Kazakhstanis
- Platform Supporting Female Entrepreneurs Launches In Uzbekistan
- Mirziyoyev Fortifies China-Uzbekistan Relations for Economic and Green Transformation
- €10bn To Be Invested In Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor
- Kyrgyzstan’s GDP Reached $13.7bn In 2023
- EU And AFD Support Uzbekistan’s Drinking Water And Livestock Sectors
- German Company To Help Create Medical Cluster In Turkmen City Of Arkadag
- Japan to Assist Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan in Seismic Risk Detection
- Leopard Shot Dead In Turkmenistan
- Kazakhstan Creates Caspian Sea Research Institute
- EBRD Approves New Strategy For Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan Freezes Transit Cost of Russian Oil To China
- “Close Your Windows, Avoid Outdoor Exercise” – Residents Fear Air Pollution in Tashkent
- Visit of a Delegation from Turkmenistan to Japan: Prospects for Cooperation
- Rain in Tashkent Reduced Air Pollution by Three Times
- Croatia To Transport Kazakh Oil To European Markets
- What types of crimes did the people of Uzbekistan commit in 2023?
- Astana Motors To Build New Plant In Almaty
- Unplanned vacations: 50,000 Aktobe Schoolchildren Missed Classes Because of Fake Terrorist Threat
- Chinese Company To Build Four Power Plants in Kyrgyzstan
- Tashkent To Introduce Cable Car To Help Resolve Transport Problem
- EBRD Invested More Than €1.2bn In Central Asian Economies In 2023
- Aral Sea Parallels Loom Over Lake Balkhash
- Mirziyoyev Speaks At Uzbek-Chinese Investment Forum
- Chinese Company Launches Assembly Of Electric Vehicles In Uzbekistan
- Italy Proposes Project To Mitigate Climate Change Consequences In Aral Sea
- Tajikistan Sums Up Economic Results For 2023
- President Mirziyoyev Meets Xi Jinping on State Visit to China
- Negotiations on Syria Have Started in Kazakhstan
- China and Uzbekistan Cement Strategic Partnership
- Digital Almaty Forum To Be Held In February
- Mirziyoyev, Chinese Premier Discuss Economic Cooperation
- USAID Delivers 131 Tons Of Food Aid To Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan Needs Better Agricultural Technology
- Uzbekistan, AIIB Sign Three-Year Investment Program
- EU Drives Increased Demand For Kazakh Coal
- Kazakhstan at a Crossroads: Navigating Geopolitical Dynamics in Eurasia
- European Parliament calls for close cooperation with strategically important Central Asia
- Kaspi.kz attracts nearly $1bn of investment in US market
- Seasonal workers in Kyrgyzstan look to Europe
- The World Bank will help Kyrgyzstan to build Kambarata HPP-1
- Violence Against Migrants: Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan Appeal to Russia
- Monument to Al-Beruniy erected in the USA
- “At a Crossroads” – Atlantic Council Addresses Rare Earth Elements in Central Asia
- Excise tax increase provokes a rise in alcohol prices
- Shipment of psychotropic substances seized in Almaty
- Uzbekistan’s energy production figures have fallen
- Uzbekistan Bans Mining Non-Metallic Materials In Rivers
- Earthquake In Almaty: Residents Speak Of Panic And Damage
- Kazakhstan’s Top Five Tourist Sites Revealed
- President Rahmon Invites Qatari Business to Invest in Tajikistan
- Forum Of Uzbek Regions And Chinese Provinces Held In Xinjiang
- The Last Emir of Bukhara – In the Shadow of Antiquity
- Kazakh PM Reports On Country’s Economic Results For 2023
- Turkmen Foreign Minister Visits Japan, Meets With Business Community
- Earthquake related Fake News stirs concern among tense Almaty residents
- Kyrgyz Republic Unaffected by Recent Earthquake, Says Chief Seismologist
- Magnitude 7 quake strikes China-Kyrgyzstan border area. Buildings evacuated in Kazakhstan’s biggest city.
- Turkmenistan and UNESCO: joint efforts to preserve cultural heritage
- Uzbek President Mirziyoyev Lauds Strategic Partnership with China
- Kazakhstan President Tokayev Makes First Visit to Vatican
- Italian Agricultural Holding Enters Kazakhstan Market
- Senator Zhanna Asanova: the bill against domestic violence is ready to be submitted to the Mazhilis
- Uzbekistan’s senators amend legislation to improve environmental safety
- Uzbekistan Ratifies Agreement on Transfer of Prisoners with Iran
- Air Astana Preparing for IPO
- The Senate of Kazakhstan approves an agreement with France on fighting climate change
- Infrastructure development: Qatari investors see prospects in Tajikistan
- Year of Kazakhstan Tourism in China to Begin in March
- Kazakhstan Seeks FAO Support in Promoting Exports of Aport Apples
- New Trade and Logistics Center Opened on Kazakhstan-China Border
- Kazakhstan Invites German Businesses to Invest in Its Agriculture Sector
- From Steppe to Subcontinent: The Indianisation of the Huns and Śakas from Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan Announces Date of 5th World Nomad Games
- Chinese Agricultural Drones May Be Manufactured in Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan Aims to Attract More Foreign Investment, Increase Exports
- Mirziyoyev: Officials Must Reorient to Preserve Environment
- European Parliament Condemns Repression in Tajikistan, Underlying Issues Persist
- President Tokayev Calls on Italian Businesses to Invest in Kazakhstan
- Mirziyoyev to Visit China – Strengthen Strategic Partnership
- Kazakhstan to Send Peacekeepers on UN Missions
- Changes in Composition of National Kurultai
- Kaspi.kz Announces Plans for NASDAQ IPO
- Kazakhstan Advocates for Cadaveric Donation to Address Organ Transplantation Needs
- Visa-Free Travel from China Could Further Boost Kazakhstan’s Tourism Sector
- Akim of Mangystau Calls for Calm after Mass Swan Die-out
- New International Terminal of Almaty Airport to Open in June
- Kazakhstan Exported Close to a Million Tons of Oil to Germany in 2023
- Russia Reopens Market for Kazakhstan’s Livestock Products
- European Commission Vice-President’s Visit a “New Impetus” to EU-Turkmenistan Relations
- UAE Opens Borders to Tourists from Uzbekistan, Abolishes Visa-Regime
- International Organizations Call on Kyrgyzstan to Stop Crackdown on Independent Press
- Preliminary Agreement for LPG Supplies from Kashagan to Domestic Market Reached
- Kyrgyzstan Gives “National Significance” Status to Strategic Energy Projects
- Despite Challenges, Kyrgyzstan Showed Steady Economic Growth in 2023
- President of Uzbekistan Sets Economic Tasks for 2024
- What the Proposed U.S. Ban on Russian Uranium Imports Could Mean for Kazakhstan
- Surveillance Cameras to be Installed in Samarkand Region to Combat Fly-Tipping
- Ambitious Program to Plant 65 Million Trees and Shrubs Launched
- Mazhilis Expanding Network of Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles
- Kazatomprom Changes Work Plan for 2024
- Dodo Brands joins growing list of companies moving HQs to Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan to launch an entrepreneurship sustainability rating
- Increased Cooperation Between Uzbekistan and Singapore
- Development of Kyrgyzstan’s largest iron deposit begins
- Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan continue to work on harmonizing state border
- Nephew of ex-President Nazarbayev to be Tried
- Kazakhstan’s Foreign Debt Inches Upwards
- Kyrgyzstan Budget Surplus for 2024
- EU Ready to Deepen Cooperation with Kyrgyzstan
- U.S. Peace Corps to Help Develop Sustainable Tourism
- Government Addresses Electricity Generation
- Kazakhstan Looks to Increase E-Commerce Share to 20%
- Kazakhstan Invites EU Community to Expand Participation in Joint Projects
- Ministry Looks to Tackle Air Pollution in Tashkent Amid Flash Mob Protest
- Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Among Nations Prepared to Invest in Afghanistan
- Central Asian Governments Pass Comment on Election Result in Taiwan
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- Organ Transplantation Developing in Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan Sums Up Democratic Reforms, Human Rights Efforts
- Import of Disassembled Right-Hand Drive Cars Banned
- Kazakhstan Launches Online Video Conferencing Platform
- Tajikistan Elevates Cultural Presence with Permanent Delegation at UNESCO
- Citizens Unite for Environmental Clean-up
- German Company to Invest €100 Million in Plastic Production in Kazakhstan
- Oil Exports Across Caspian Sea Increase
- World Bank Provides Additional Support for Kyrgyz Republic’s Digital Transformation
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- USAID Provides $1.4 Million to Strengthen Central Asia’s Power Sector
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- Kazakhstan and Japan to Cooperate in Low-Carbon Development
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- Kazakhstan Participates in Summit in India
- Almaty Ranked 25th in New York Times Cities to Visit 2024
- Bishkek Delegation Visits Chinese Solid Waste Enterprise
- UNDP Supports Kyrgyzstan in Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Ecosystem Management
- New City, Alatau, Established in Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan Bans Inspections of Businesses Until End of 2024
- Markets Should Attract More Foreign Tourists in Uzbekistan, Says President
- President’s First Book Presented in Turkmenistan
- Kazakhstan to Plant Forests on a Million Hectares of Former Aral Seabed
- Kazakhstan Prepares to Host Fifth World Nomad Games
- Kazakhstan to Host Sixth Digital Almaty Forum
- Uzbekistan Taking Measures to Increase Employment
- Introduction of Separate Collection of Household Waste to Begin
- Tourism Rapidly Expanding in Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan: Successful Reforms in Environmental Protection and Waste Management
- Summit of Heads of Government to be held on 300th Anniversary of Pyragy
- Tajikistan Seeking to Become Key International Transit Hub
- Kazatomprom Qualifies for Production of Advanced Nuclear Fuel
- New Multi-Story Buildings in Uzbekistan Now Have to Install Solar Panels
- Forum to Attract Foreign Investment in Turkmenistan’s Energy Sector to be Held in Paris
- Kazakh model committed suicide two years after visiting Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious island
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- Kazakhstan Approves SDGs Action Plan for 2024
- Turkmenistan and UAE to Expand Oil and Gas Cooperation
- Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to Increase Bilateral Trade
- Bishkek in Top Ten Cities with Highest Level of Air Pollution
- Uzbekistan to Improve Efficiency of Water Use in Agriculture
- Independent Media Facing Repression in Tajikistan, Says Watchdog
- Russian Military to Train Specialists in Tajikistan’s Army
- UN General Assembly Adopts Resolutions Initiated by Turkmenistan
- President Sends Condolences Following Terrorist Attack in Iran
- Kazakhstan Takes Sixth Position in FDI Standout Watchlist
- Kazakhstan Now Chairs International Fund for Saving Aral Sea
- Air Pollution in Tashkent Reaches “Very Harmful” Level
- Kazakhstan Seeks to Increase Investment Attractiveness of Exploration for Hydrocarbons
- Twelve Regional IT-Hubs Operating in Kazakhstan
- Conference in Ashgabat Discusses Creating First National Park
- Scientific Olympiad “Chiloi Donish” Begins in Dushanbe
- Kazakhstan President Tokayev: “As a progressive nation, we should look only forward”
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- Uzbekistan Plans to Attract Investment, Green Energy Development
- China and Kazakhstan are building the future together, says high-level Chinese diplomat
- New Law Establishes a National Fund for Children in Kazakhstan
- Turkmenistan Ushers in the Year of Pyragy
- New Flag of Kyrgyzstan Raised in Ala-Too Square
- Tajiks Celebrate New Year in Istiklol Square, Dushanbe
- $10 Million Jewelry Factory to be Launched in Fergana
- Man Burns City Xmas Tree in Taraz, Protesting New Year Celebrations
- Kazakhstan Increases Tariff for Russian Oil Transit
- Kazakhstan Seeks to Resolve Water Management Issues with Regional Neighbors
- President Promises Support for Youth and Business in Uzbekistan in 2024
- Gazprom to Ensure Reliable Natural Gas Supplies to Central Asia
- Kazakhstan’s Foreign Policy: A New Year’s Outlook Under President Tokayev
- Optimism and Gratitude are Main Sentiments of Kazakhstan President’s New Year’s Speech
- Snow Leopard Becomes National Symbol of Kyrgyzstan
- EDB’s New Bond Issue to Help Finance Kazakhstan Projects
- EBRD Helps Improve Efficiency of Agricultural Production in Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan and Turkey Aim to Increase Bilateral Trade to $5 Billion
- Kazakhstan’s Senate Speaker Highlights Major Laws Passed in 2023
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- Charting the Digital Future: Tokayev’s Billion-Dollar Vision
- Kazakhstan Aligns with UN Practice, Lifts Ban on Taliban
- Kazakhstan’s GDP Poised for a 36.8% Boost by 2028
- Tajikistan to Achieve Energy Independence and Become Green Country
- Kazakhstan Remains Regional Leader in Attracting Foreign Investment, Says PM
- “Walking the Silk Road” Chinese Cultural Exhibition Held in Bishkek
- Turkmenistan and China to Expand Cooperation in Education
- Kyrgyzstan’s Debt to China: Another lever of Influence?
- ADB and Kompanion Bank to Boost Financing of Women-Led and Small Businesses in Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan and CNPC to Expand Cooperation
- Uzbekistan to Cover Growing Demand with Green Energy Sources
- EBRD to Tackle Bottlenecks on Major Logistical Hub
- President Launches Six Green Power Plants with Total Capacity of 2.4 Gigawatts
- Gazprom Eyes Central Asia Amid European Sanctions
- Raids Target Illegal Medicine Sales in Remote Turkmen Villages
- Investigation Launched into Mobile Operators
- Tajikistan in Penultimate Place in English Language Proficiency
- Group-IB Opens First Digital Crime Resistance Center in Central Asia
- Uzbekistan’s Economy Resilient to Global Challenges, Says IMF
- 458 Saiga Antelope Killed For Their Horns
- Kazakhstan: A decree on human rights demonstrates the government is responsive to the people’s demands
- Can Kazakhstan set an example for Central Asia’s key position in the global transition to green economy?
- Islamic Extremism in Central Asia: A Threat to Liberal Progress
- EU’s €20M Project to Diversify Internet Resources in Kazakhstan with Satellite Communications
- OCCRP Reports on Corruption Linked to Berdimuhamedov family
- Leonardo DiCaprio Congratulates Government of Kazakhstan
- Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan Agree on Another Border Section
- EEU Leaders Seek to Strengthen Position of Economic Bloc
- Government to Support Projects of Young Investors and Entrepreneurs
- Natural Gas Production in Uzbekistan Down by 4.5 Billion Cubic Meters in 2023
- Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund to Finance Projects Worth $140 Million
- Kazakhstan Leads Initiatives for Central Asian Trade and Connectivity
- President Reiterates Resolve to Combat Crime and Corruption
- Kyrgyzstan Seeks to Expand Ties with South India
- Despite Protests, Kyrgyz President Signs Bill Amending National Flag
- Inaugural Meeting of Kazakhstan-Saudi Business Council Held in Riyadh
- Uzbek Foreign Ministry Summons Russian Ambassador over Annexation Comments
- EU Calls on Turkmenistan to Protect Rights
- Quality of Communications Checked in Multiple Regions
- How Will Free Trade Zone Between EAEU and Iran Affect Kazakhstan?
- Kyrgyzstan to Create a Ministry of Water Management
- Kazakhstan to Build New Reservoirs to Reduce Dependence on Neighboring Countries
- Large Gas Condensate Field Put into Operation in West Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan Launches Construction of New Railroad to China
- Chinese Company to Produce, Install Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles in Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia on Path to Strategic Partnership
- Turkmenistan and EU Discuss Energy, Transport and Environmental Issues
- Iran Cancels Visa Requirement for Citizens of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan’s Investment Opportunities Presented in Indonesia
- Import of Chinese Cars to Kyrgyzstan Surges, with Russia as Final Destination
- UN Declares 2026 as International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development on Kazakhstan’s Initiative
- Monument Symbolizing Fight Against Corruption Unveiled in Tashkent
- Mutual Direct Investments Among Central Asian Countries Growing
- Uzbekistan to Drill Deeper for Natural Gas
- Uzbekistan Provides Incentives for Households to Install Solar Panels
- Government Reports Steady Economic Growth
- Chinese Automaker Chery to Build Auto-Industrial Park in Almaty
- President Japarov: Kyrgyzstan Should Provide Irrigation Water to Kazakhstan
- EBRD to Allocate €200 Million for Development of Youth Businesses in Central Asia
- Turkmenistan – EU: Transport and Energy on Agenda of Upcoming Forums
- “Updates and Reforms”: Communications Service Expands Cooperation with Russian Federation
- Length of U.S. Visas for Kyrgyz Citizens Set to Increase
- Over 10,000 Schoolchildren in Kazakhstan Learning French
- USAID Launches New Project to Empower Communities in Uzbekistan
- Belgian Company Helps Open First Plant for Production of High-Quality Lime in Kazakhstan
- The Impact of the Narcotics Trade in Tajikistan
- The Geopolitical Fallout of Taliban’s Takeover: Neighboring Countries and Their Responses
- The Threat of Taliban to Democracy in Tajikistan: An Intensifying Crisis
- Berlin Eurasian Club Explores Kazakh-German Science and Innovation Synergy
- Uzbekistan Plans to Manufacture One Million Cars a Year by 2030
- Kyrgyzstan to Start Exporting Electricity in 2026, Says PM
- President Speaks about Fighting Corruption, New Trade Routes in Eurasia
- President Writes-Off Debts of Tajiktransgaz
- Mass Die-Out of Seals on the Turkmen Coast of the Caspian Sea
- Australian Company to Help Digitalize Gold Mining in Uzbekistan
- Head of Constitutional Court Addresses Tokayev’s Reforms
- Central Asia’s Growing Economic and Strategic Importance Comes to Fore
- Sentences Handed to Six Individuals in FSB Building Terror Plot Case
- Uzbek Blogger Jailed for 7 1/2 Years
- Consulate General of Uzbekistan Officially Inaugurated in Osh
- Kazakhstan to Intensify Work to Attract Investment in Green Technologies
- Taliban and Turkmenistan Meet to Discuss Energy Collaboration
- Over 300 Individuals, Including Six Foreign Nationals, Pardoned in Turkmenistan on International Neutrality Day
- Major Reshuffle in Turkmenistan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry: New Deputy Ministers Appointed
- WFP to Help Tajikistan Strengthen Food Security
- EDB Forecasts Economic Growth for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in 2024
- Turkmenistan Participates in 75th Anniversary of Adoption of Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Geneva
- Kazakhstan Launches Modernized Water Pipeline in Atyrau and Mangystau Regions
- EDB and Kazakhstan Join Efforts for Water Investment
- World Bank to Help Kyrgyzstan Reduce Air Pollution
- U.S. and Central Asian Countries Focus on Protecting Rights of People with Disabilities
- Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Demarcate More Than 90% of Border
- Tajikistan to Connect to Chinese Internet
- Turkmenistan to Open Specialized Training Center “Diplomatic Protocol” at the Institute of International Relations
- EBRD Launches Youth in Business Program in Central Asia
- Kazakhstan and Belgium’s Province of Walloon Brabant to Expand Cooperation
- Kazakhstan and Slovakia Discuss Strengthening Cooperation
- Kazakhstan Increases Oil Exports Along Trans-Caspian Route
- ADB to Improve 700 km of Rural Roads in Uzbekistan
- IFC Improves Business Environment in Tajikistan with New e-Services System
- Kazakhstan to Reduce Dependence on Water from Neighboring Countries
- 28 Citizens of Kazakhstan Evacuated from Gaza Strip
- Company in Uzbekistan Sanctioned by UK
- Civil Liberties Worsening in Kyrgyzstan Says Civicus Monitor
- Trade Between Tajikistan and Azerbaijan Increases by 26%
- Recent murder in Kazakhstan draws attention to domestic violence and gender discrimination
- Uzbekistan’s Transition to Market Economy to Accelerate
- Korea Helps Build Firefighting Station in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan
- Green Pitching Event at COP28 Focuses on Central Asia’s Sustainable Future
- ADB $40 Million Grant to Strengthen STEM Secondary Education in Tajikistan
- Turkmen Activist Malikberdy Allamyradov Disappears in Russia
- Tajikistan Establishes Diplomatic Relations with Botswana
- Chinese Investors to Build Trade and Logistics Complex in Chui Region
- Government Buys ArcelorMittal Termirtau for $286 Million
- Ashgabat Hosts Turkmen-Turkish Business Forum
- ADB to Help Improve Agribusiness Value Chains in Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan Approves Plan for Oil and Gas Industry Development
- EBRD Supports Capital Markets in Kazakhstan
- Dedicated Space for Children Established in Police Department of Turkmenabad
- Turkmenistan-Iraq Natural Gas Deal: A Complex Balancing Act
- Tajikistan: Atlas and Adras Weaving Included in UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage
- Turkmen-U.S. Business Forum Held in Ashgabat
- Kyrgyzstan’s Economy Grew Strongly in 2022 and So Far in 2023, Says IMF
- Kazakhstan’s Road Freight Transportation Sees 22% Growth: A Boon for the Economy
- Europe-Uzbekistan Association for Economic Cooperation Launched in Tashkent
- Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Agree on More Disputed Border Areas
- Window to Europe for Uzbekistan to Remain Open Until December 2027
- Turkmenistan Preparing for Accession to Global Methane Pledge Program
- Reserve Fund of the President of Tajikistan set to Exceed US$50 Million
- Plans Approved to Complete the Gasification of Bishkek within Three Years
- Uzbekistan Signs Strategic Partnership Agreement with Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company
- Kazakhstan’s Exports to Organization of Islamic Cooperation Countries Reaches $8.4 Billion
- Turkmenistan and Russia Discuss Cooperation
- Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Energy Projects: Evaluating Potential Suppliers for a Sustainable Future
- UNDP Supports the Development of Adventure Tourism in Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan Increases Oil Supplies to Germany via Russia by 54% in November
- CAREC Countries Endorse New Vision to Fight Climate Change Together
- Russia and Tajikistan will Strengthen Fight Against Terrorism, Extremism, Illegal Migration
- Son of Former Minister Faces 7-day Administrative Arrest Following Dushanbe Restaurant Altercation
- Police in Turkmenistan Apprehend Former RFE/RL Correspondent
- Kazakhstan and U.S. Issue Joint Statement on Methane Reduction
- Foreign Investors Look to Build Power Plants in the Kyrgyz Republic with a Capacity of 3.6 Gigawatts
- Uzbekistan to Expand Investment in Renewable Energy
- Uzbekistan to Take Measures for Rational Use of Water Resources in Agriculture
- Kazakhstan Signs Twenty Deals Worth $4.85 Billion in Dubai
- By 2035, the Capacity of Hydroelectric Power Plants in Central Asia Will Increase by 8,900MW
- USAID Announces the Launch of Tuberculosis-Free Uzbekistan
- Turkmenistan Strengthens Cooperation with UNODC
- EBRD Commits to Green Investment in Tajikistan
- Kyrgyzstan: EU Holds Training Workshops on Sanctions Against Russia
- ADB Helps Support Privatization, Expand Lending to MSMEs in Uzbekistan
- UNDP Outlines Approach for Green Transition
- Teen Jailed for Derogatory Post About President Mirziyoyev
- Kazakhstan: Convicted Former Security Chief Massimov Faces New Charges
- Turkmenistan’s Mejlis Adopts Law on the State Budget for 2024
- Turkmenistan Honors Agrarians with State Awards “For Love of the Fatherland”
- Qairat Boranbaev Released from Prison After Returning Assets to Kazakhstan Treasury
- Taraz and Ancient Olympia: A Union of Cultural Exchange and Growth
- EDB Proposes Ten Steps to Preserve Irrigated Land Potential and Support Water Conservation in Central Asia
- Tajikistan to Connect with China’s Telecommunications Network
- ACWA Power to Build Green Hydrogen Plant
- Turkmenistan Observes World Day Against Human Trafficking
- Leaders of Tajikistan and Iran Deliberate on Bilateral Relations in Dushanbe
- Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to Bring Mutual Trade to $10 Billion
- World Bank Announces New Country Partnership Framework for Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbek Citizen Imprisoned for Enlisting with Russian Forces in Ukraine
- WFP and Switzerland to Strengthen Rural Communities’ Resilience to Extreme Weather
- Central Asia Particularly Vulnerable to Climate Risks, Primarily Due to Water Scarcity, Says EDB
- Blogger and Activists Placed in Pretrial Detention Following Protest over Drinking Water
- Promoting Sustainable Development in Central Asia: Key Highlights from the Eurasian Development Bank’s Roundtable
- Tajik Political Activist Sentenced to 8 ½ Years in Prison
- What Will the Future Hold for Uzbekistan’s Gas Problems?
- Jailed Former Minister’s Son Extradited from Turkey
- Tajikistan Reports Killing of Three Militants Crossing Afghan Border
- Kazakh Citizen Sentenced to Over Six Years for Joining Wagner Mercenary Group
- USAID Increases Access to Clean Water in Sughd
- Relatives of Exiled Tajik Activists Arrested
- OSCE Campaign on Youth Crime Prevention and Integrity Reaches 1.5 Million People
- IFC Appoints New Country Manager for Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
- Armenian PM to Stay Away from CIS Summit in Bishkek
- Authorities Close Religious Institutions in Batken Region
- Turkmenistan and China Reaffirm Strategic Partnership
- USAID and Aga Khan Foundation Improve Access to Water and Sanitation in Bartang Valley
- President Tokayev’s Republic Day Speech Marks Thirty-Three Years of Independent Kazakhstan
- President Tokayev Puts Kazakhstan at the Centre of International Diplomacy
- Kazakhstan Holds National Day of Mourning for Miners Killed in Fire
- Scores Dead After Fire at Mine Operated by ArcelorMittal
- Swiss Accuse Gulnara Karimova of Running Criminal Organization
- President Tokayev Meets with UN Secretary General Guterres
- Momentum builds for the Game-changing Trans-Caspian International Trade Route
- Kazakhstan and Chinese Premiers Meet to Discuss the New Silk Road
- Kazakhstan’s Deft Diplomacy
- The Significance of Kazakhstan’s 2023 Legislative Elections
- New Parliamentary Elections Set in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan’s progression to a “listening state”
- “This isn’t Moscow” – Kazakh Oligarchs Scuppered in New York Court
- Tokayev and Mirziyoyev make “historic breakthrough” in Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan relations
- Who Should Mediate between Russia and Ukraine? Kazakhstan Could Be the Best Option
- Kazakhstan to end “super-presidential” model of government
- Tajikistan: Remittances from labor migrants exceed foreign investments
- Iran and Afghanistan to complete railway link in March, official says
- Uzbekistan to open investment and trade office in China
- Kazakhstan: Fugitive tycoon’s ex-lawyer says her jailed brother released
- Uzbekistan launches chemical plant built by Chinese companies
- Turkmenistan declares 2020 as ‘Turkmenistan – Home of Neutrality’ year
- Despite exemptions, US sanctions hinder Afghanistan trade via Chabahar port
- Uzbekistan: Blogger freed from involuntary psychiatric care
- New round of talks in Georgia
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- UN refugee agency welcomes move to register all births in Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan: Social Democratic Party members charged with attempt to seize power
- Kyrgyzstan: Activist reports being attacked in Bishkek
- Kazakhstan: Plane with 100 people on board crashes, at least 12 killed
- Tajikistan: President suggests measures to attract foreign tourists
- Uzbekistan: President orders to attract more foreign grants, use them effectively
- EuroChem invests $1 billion in mineral fertilizer plant construction in Kazakhstan
- UNDP and Bitfury partner to protect forests in Kazakhstan
- Tajikistan president speaks to Parliament, sets new tasks
- Pistachios provide an alternative to poppy in Afghanistan’s Helmand province
- Tajikistan: State newspaper prints blank front page to protest ‘lack of objective information’
- Kazakhstan to increase the number of livestock and its productivity
- Central Asia countries improve regional cooperation to better manage disaster risks
- India to speed up Iran’s Chabahar project to better access Afghanistan, Central Asia
- Private investment in intelligent systems of Kazakhstan road sector
- European Union supports Kyrgyzstan’s education sector
- Danish company awarded for technology used at GTG plant in Turkmenistan
- Niyazov commemoration services no longer welcome in Turkmenistan
- Kazakhstan: Court rules that ethnic Kazakh will not be deported to China
- Kyrgyzstan: Former Bishkek mayor sentenced to 15 years in prison
- Uzbekistan: All pro-government parties win seats in new parliament
- Georgia’s precarious state
- Turkmenistan: Domestically produced computers demonstrated to president
- Ghani set to win second term as Afghanistan president
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- China’s soft power in Central Asia
- Tajikistan: CARITAS Germany donates heavy machinery to Ayni district
- Kazakhstan: President suggests reforming rules on protests, political parties
- ADB helps Uzbekistan improve schools in Tashkent through public–private partnership
- Kyrgyzstan: U.S. Marines deliver toys to Bishkek’s SOS Children’s Village
- ADB supports women-run businesses in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
- Challenging political and security environment constrains Afghanistan growth, IMF says
- UN Special Programme for Aral Sea countries discussed in Turkmenistan
- Remittances from labor migrants in Russia exceed Tajikistan’s annual budget
- Kazakhstan’s economic growth to moderate in 2020, World Bank says
- Daughter accepts European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for jailed Uyghur scholar
- Iran and Russia warn about IS relocation to Afghanistan
- 9 children killed or maimed daily in Afghanistan, UNICEF report says
- Uzbekistan: Upcoming election a ‘missed opportunity’ for further reforms, HRW says
- Uzbekistan drafts bill toughening punishment for Internet users who call for protests
- Number of Chinese companies operating in Uzbekistan on the rise
- Turkmenistan: The art of carpet weaving included into UNESCO World Heritage List
- Kazakhstan: AIIB to fund construction of Central Asia’s largest wind power plant
- Tajikistan: Police officers sentenced to lengthy prison terms on torture charges
- Kazakhstan: Activists mark Independence Day with unsanctioned protests
- Uzbekistan president to visit Japan
- Turkmenistan will no longer pardon those convicted for corruption, drug trafficking
- Kyrgyzstan’s Ak-kalpak craftsmanship joins UNESCO’s List of Intangible Heritage
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- New vistas for trans-Caspian projects
- OSCE PA deploying first-ever election observation mission to Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan: Small businesses to benefit from EBRD finance
- Kyrgyzstan: Former President Atambayev charged with killing security officer
- Kyrgyzstan to host New Year’s Ethno Festival of Craft and Organic Products
- Central Asia: OSCE supports regional efforts to tackle digital dimensions of violent extremism
- Kyrgyzstan: Court freezes bank accounts of RFE/RL, other media following investigative report
- Kazakhstan’s women and small businesses to benefit from EBRD finance
- EBRD to help modernize healthcare infrastructure in Kazakhstan
- During US visit, Kazakhstan PM agrees on startup, venture capital, digital technology projects
- Former German manager on trial for bribing of Turkmenistan oil officials
- Second shipment of low enriched uranium completes IAEA LEU Bank in Kazakhstan
- EU and Tajikistan hold Cooperation Council meeting
- Kazakhstan ranks 50th in Human Development Index 2018 — UNDP report
- Uzbekistan plans to cancel registration by foreigners for stay under 30 days
- EU and Kyrgyzstan hold Cooperation Council meeting
- US irrigation technologies to increase agricultural productivity in Kazakhstan
- Tyson Foods, Kusto Group to build modern beef processing plant in Kazakhstan
- Xinjiang government head boasts counter-terrorism, deradicalization efforts
- Kyrgyzstan: Former President Atambayev to face psychiatric examination
- Kyrgyzstan: Prosecutors seek lengthy prison terms for two former Bishkek mayors
- Belarus may sign oil supply agreement with Kazakhstan in 2020
- Kazakhstan to keep oil production at 90 million tons a year in the next 2-3 years
- EU commits 20 million euros for hydropower plant construction in Tajikistan
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Is this Central Asia’s ASEAN moment?
- ADB’s $110 million grant to build Obigarm-Nurobod road in Tajikistan
- Kyrgyzstan: Two former prime ministers receive prison terms
- Kazakhstan: EU presents ‘Letter from Nur-Sultan’ together with Carnegie Europe
- Afghanistan will need continued international support after political settlement — WB report
- Kazakhstan president promises special conditions for German investors
- Kazakhstan president visits Germany to boost economic partnership
- Ukraine responds to Kazakhstan president’s denial of Crimea’s annexation by Russia
- Kazakhstan, US discuss Enhanced Strategic Partnership
- Kyrgyzstan’s medical laboratory first in Central Asia to receive international ISO/IEC accreditation
- Turkmenistan: Former interior minister convicted of abuse of power, corruption
- China firmly opposes US House bill on Xinjiang issues
- Italy’s Eni awarded a 50 MW solar power project in Kazakhstan
- EBRD supports Uzbekistan’s healthcare industry
- Slain businessman at center of Kyrgyzstan corruption scandal moved millions abroad via cash couriers
- Tajikistan: Donors help improve waste management system in Panjakent district
- Kazakhstan aims to achieve urbanization level of 62% by 2025
- Kyrgyzstan’s economy to grow by an average of 3.4% in 2020-21 — EDB
- ADB loans to help improve access to housing finance in Uzbekistan
- Kyrgyzstan: US Embassy opens new center for inclusive education in Bishkek
- Turkmenistan’s airline company resumes flights to UK, Germany
- Tajikistan: GDP growth to slow further in 2020–21 — World Bank report
- Afghanistan: IS militants surrender after defeat in Nangarhar province
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- History repeats itself: Uzbekistan’s new Eurasian gamble
- EBRD promotes modern retail trade in Tajikistan
- Uzbekistan hosts second summit of Central Asia states
- Kyrgyzstan’s former consul-general in Istanbul detained on suspicion of abuse of office
- Tajikistan’s economic growth to slow down in 2020-2021 — EDB
- Kazakhstan economy to grow by an average of 3.5% in 2020-2021 — EDB
- During surprise visit to Afghanistan, Trump says Taliban talks resumed
- Kazakhstan: EU holds conference on enhanced integration in Central Asia
- Kazakhstan: Almaty holds investment forum to increase its investment attractiveness
- ADB supports Uzbekistan’s economic reforms with $300 million loan
- Kyrgyzstan: Prosecutors seek lengthy prison terms for former top officials at corruption trial
- Activists rally in Nur-Sultan urging EU to pressure Kazakhstan over rights
- Kazakhstan president says strategic partnership with China very important
- World Bank supports energy access in Afghanistan
- USAID launches new projects to eliminate tuberculosis in Central Asia, Tajikistan
- Tajikistan: Jailed lawyer’s prison term shortened as part of mass amnesty
- Kazakhstan: KMG associated petroleum gas disposal has reached historical maximum
- Swiss-funded project holds forum on family medicine development in Kyrgyzstan
- Turkmenistan: Iron ore deposits discovered 3 days after criticism by the president
- ODIHR opens observation mission for parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan to host second consultative meeting of Central Asia leaders
- Uzbekistan and Italy set to expand cooperation
- ADB to support tourism development in Tajikistan
- Afghanistan: US, Taliban holding unofficial talks in Doha
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Chinese repression of Muslims in Xinjiang echoes across Central Asia
- Kazakhstan, Switzerland expand trade, economic and investment cooperation
- US officials on China, India’s role in Afghanistan
- Kyrgyzstan: President’s office reiterates Jeenbekov had no ties with subject of RFE-led investigation
- Kyrgyzstan: Businessman detailed widespread corruption before killing in Turkey
- Kazakhstan: Turkish company to build a new shopping center in Nur-Sultan
- Kazakhstan: Singapore’s company invests $1.8 billion to build a methanol and olefin plant in Aktau
- EBRD, EU, GCF and South Korea boost climate finance in Tajikistan
- US helps Kyrgyzstan’s honey conquer global markets
- Uzbekistan: New construction phase launched at IT Park in Tashkent
- Opera returns to Turkmenistan after nearly 19 years
- Central Asia: Experts discuss irrigation modernization to enhance water productivity
- Kazakhstan, EU discuss human rights, rule of law and judiciary issues
- Kazakhstan to launch a single portal to support exporters
- Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan launch construction of fiber optic line on Caspian seabed
- Afghanistan: Government forces clear Nangarhar province of Daesh
- Kazakhstan: Activists receive parole-like restrictions for supporting banned opposition group
- Uzbekistan’s Karakalpakstan region attracts foreign investors
- Kazakhstan holds meeting of Council on Improving Investment Climate
- Uzbekistan to improve rural services, infrastructure with community participation
- Turkmenistan needs improved competitiveness, currency convertibility — IMF
- Uzbekistan: Probe started into alleged audio recording of Tashkent mayor threatening to ‘destroy’ journalists
- Green Climate Fund to help fight climate change in Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan hosts First Regional SDG Summit
- There is a shrinking space for human rights in Tajikistan, EU says
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Kazakhstan’s president visits China amid troubles at home
- World Bank to help Kazakhstan to become key player in regional meat exports
- Prospects to develop green economy through private sector discussed in Kyrgyzstan
- ADB vice-president highlights Uzbekistan’s capital market development priorities
- Tajikistan: U.S. Department of State warns tourists of risks due to terrorism
- Central Asia: New energy and transport strategies for CAREC region
- ADB president confirms support for expanded agenda of Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation
- Kyrgyzstan: US Embassy to open renovated Maker Space Lab and Fair in Bishkek
- Kazakhstan and Italy hold first business forum
- Non-oil growth expected to remain strong in Kazakhstan — IMF
- ADB president visits Uzbekistan to strengthen partnership
- US-Kazakhstan Congressional Caucus established in Washington
- Uzbekistan hosts Central Asia Water Supply and Sanitation Conference
- USAID hosts 9th annual Central Asia Trade Forum in Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan’s consul-general in Istanbul sacked following businessman killing
- Nazarbayev offers Kazakhstan as neutral site for Putin-Zelenskiy talks
- Kazakhstan: Government reports steady economic growth in Jan-Oct 2019
- Kazakhstan and Turkey expand cooperation
- EU and UN FAO provide computer equipment to Tajikistan’s Agriculture Ministry
- Man wanted for huge illegal cash withdrawals from Kyrgyzstan shot dead in Istanbul
- Kazakhstan presents its ancient and medieval art in Greece
- ADB to help improve rural water supply and sanitation in Kyrgyzstan
- ADB helps to complete Uch-Kurgan hydropower plant upgrade in Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan prepares to elect a new parliament
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Tajikistan president meets with business community in France
- Fourth Aarhus Centre in Kyrgyzstan opens in Naryn
- Uzbekistan, US cooperate in public health education
- RFE/RL president discusses media freedom, accreditation with Tajikistan leader
- Turkmenistan and Italy developing economic cooperation
- Pakistan views Afghanistan’s Taliban as ‘relatively friendly’ — US report
- Kazakhstan and France increase trade, investments
- New rail container service launched from China via Kazakhstan to Prague through Bosphorus
- Russia–Kazakhstan Business Council speaks for more economic cooperation
- Belarus rejects Tajikistan’s extradition request for opposition activist
- Kazakhstan to improve quality of life of 7 million rural residents
- Tajikistan: Unknown persons attack border post, 17 killed
- Germany helps to restore forests in Tajikistan
- China agrees to host meeting on Afghanistan peace between Taliban, Kabul government
- Record number of freight trains cross Kazakhstan-China border
- Central Asia: Women with HIV suffer from high level of violence, survey says
- Kazakhstan and China improve quality of bilateral cooperation
- Kazakhstan among countries with most deteriorating Internet freedoms — Freedom House
- Russia–Kazakhstan forum to discuss prospects for digital transformation
- EDB to finance wind farm construction in Kazakhstan
- FAO, SCO strengthen partnership on food security, sustainable development
- Kazakhstan PM suggests initiatives for SCO economic cooperation development
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Russia moves to strengthen its profile in Central Asian gas politics, threatens Trans-Caspian
- US builds outpost for Tajikistan’s border forces on Tajik-Afghan border
- EU, UN and Netherlands support social reintegration of prisoners in Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan: Jailed son of former PM transferred to penal settlement
- Chinese premier calls for closer China-Uzbekistan ties, better SCO cooperation
- Kyrgyzstan parliament urged to reject amendments to trade union law that threaten workers’ rights
- Israel’s Watergen to help Uzbekistan fight water shortage
- Kazakhstan prime minister visits Netherlands, attends Kazakh-Dutch business forum
- Central Asia: US strengthens regional cooperation toward common electricity market
- Turkmenistan: OSCE promotes development of green ports, connectivity in Caspian region
- OSCE supports Central Asian Dialogue on reduction of prison population, development of probation
- EBRD opens second office in Uzbekistan
- Kyrgyzstan: Atambayev’s former aide sentenced to 7 years in prison
- Turkmenistan and Italy to hold business forum in Milan
- Kazakhstan: Capacity of renewable energy facilities doubled in 2019
- Kyrgyzstan: US supports Karakhanid-era mausoleum roof restoration in Uzgen
- Doing Business rating: Kazakhstan ahead of Austria, Japan, Spain, France, Switzerland and CIS countries
- US welcomes Afghanistan peace talks in China
- EU takes part in high-level conference on Aral Sea region in Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan, China should expand Belt and Road cooperation, experts say
- Uzbekistan: President outlines tasks to reform banking system
- Afghanistan: Government drafts 7-point ‘Peace Plan’
- Tajikistan: President signs bill on mass amnesty
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- China-Russia security cooperation in Central Asia
- ADB to help women access affordable housing finance in Kazakhstan
- Turkmenistan: American film experts present documentary films in Ashgabat
- US launches new effort to end drug-resistant tuberculosis in Kyrgyzstan
- Doing Business 2020 records results in Tajikistan’s reform to improve business climate
- Uzbekistan among world’s top 20 business climate improvers — WB
- Kazakhstan, Great Britain strengthening investment and economic cooperation
- Uzbekistan allows citizens to take more foreign cash abroad in further liberalization
- Kazakhstan launches production of Russia’s Kirovets tractors
- US government celebrates achievements in agriculture and water in Tajikistan
- EBRD president praises Kazakhstan’s investment potential
- Uzbekistan developing economic cooperation with India’s state of Gujarat
- Turkmenistan: US embassy awards grant to restore Silk Road site at Dayahatyn
- Turkish company plans to build a sugar refinery in Kazakhstan
- Central Asia: EU to continue support for region’s sustainable development and circular economy
- Tajikistan: US donates radiation detection equipment to Dushanbe airport
- RSF calls on Kazakhstan to stop persecuting journalists, decriminalize press offenses
- Kazakhstan: Prime minister sets tasks for attracting foreign investment
- Kazakhstan’s offshore oil and gas projects lose major foreign investors
- Kazakhstan: President cedes key powers to Leader of the Nation Nazarbayev
- New Chinese-Kazakh cement plant starts operation in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan-Czech business forum held in Shymkent
- Uzbekistan: President visits new cement plant in Surkhandarya region
- Kazakhstan, US hold first high-level meeting on economic cooperation
- IMF to locate new regional technical assistance center in Kazakhstan
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Afghanistan headed for a new spiral of violence as US cancels talks with the Taliban
- Kazakhstan: Leader of the Nation Nazarbayev sets tasks for his ruling party
- First group of Afghan women arrived in Kazakhstan as part of EU-funded educational project
- Central Asia: Poverty continues to decline, but pace of poverty reduction is slowing — WB
- IAEA LEU Bank in Kazakhstan becomes operational with delivery of low enriched uranium
- Turkmenistan: US delegation builds bridges of inclusion through adaptive sports
- Turkmenistan Airlines reauthorized to resume EU operations
- Uzbekistan aims to increase fruit and vegetable export to $5 billion a year
- Air Liquide to build a nitrogen unit in Kazakhstan
- China, Turkmenistan should enhance synergy of development strategies — Chinese top legislator
- Uzbekistan to give 10-year residence permit to foreigners for $3 million investment
- Tajikistan: President proposes amnesty to mark constitution anniversary
- US ambassador urges Kazakhstan to improve rights situation
- Uzbekistan becomes full member of Turkic Council
- Tajikistan: Vloggers go on trial over secret filming of sex workers
- Kazakhstan: Sinologist jailed for treason, stripped of citizenship
- Annual European Film Festival held in Uzbekistan
- Afghanistan-UK trade and investment conference held in London
- Tajikistan labels EU-based opposition alliance as terrorist organization
- Eurasian Culture Week in London highlighted Central Asia creativity
- Kazakhstan: Economic growth reaches 4.3% in Jan-Sept
- Uzbekistan: Andijan region to hold investment forum to attract foreign investors
- Kazakhstan: Ex-president Nazarbayev rejects talk of shared power
- US experts help improve early grade reading and math skills in Uzbekistan schools
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Impact of the US-Iran confrontation on Central Asia
- Expo in Kyrgyzstan gathers US and international investors
- OSCE ambassadors visit Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan: Former president Atambayev refuses to attend corruption case trial
- Kazakhstan and Mongolia hold business forum
- World Bank Group supports private sector investments in Afghanistan energy sector
- Uzbekistan: Electric bus from Belarus starts operation in Tashkent
- Kazakhstan: Nur-Sultan hosting Global Urban Tourism Summit
- Uzbekistan hosts business forum on green technologies
- IMF offers recommendations for Tajikistan’s economy
- Kazakhstan and France hold investment forum
- Kazakhstan hosts OSCE regional conference on digital technologies in combating corruption
- Number of foreign tourists to Kazakhstan annually grows 10%
- Kazakhstan and Germany hold business forum, reach investment agreements
- Uzbekistan: President orders to remove barriers to stock market development
- US blacklists Chinese companies, organizations over ‘repression’ in Xinjiang
- ADB plans $404 million to support Tajikistan’s development from 2020-2022
- Kazakhstan’s capital to buy Chinese electric buses
- Digital transformation at heart of Kyrgyzstan development strategy
- Rights groups call on Belarus not to extradite opposition activist to Tajikistan
- Tajikistan president on energy, Arab investment
- Kazakhstan’s civil aviation opening new routes
- Kazakhstan: Almaty region attracts new investments
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Turkmenistan’s gas exports hampered by geopolitical realities
- President highlights digital transformation goals for Kyrgyzstan
- OSCE-led project to strengthen green ports, connectivity in Caspian Sea region launches activities in Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan: Authorities reopen case into high-profile murder of journalist
- ADB to finance construction of new hydropower plants in Uzbekistan
- World Bank Group helps Tajikistan to improve access to financial services
- IFC helps Uzbekistan improve electricity supply through public-private partnership
- Kyrgyzstan: Human rights lawyer wins UN award for battling statelessness
- Turkmenistan: President fires interior minister, orders anti-corruption drive
- Tajikistan: EBRD helps develop Dushanbe trolleybus network
- US to provide $50 million for Uzbekistan education reform
- Eurasian Economic Union developing free trade with Singapore, Iran
- EEU countries hold summit, address pressing issues
- EU-Kazakhstan High-Level Business Platform focuses on investment issues
- Kyrgyzstan: HRW demands investigation of attack on RFE/RL correspondent
- Kyrgyzstan: US embassy to co-organize first ever Franchise and Trade Expo in Bishkek
- EU supports Uzbekistan’s new agri-food development strategy
- ADB loan to help improve connectivity and road safety in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan: National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna to launch IPO of 8 more companies
- USAID to host annual Central Asia Trade Forum in Kazakhstan
- Central Asia: EU-funded BOMCA and its national partners wrap up the year, make plans for the future
- Uzbekistan and China to open new air routes
- US government donates 614,000 books to schools across Tajikistan
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Afghanistan: Polls close in presidential election
- OSCE Parliamentary Assembly president visits Kyrgyzstan
- USAID donates 385,000 books to 900 schools in Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan expands export of agricultural products to China
- IFC loan to help homeowners and micro enterprises in Tajikistan
- EBRD, Green Climate Fund to finance new solar plant in Kazakhstan
- Turkmenistan to merge parliament with People’s Council to form two-house legislature
- Italy’s Eni to build a 48 MW wind power plant in Kazakhstan
- EU helps to boost business climate in Kazakhstan and Central Asia
- Kazakhstan to play pivotal role in trade along China’s Belt and Road — president
- Tajikistan: Rural communities to gain better access to clean water, sanitation with World Bank support
- Afghanistan: Taliban lifts ban on WHO vaccine operations in controlled areas
- EIB, Uzbekistan take first step towards a EUR 100m investment program for Aral Sea recovery
- Chinese corp. launches a large wind power plant project in Uzbekistan
- Norway’s company to assess oil and gas areas in Kazakhstan
- World Bank outlines priorities for improving Kazakhstan’s public procurement system
- Kazakhstan president meets with US political, expert community in New York
- Exhibition to mark 25th anniversary of Kyrgyz-Swiss development cooperation
- Turkish plant expands production in Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan introduces 3-year investor visa to attract foreign investment
- Migration from Turkmenistan on the rise as economic woes persist
- US calls to reject Beijing’s demands to repatriate ethnic Uyghurs to China
- Central Asia Countries, U.S. Hold C5+1 Meeting in New York
- Uzbekistan to export electricity to Afghanistan at a reduced price
- Kazakhstan: Police break up opposition rallies
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- First glimpses of Tokayev’s Kazakhstan: The listening state?
- CAREC countries move closer to regional energy market after historic meeting in Uzbekistan
- Russian oil company Lukoil opens lubricants plant in Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan opens Central Asia’s first modern photometric laboratory
- Uzbekistan reforms irrigation water management and use in agriculture
- Afghanistan: Taliban must be re-integrated into society or they’ll join Daesh — report
- US to withhold $160 million in aid to Afghanistan due to government corruption
- Kazakhstan: President reshuffles officials, appoints new foreign minister
- Kazakhstan, Belarus set to increase trade, jointly enter Chinese market
- Uzbekistan plans to phase out state control of agricultural sector
- Tajikistan: Jailed lawyer receives human rights award in Warsaw
- Kazakhstan improves position in international ratings
- ADB supports reforms aimed at diversifying Kyrgyzstan’s economy
- Afghanistan: Taliban envoys visit Iran, Russia after collapse of talks with US
- US donates radiation detection equipment to Uzbekistan to be installed at Afghanistan border point
- Turkmenistan: US ambassador closes successful preservation project at Dayahatyn Caravanserai
- Uzbekistan: Tashkent joins European Mobility Week and Car-Free Day
- EBRD, EU help improve water services in Kyrgyzstan’s small municipalities
- One dead as clashes erupt on Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border
- Turkmenistan: Former trade minister jailed on corruption charges
- Kazakhstan and France developing agricultural cooperation
- EBRD and Switzerland help improve water services in Tajikistan
- EBRD extends renewable energy program for Kazakhstan
- Taliban restores security guarantees to Red Cross staff in Afghanistan
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- China taking Big Brother to Central Asia
- Uzbekistan applies for membership in Turkic Council
- Feminist group denied registration in Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan joins #EUBeachCleanup global campaign to clean Issyk-Kul beach
- EU steps up support to prevent violent extremism, radicalization in Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan hosts 3rd international trade exhibition ‘South-Expo 2019’
- Uzbekistan introduces 7-day visa-free travel for Chinese citizens starting in 2020
- Kazakhstan president outlines priorities of Kazakh-Chinese economic cooperation
- Kazakhstan and China to develop comprehensive strategic partnership
- ADB helps Afghanistan to improve water resources, enhance agricultural productivity
- Tajikistan: Independent news agency facing ‘apparently targeted disruption’
- Kazakhstan: ADB-supported irrigation project to improve agricultural productivity
- Kazakhstan: UAE-based company to invest in 1000-hectare orchards in Almaty region
- Uzbekistan aims to process its entire cotton domestically by 2025
- Foreigners allowed to buy Uzbekistan banks’ shares without central bank consent
- Kazakhstan: Government adopts National Plan for implementation of president’s address
- Kazakhstan to open ‘The Great Steppe: history and culture” exhibition in Turkey
- Turkmenistan to produce computers together with China
- Kazakhstan plans to toughen import regulations
- Tajikistan launches second unit of giant Rogun hydropower plant
- Uzbekistan creates Nukus free economic zone in Karakalpakstan
- Uzbekistan outlines agricultural development strategy
- Afghanistan: US cancels peace talks with Taliban
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Uzbekistan increasingly turns to China for development loans
- Go Viral festival will be held for the first time in Tajikistan
- EBRD Board Directors to visit Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan: Locals will get 95% of jobs created by joint projects with China — official
- Kazakhstan attracted $330 billion of foreign investment since independence
- Kazakhstan and Ukraine developing economic cooperation
- EBRD offers new financing opportunities for Uzbekistan exporters and importers
- France’s Orano to develop uranium mining projects in Uzbekistan
- Turkish company plans to produce leather products in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan approves roadmap to promote non-oil exports
- Tajikistan joins initiative to improve health and nutrition of women and children
- Kazakhstan: People protest Chinese influence for third day
- China-Pakistan Economic Corridor may be expanded to Afghanistan
- Afghanistan: Former US envoys warn hasty troop pullout could trigger ‘total civil war’
- Kazakhstan: Hundreds hold anti-Chinese rally in Zhanaozen for second day
- Uzbekistan: Government to subsidize purchase of solar power devices by citizens
- Kazakhstan increasing grain exports to Turkey, Georgia, Italy, Spain
- Kazakhstan: Protesters demand president cancel visit to China
- Afghanistan: US, Taliban reach agreement ‘in principle’
- Kazakhstan president pledges more democratic freedoms in first state of nation address
- EU and UNESCO support protection of World Heritage sites in Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyzstan is the second most integrated EEU economy after Belarus
- EEU largest online retailer to open trade and logistics centers in Kazakhstan
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan’s revolving doors of justice and politics
- In rural Kyrgyzstan, Coding Caravan encourages girls’ leadership and entrepreneurship
- Kazakhstan: Activists march for democratic changes as police stay on sidelines
- World Bank says funds used in line with objectives of its Xinjiang vocational education project
- Kyrgyzstan: Arrest warrant issued for son of former deputy minister who detained Atambayev
- Kazakhstan hosts Nazarbayev Prize for Nuclear Weapon Free World and Global Security ceremony
- Trump says US to retain military presence in Afghanistan
- Kyrgyzstan: Jailed opposition politicians Tekebaev, Chotonov transferred to house arrest
- President of Belarus to visit Kazakhstan in October to boost cooperation
- OSCE and Tajikistan outline priorities for cooperation in 2020
- Kazakhstan hosts event to foster cooperation among nuclear-weapon-free zones
- Uzbekistan: Tashkent police reject claims of forcing men with beards to shave
- Kyrgyzstan: Former deputy interior minister who detained Atambayev placed under house arrest
- Tajikistan: Imports exceed exports threefold
- Kazakhstan: Government approves Forecast of Socio-Economic Development for 2020-2024
- Turkmenistan president completes state visit to Singapore
- Turkmenistan: People detained just for standing at ATMs as country faces cash-flow problem
- Norwegian ‘International Business’ report features Kazakhstan
- Business circles of Turkmenistan and Singapore discuss cooperation
- Uzbekistan: Men reportedly detained, forced to shave beards
- OSCE strengthens Kyrgyzstan’s capacities to prevent, counter use of Internet for terrorist purposes
- Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek to host global technology conference
- Uzbekistan moves toward a new, more open economy — World Bank
- Kazakhstan organizes cultural press tour for foreign journalists
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Will Kazakhstan’s giveaway solve debt disease or postpone it?
- Tajikistan: Ceremony marks start of rehabilitation at Qairokkum hydropower plant
- Afghanistan: US, Taliban may sign peace agreement within next few days
- Uzbekistan: President urges political parties to actively participate in democratic processes
- Kyrgyzstan: Former prosecutor-general under house arrest on corruption charge
- Kazakhstan and Germany to expand investment cooperation
- Apple, Google, Mozilla take steps to protect Internet users in Kazakhstan
- International Silk Road expedition explores Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
- Turkmenistan: EBRD supports local producer of hygienic goods
- Kazakhstan hosts C5+1 high-level discussion between US, Central Asia states
- Kyrgyzstan: Supreme Court orders retrial of opposition politician Tekebaev
- US investment in Kazakhstan on the rise, bilateral trade grows
- Kazakhstan: AIFC investment residency program to attract new wave of foreign capital
- Uzbekistan moves to floating exchange rate for national currency
- Kazakhstan’s national atomic company to extend uranium production cuts
- US provides additional humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan
- Kyrgyzstan: Former President Atambayev’s pretrial detention extended
- US under secretary of state travels to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
- Kyrgyzstan: Ex-presidential candidate Babanov questioned in bank takeover case
- Uzbekistan: New criminal case launched against late president’s daughter
- Afghanistan: President vows to ‘eliminate’ Islamic State havens
- Uzbekistan: USAID supports first Forum of Public Councils in Tashkent
- Kazakhstan updating National Export Strategy
- Tajikistan: EU, Caritas Germany help provide vocational training for persons with disabilities
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- European Union provides €59 million to improve rural livelihoods in Tajikistan
- Kazakhstan: Court fines activist charged with ‘inciting ethnic tensions’
- Kyrgyzstan: Jailed former PM hospitalized with stroke symptoms
- Kyrgyzstan: Former President Atambayev remanded in custody, wife under investigation
- Uzbekistan: President boasts spike in investment, economic growth
- Former British ambassador appointed Kyrgyzstan’s business ombudsman
- Afghanistan: UK and EU reaffirm support to presidential elections
- Uzbekistan takes new steps to boost tourism industry
- Uzbekistan allows land privatization
- Kazakhstan adopts roadmap on dairy industry standards, to create more export opportunities
- OSCE, RSF call on Kyrgyzstan to allow opposition TV channel resume broadcasting
- Kyrgyzstan: Two more charges brought against former President Atambayev
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to bolster cooperation with Uzbekistan
- Kyrgyzstan and China conclude joint counter-terrorism exercises
- OSCE supports Pamir Invest Forum in Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan Region
- Kyrgyzstan: Former President Atambayev accused of murder, other crimes
- Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, China plan to launch new transport corridor
- Kazakhstan’s investment opportunities presented at Caspian Economic Forum in Turkmenistan
- Kazakhstan: Protesters demand release of jailed politicians, activists
- Turkmenistan president takes part in First Caspian Economic Forum
- Cluster development lags behind in Eurasian Development Bank member countries
- Leading travel bloggers promote tourism in Central Asia
- Russian energy giants show interest in developing Turkmenistan oil and gas fields
- Kazakhstan, UK reaffirm commitment to strategic partnership
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- EBRD promotes flight safety in Tajikistan
- Kyrgyzstan: USAID supports photo exhibition on HIV control efforts among vulnerable citizens
- Former presidential candidate Babanov returns to Kyrgyzstan from Moscow
- Prime ministers of Eurasian Economic Union countries meet in Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyzstan: Former President Atambayev charged with corruption
- Kyrgyzstan hosts OSCE-supported Central Asian seminar on border delimitation practices
- Tajikistan and China start military drills in Gorno-Badakhshan province
- Kyrgyzstan’s former President Atambayev arrested
- Kyrgyzstan: Former president under siege in his compound near Bishkek
- Regional Explosive Hazards Training Centre inaugurated in Tajikistan
- Kazakhstan halts Internet surveillance plan
- Kyrgyzstan: Special forces fail to arrest former president Atambayev
- Kyrgyzstan: Government suspends operation of Chinese mining company
- Kyrgyzstan and China hold joint counter-terrorism exercise
- Kazakhstan: Authorities finishing testing of web traffic spy tool
- Afghanistan: Taliban threatens violent disruption of presidential election
- Kyrgyzstan: Locals clash with Chinese mining company workers
- Uzbekistan attracts $5.6 billion of foreign investments and loans in H1 2019
- US supports soybean production in Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan: President shuts down notorious prison
- Kyrgyzstan: Warrant issued for former chairwoman of State Registration Service
- Xinjiang sees an increase in trade with SCO member states
- Uzbekistan president orders new measures for small business support
- Afghanistan ups fruit exports, looks to Russia and Kazakhstan markets
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Russian PM to travel to Turkmenistan amid rumors of Turkmen leader’s death
- Kazakhstan and Japan explore new investment opportunities
- Kazakhstan-China oil pipeline transports over 5 million tons of crude in H1 2019
- Canadian, Latvian companies to build beef production and processing facility in Kazakhstan
- EU and FAO boost early warning system on climate in Tajikistan
- Kazakhstan sets up Industry Development Fund
- Kazakhstan: Roadmap for automotive industry development to double production by 2024
- Uzbekistan, Belarus identify priorities for cooperation
- Afghanistan: Illegal mining reduces lapis lazuli prices
- New horse trekking route to draw adventure tourists to Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyzstan: Former deputy transport minister sentenced to 14 years for bribe
- Kyrgyzstan, US hold successful annual bilateral consultations
- Uzbekistan, Belarus hold first forum of regions
- Kazakhstan: LRT will improve public transport system in Nur-Sultan
- Kyrgyzstan: Jailed rights activist’s life sentence upheld again
- Tajikistan: Caritas Germany, with EU financial support, organizes summer camp for children with disabilities
- Kazakhstan relocates citizens from labor-surplus to labor-deficient regions
- Turkmenistan: Authorities detain those spreading rumors about president’s death
- Pompeo says Trump wants to ‘reduce’ foreign troops in Afghanistan by November 2020
- Kyrgyzstan: Conflicts of local population with mining companies continue
- Ambassadors from 50 countries at UN support China on Xinjiang-related issues
- Improving corporate governance is critical for sound financial system in Tajikistan — World Bank
- Taliban says ‘no agreement’ on direct talks with Afghanistan government
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Central Asia: Women entrepreneurs lack intensive state support
- Uzbekistan president to make first official visit to Belarus
- Work started on construction of railway linking Afghanistan, Turkmenistan
- Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan presidents hold talks amid border tensions
- Uzbekistan faces mounting economic costs from staying out of Russian-led Eurasian Union
- Uzbekistan to introduce new system to develop small business
- British Embassy in Ashgabat supports entrepreneurship in Turkmenistan
- Putin meets Atambayev in Moscow, says Kyrgyzstan needs political stability
- US shares best practices to increase Turkmenistan’s high-value fruit production
- Uzbekistan begins negotiation process for accession to WTO
- Kazakhstan: Jailed former uranium tycoon denied early release again
- Uzbek president’s office statement contradicts rumors of Turkmen leader’s death
- Kyrgyzstan: Atambayev leaves for Moscow from Russian air base aboard private jet
- False report of leader’s death shows Turkmenistan now a serious problem for Moscow
- EBRD, EU and EIB help improve water services in Kyrgyzstan’s small communities
- US investment companies show interest in Uzbekistan’s securities market
- EU, UNDP to help Afghan women attend university in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
- World Bank welcomes Uzbekistan’s reform commitment, increases support
- Tensions erupt on Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border over raising of national flags
- Kyrgyzstan: Deputy interior minister visits Atambayev’s compound after he ignores subpoenas
- OPIC negotiates financing of projects in Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan to transform largest state-owned enterprise, with ADB support
- Afghanistan facing strong headwinds to economic growth, World Bank says
- Reports on Turkmenistan president’s death are ‘fake’ — Turkmen diplomat
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan: OSCE starts 2019 Issyk-Kul Lake clean-up campaigns with local communities
- Uzbekistan and France cooperate in tourism industry
- Swedish aid group reopens health centers in Afghanistan province
- Uzbekistan plans to sell most of its power plants to private investors
- Kazakhstan: IMF projects 3.8% growth in 2019, with recovery in oil sector
- US supports Afghanistan-Uzbekistan cross-border trade
- Air cargo route links China’s Xinjiang and Uzbekistan
- Kyrgyzstan expanding trade, investment ties with South Korea
- Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan open transit highway
- Kazakhstan: Union leader sentenced to seven years in prison
- Afghanistan: Swedish aid group closes health centers after Taliban threats
- Does Kyrgyzstan need another state management company?
- Turkmenistan to build Ashgabat City compound
- US government helps reduce tuberculosis cases in Tajikistan
- Kyrgyzstan: Jailed rights activist’s new retrial postponed
- Russian KAMAZ to organize production of components for trucks in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan: Economic growth in first half of 2019 reached 4.1%
- EBRD supports expansion of Kazakhstan food producer
- WB project to help improve access to electricity in Tajikistan’s remote regions
- Kyrgyzstan: USAID, Health Ministry agree on further cooperation in TB control
- Kyrgyzstan: Arrest warrant issued for former Defense Council secretary
- Tajikistan: 9 new hotels to be constructed in Dushanbe
- Kyrgyzstan to host OSCE Central Asia Media Conference
- Central Asia exceeds global suicide rate
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to increase trade to $1 billion by 2020
- China, Russia, US discuss Afghanistan peace process
- Kazakhstan: Protesters in Almaty demand release of Xinjiang activist
- Kazakhstan, Tajikistan expanding trade and economic cooperation
- Uzbekistan foreign minister meets with British MPs, minister for investment
- OSCE empowers Tajikistan women through homestay business training
- Premature troops pullout from Afghanistan would be ‘strategic mistake’ — US general
- Kazakhstan: Youth-Friendly Health Centre opens in Almaty
- Automobile manufacturing on the rise in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan targets at increase in foreign investment
- EU holds anti-corruption conference in Afghanistan
- OSCE, SCO, EU explore strengthening synergies and cooperation in Central Asia
- Valmont Industries to implement agro-industrial projects in Kazakhstan
- Tajikistan, China to conduct military drills in Gorno-Badakhshan province
- Kazakhstan, Slovakia to strengthen interaction within OSCE and bilateral formats
- Afghanistan: Taliban, Afghan delegates agree on roadmap to peace but discrepancies remain
- Kyrgyzstan: Former president refuses to obey subpoena in unspecified investigation
- Uzbekistan: President orders to increase car production
- Afghanistan: Doha meeting may lead to direct talks between Kabul, Taliban
- Kazakhstan: EDB, DBK to finance construction of Saryarka gas pipeline
- Tajikistan: Food poisoning kills 14 prison inmates
- Central Asia: FEZs need attractive and stable conditions for investors
- South Korea starts program to hire seasonal agriculture workers from Kyrgyzstan
- Afghanistan: Kabul sees intra-Afghan dialogue in Qatar as progress in peace process
- Kyrgyzstan hosts EU-Central Asia foreign ministers’ meeting
- Kyrgyzstan, EU sign new Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
- Kazakhstan: Dozens detained in anti-government protests in major cities
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Document establishing European Union Delegation in Turkmenistan signed in Ashgabat
- Air freight route links China’s Xinjiang and Kazakhstan
- EFSD to provide $2 million grant for Tajikistan’s Caravan of Health project
- Tajikistan: EFSD to provide $40 million for Nurek hydro plant rehabilitation
- European Union and Central Asia need stronger partnership — EU officials
- Kazakhstan signs agreements on Dunga, Abay fields with Total, ENI
- Second Chinese law firm opens its office in Uzbekistan
- Russia’s Gazprom signs 5-year natural-gas import deal with Turkmenistan
- ADB’s loan opens new clean energy pathway in Kazakhstan
- Central Asia: Delayed consultations, suspended integration
- IMF welcomes the improved macroeconomic and financial conditions in Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan and US aim at strengthening economic partnership
- Germany and Qatar to co-host intra-Afghan talks
- Kyrgyzstan: Rights groups urge EU officials to demand release of jailed activist Askarov
- Innovative FAO tool helps Tajikistan tackle antimicrobial resistance
- Kazakhstan PM discusses investment cooperation with ambassadors of EU countries
- Uzbekistan to strengthen social safety nets to protect the poorest and most vulnerable, with World Bank support
- Uzbekistan to provide $45 million for Afghanistan power transmission project
- American business has invested $47 billion in Kazakhstan
- Central Asia may experience considerable losses due to climate change
- Turkmenistan opens new synthetic gasoline plant
- Kazakhstan: Foreign workers at Tengiz oil field evacuated after brawl
- Kyrgyzstan: Forum helps local suppliers find partners in mining business
- EU SWITCH-Asia Programme will be launched in Central Asia
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Italian company considers launching agricultural machinery production in Kazakhstan
- Japanese, Chinese investors interested in expanding investment in Kazakhstan
- Tajikistan and Belarus ink agreement on strategic cooperation
- South Korean company launches livestock GPS tracking project in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan to help socially vulnerable citizens reduce bank loan debts
- First Tashkent–Tamchy flight brings tourists from Uzbekistan to Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul
- Kyrgyzstan: Parliament votes to strip Atambayev of ex-president’s status, immunity
- New US ambassador to Turkmenistan begins his service
- Turkmenistan airline expands geography of international flights
- Central Asia states strengthen preparedness to respond to deliberate use of biological weapons
- US provides assistance to preserve historical heritage in Tajikistan
- Uzbekistan: Former prosecutor-general sentenced to 10 years for corruption
- Kyrgyzstan: Ex-President Atambayev rejects accusations ahead of vote on his immunity
- OSCE promotes dialogue between junior diplomats from Central Asia, Afghanistan, Mongolia
- Kazakhstan, UNESCO to establish International Center for Rapprochement of Cultures
- ADB and Uzbekistan renew development partnership with new 5-year strategy
- Afghanistan: US hopes to have a peace deal with Taliban before Sept 1 — Pompeo
- Kyrgyzstan: Tax revenues declining, unemployment and poverty persist
- Uzbekistan to host FAO Regional Conference for Europe and Central Asia in 2020
- Experts discuss industrial and technological priorities in Kyrgyzstan
- Switzerland to send $133 million belonging to Gulnara Karimova to Uzbekistan
- Second Summer University on Disaster Risk Management held in Tajikistan
- Foreign investors created 6 thousand jobs in Kazakhstan in 2018
- Kazakhstan: Foreign Ministry reports on measures to attract foreign investment
- Uzbekistan, South Korea expand economic cooperation
- Integrating the Eurasian Union and China’s Belt and Road: A bridge too far?
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- US removes Uzbekistan from list of countries with worst religious tolerance
- US government recognizes Kyrgyzstan’s progress in countering trafficking in persons
- FAO strengthens partnership with civil society in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan’s financial hub seeks Chinese investment in regional projects
- World Bank to help increase opportunities for Tajikistan’s vulnerable communities
- Kyrgyzstan: Lawmakers vote to strip ex-President Atambayev of immunity
- Kyrgyzstan: Authorities investigate heroin smuggled to Europe as ‘Turkish sweets’
- First US Commerce Department certified trade mission visits Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan seeks more economic cooperation with Norway
- Afghanistan: Daesh is another instrument of Pakistan’s army, ex-Indian envoy says
- Afghanistan: US seeking ‘peace agreement’ with Taliban, not ‘withdrawal’ deal — US envoy
- Success of China’s Belt & Road Initiative depends on deep policy reforms, WB study finds
- Frozen fish imports from Kazakhstan grow through China’s key land port
- ADB convenes Uzbekistan banks to expand trade finance opportunities
- ADB vice-president reaffirms commitment to Tajikistan’s development
- Central Asia countries make improvements in fisheries and aquaculture
- Turkmenistan: President appoints son provincial governor
- European Council adopts a new EU strategy for Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan: Commission brings corruption charges against ex-President Atambayev
- Fast-paced reforms lead to improvements in ease of doing business in Kazakhstan
- Afghanistan, Turkmenistan sign documents on railway, energy, and marble trading
- Xi’s Central Asia trip cements regional cooperation, Chinese FM says
- Tajikistan and China sign agreements to boost cooperation
- Kyrgyzstan-China win-win cooperation enters a new stage
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Uzbekistan’s economic transformation gets new boost with $500m World Bank loan
- Tajikistan: Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly prison riot
- Shanghai Cooperation Organization holds summit in Kyrgyzstan
- EU shares its experience on water quality management with Central Asia
- Kazakhstan-Malaysian Business Council office opened in Kuala Lumpur
- UN criticizes Kazakhstan’s crackdown on election protesters
- Kyrgyzstan and China to deepen strategic partnership
- China-Tajikistan friendship expects ‘brighter future’ — Chinese president
- Turkish investor to build two large public health facilities in Kazakhstan
- China and Kyrgyzstan presidents speak for deepening inter-state cooperation
- Tokayev inaugurated as Kazakhstan’s new president
- Kazakhstan: Waking up to reform
- China president on the relations with Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan: Oil production at Kashagan reaches record high level
- Kazakhstan: Government reports steady economic growth in 5 months
- Central Asia countries aim to make tourism sustainable and profitable business
- Kazakh Invest presents Kazakhstan’s investment opportunities at SPIEF-2019
- Kazakhstan: More arrests in Almaty overnight amid protests against election results
- Kazakhstan: Tokayev wins snap presidential election that ‘showed scant respect for democratic standards’
- EEU problems and prospects discussed at St. Petersburg Economic Forum
- European Union and Tajikistan hold Cooperation Committee meeting
- Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev’s chosen presidential successor leads exit poll as hundreds of protesters detained
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan to gain better primary health care with World Bank support
- Uzbekistan: OSCE supports study visit of women farmers to the Netherlands
- Kazakhstan: Mothers’ press conference disrupted in Almaty ahead of snap presidential elections
- The EU’s new Central Asia strategy: What does it mean for trade?
- Kazakhstan digitalizing the market of tourist services
- EEU member countries, China agree on cooperation in the movement of goods
- Tajikistan and Iran resume air communication as bilateral ties improve
- East Kazakhstan close to reaching the ambitious UNAIDS 90-90-90 goals
- Austrian Raiffeisen Bank to hold a banking summit in Uzbekistan
- World Bank to help improve water supply, wastewater services in Tajikistan’s capital
- Afghanistan: US, Europe special envoys hope peace talks to start soon
- Kyrgyzstan: Former chief prosecutor arrested
- Afghanistan: Half of rural population faces food insecurity — UN report
- Japanese companies show interest in investing in Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan simplifies visa regime for tourists
- Why Kazakhstan’s presidential elections matter
- Almost two million people reportedly left Turkmenistan over 10 years
- Kazakh Invest opens representative office in India
- Kyrgyzstan: Former official of president’s office arrested on corruption charges
- Kyrgyzstan: Investment forum addresses problems of local SMEs
- Countries scale up ecosystem restoration in Central Asia and Caucasus
- Kazakhstan launches construction of int’l tourist complex on Caspian coast
- Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev’s initiatives discussed at expert event
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- New economic corridor between Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan taking shape
- Kazakhstan hosts OSCE Forum on Internet Development in Central Asia
- European Council president visits Central Asia
- Central Asia: Finding a balance between economy needs and higher education objectives
- Uzbekistan: World Bank to help strengthen access to and quality of early childhood education
- Kazakhstan ex-President Nazarbayev becomes honorary senator
- Afghanistan politicians, Taliban cite ‘tremendous progress’ at Moscow talks
- Kyrgyzstan: Motor fuel smuggling entails huge state-budget losses
- Kazakhstan’s First President Nazarbayev becomes honorary chairman of EEU Economic Commission
- OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to observe Kazakhstan’s early presidential election
- German president meets with Uzbekistan business people
- German president visits Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan: China’s ambassador rejects Xinjiang crackdown allegations
- Russia hosts Taliban delegates, calls for withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan
- EU and Kyrgyzstan discuss cooperation on human rights
- Russian defense minister, Tajikistan president discuss military cooperation in Dushanbe
- Kyrgyzstan: 65% stunting reduction in Naryn oblast
- Kazakhstan and Turkey to strengthen cooperation, increase investments
- Afghanistan politicians, Taliban negotiators expected to meet in Moscow
- Kyrgyzstan: Atambayev at risk as law allowing prosecution of ex-presidents comes into force
- Uzbekistan to subsidize domestic exporters
- World Bank supports public financial management, state-owned enterprises reforms in Uzbekistan
- Turkmenistan addresses youth employment issue amid growing unemployment
- From Samarkand to Seoul: Central Asian migrants in South Korea
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Tajikistan: Caritas Germany promotes social work development in GBAO
- ADB to help modernize Uzbekistan’s railway fleet
- Uzbekistan: First Chinese law firm opens in Tashkent
- US largest meat producer eyeing expansion into Kazakhstan
- Lukashenko proposes Kazakhstan supply oil to Belarus
- EBRD and EU support water supply system in Kyrgyzstan
- EBRD and Kyrgyzstan launch Climate Finance Centre
- Share of SMEs in Kazakhstan’s GDP reached 28.3% in 2018
- New European Union grant to strengthen water and energy security in Central Asia
- Number of IS-Khorasan branch exceeds 5,000 militants in Afghanistan — US intelligence report
- EBRD pledges fresh funds to support SMEs in Kyrgyzstan
- ADB private sector deal to promote solar power in Afghanistan
- Kazakhstan developing special economic and industrial zones
- OSCE helps open Entrepreneurship Support Centres in south Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan: Opposition party accuses authorities of concealing truth about deadly prison riot
- Afghanistan: Corruption remains substantial obstacle to peace and prosperity — UN report
- OSCE chairperson-in-office opens new OSCE premises in Uzbekistan
- Tajikistan and China agree to strengthen strategic partnership
- Tajikistan: Opposition members among 32 killed in prison riot
- Navoi hosts the first Uzbekistan–American–Canadian business forum
- Agreements for $9 billion signed at Kazakhstan Global Investment Roundtable
- Turkmenistan leader hails ‘generous’ harvest despite food shortages
- Kazakhstan: Activists say they’re being conscripted as punishment for political activities
- Central Asia: modern public transport to solve traffic challenges, benefit environment
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan: American rock brass band Aberdeen in Bishkek and Osh
- ADB vice-president reaffirms commitment to partnership with Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan: Prominent sinologist arrested on high treason charges
- Uzbekistan: President declares Navoi region free economic zone
- Kazakhstan holds XII Astana Economic Forum
- C5+1 Security Working Group meets in Tajikistan
- Kyrgyzstan: Legislation allowing prosecution of ex-presidents signed into law
- Uzbekistan and China hold joint anti-terror exercise
- Uzbekistan hosts Central Asian Internet Governance Forum
- Afghanistan: Foreign ministry welcomes UN sanctions on Daesh
- European Commission adopts new strategy on Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan: Ex-health minister detained over early prison release of notorious crime boss
- Kyrgyzstan: Notorious former customs boss steps out of the shadows
- IFC supports horticulture in Kazakhstan
- Delegation of the State of Mississippi visits Uzbekistan
- US sanctions on Iran disrupt Afghanistan trade through Chabahar port
- Kazakhstan: Economic growth reaches 4%
- Central Asian Salafi-Jihadi and Al Qaeda: From Bayat to global Jihad
- Kazakhstan: International observers accredited for snap presidential election
- Turkmenistan president, Iran’s foreign minister discuss cooperation priorities
- Afghanistan: UN concerned over increase of violence during Ramadhan
- Islamic State reportedly claims it has established a ‘province’ in India
- Uzbekistan: Government says it has unblocked independent websites
- Kyrgyzstan: SCO marathon ‘Run the Silk Road’ held at Lake Issyk-Kul
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Uranium mining in Kyrgyzstan: danger or benefit?
- Afghanistan: Traders turn to Iran’s Chabahar port despite problems
- Over 200 Kazakhstan citizens linked to Islamic State repatriated from Syria
- Uzbekistan needs quality jobs to support sustainable growth and development — ADB
- World Bank endorses new Country Partnership Framework for Tajikistan
- Afghanistan: Sixth round of US-Taliban talks ends in Doha
- International organizations highly assess the Turkmen Lake project
- Kazakhstan: Protesters detained as social media and news websites blocked
- Afghanistan: Taliban attacks US aid group’s Kabul offices
- Kyrgyzstan: FAO pilot program enabling farmers to supply food for schoolchildren’s meals
- Uzbekistan to bolster jewelry industry
- Turkmenistan to build a new village in Karakum Desert
- Turkmenistan, Russia hold intergovernmental commission meeting
- Kyrgyzstan’s best exporters announced
- UNECE, FAO take stock of scarce woody resources of Central Asia, Caucasus
- Kazakhstan allows opposition candidate to run in election, while nabbing democracy activists
- Kazakhstan to hold 12th Astana Economic Forum
- EU Delegation to Kazakhstan presents ‘Taste of Europe’ cookbook
- Kazakhstan boosts public-private partnership in economic and social spheres
- Representatives of all nuclear-weapon-free zones to meet in Kazakhstan
- US delegation concludes annual consultations in Turkmenistan
- Afghanistan goods on the way to UK via Lapis Lazuli transport route
- Afghanistan: Special Forces kill leader in charge of Daesh activities in Central Asia
- Solving environmental, and economic, problems in Central Asia
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan: US Embassy publishes Bishkek air quality data
- Tajikistan: Western diplomats urge government to allow open Internet
- Tajikistan hosts OSCE-supported World Press Freedom Day conference
- Kazakhstan government sides with banks in rogue fees scandal
- Uzbekistan aims to increase production of processed, export-oriented goods
- ‘Mass surveillance app’ used to target Muslims in China’s Xinjiang, HRW says
- Kazakhstan: Courts issue jail sentences against May Day protesters
- Nur-Sultan hosts Kazakhstan-Hungarian business forum
- OSCE supports launch of Tajikistan’s Trade Portal
- Afghanistan: NATO’s mission stops releasing war data
- Kazakhstan: Protesters call for presidential election boycott
- Tajikistan repatriates Islamic State children from Iraq
- Eurasian Economic Union PMs discuss elimination of barriers to mutual trade
- US religion report assails China over abuses of Muslims, calls Uzbekistan ‘country of particular concern’
- UN chief held ‘frank’ talks with China president on Xinjiang’s Uyghurs
- Kazakhstan: Government program to improve quality of life in rural areas
- Kyrgyzstan: New key step to tackle Central Asia’s harmful uranium legacy
- Kazakhstan: Activist jailed for people-power banner citing constitution
- Eight nominees submit applications to run for president in Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan: Navoi to host international business forum
- Turkmenistan, Great Britain boost trade and economic cooperation
- At Belt and Road forum, Kazakhstan signs investment agreements with China companies
- Turkmenistan: Development of renewable energy sector focus of OSCE-supported discussion
- Kyrgyzstan: Passport tender scandal casts doubts on country’s digitalization drive
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan aims to be in the forefront of digitalization in Central Asia
- EBRD, Green Climate Fund finance solar power plant in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan issues new coins featuring Latin-based alphabet
- Kazakhstan: Only registered opposition party boycotts snap presidential election
- Uzbekistan fully supports China’s Belt and Road initiative
- China’s Xi says his $1 trillion Belt and Road project to enhance int’l trade
- China, Russia, US discuss Afghanistan peace in Moscow
- Central Asia: FAO project aims to reduce contamination, promote sound use of pesticides
- New EU-supported project for livestock development launched in Uzbekistan
- Kyrgyzstan’s former lawmaker gets 10 years in prison in Kazakhstan
- Afghanistan: Civilian casualties down; coalition forces killed more than Taliban
- China’s military base in Tajikistan: What does it mean?
- Prime ministers of Kazakhstan and Hungary discuss increasing investment cooperation
- Tajikistan: President cancels government move to increase Internet rates
- Moscow to host Russia-China-US meeting on Afghanistan peace
- Kazakhstan: Ruling party nominates Tokayev for president
- Uzbekistan president to visit China, attend Belt and Road forum
- Kazakhstan sets up Coordination Council to attract new wave of investment
- Kazakhstan and South Korea hold investment forum
- Tajikistan to keep high growth rate while running infrastructure projects — EDB
- USAID-supported modern apparel factory opens in Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan: Hyundai Kazakh-Korean car plant to be built in Almaty
- Turkmenistan at the bottom of World Press Freedom Index
- Nazarbayev’s departure triggering new Russian exodus from Kazakhstan
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Eurasian Economic Union: Results, challenges and hopes
- Uzbekistan to create most favorable conditions for South Korean business
- Prevalence of hospital acquired infection significantly reduced in Kyrgyzstan
- Gazprom resumes imports from Turkmenistan after a long halt
- Regular feeder service on Trans-Caspian route launched from Kazakhstan’s Aktau port
- Kazakhstan: Foreign journalists visit Altynkol station, Khorgos SEZ
- OSCE-supported Customs Training Centre in Kyrgyzstan gets new int’l status
- Peace talks with Afghan Taliban and its implications for Pakistan
- Turkmenistan, Republic of Korea to expand trade, economic cooperation
- In Turkmenistan, OSCE PA special representative builds parliamentary dialogue
- Tajikistan and Russia to continue security cooperation
- Kazakhstan to increase non-primary exports to $32 billion by 2022
- EBRD in first syndicated loan for Kazakhstan microfinance group
- Kyrgyzstan: 2018 Human Rights Report highlights positive developments
- Kyrgyzstan: Experts discuss a sustainable model for extractive industries
- Germany interested to invest in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan agree on joint projects
- Afghanistan invites to invest in its mining projects
- Russia’s Gazprom resumes buying Turkmenistan’s natural gas
- Afghanistan: Former warlord says ‘no doubt’ Pakistan ‘supports’ Taliban
- Kazakhstan to build logistics centers in Iran ports for exports to Gulf countries
- Uzbekistan promotes a healthy lifestyle of its citizens
- Turkmenistan needs to speed up market-oriented reforms, build human capital — IMF
- To improve school education, Kyrgyzstan needs to focus on its quality and innovation
- Fugitive former presidential candidate cancels return to Kyrgyzstan
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Uzbekistan: President’s daughter appointed deputy head of state media agency
- Afghanistan starts exploration for lithium to attract investment in its mining
- In ‘Great Game Lite,’ Russia and China compete for influence in Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyzstan expects economic growth due to short-term factors in 2019 — EDB
- WHO welcomes Turkmenistan efforts to popularize healthy lifestyle
- Afghanistan: Taliban announce ‘ban’ on WHO and Red Cross
- Uzbekistan rejects allegations of torture against former chief prosecutor
- Kazakhstan: Government reports steady economic growth in first quarter
- Kazakhstan: Ruling party expected to announce presidential candidate on April 23
- Uzbekistan and Austria expand economic cooperation
- Kazakhstan: Tokayev primed as shoo-in for snap presidential election
- Water saving eco-marathons start in Uzbekistan
- Tajikistan: Former opposition member jailed for 15 years after return from Russia
- Uzbekistan: Former chief prosecutor at risk of torture while on trial, Amnesty says
- Kazakhstan: Snap presidential election scheduled for June 9
- Dutch company expands greenhouse project in Kazakhstan
- EBRD, EIB and EU support water supply improvements in Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan joins China-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway corridor
- Kazakhstan hosts meeting on China–Europe-China rail transportation
- Afghanistan: Kabul to send delegates to ‘exchange views’ with Taliban in Qatar
- Uzbekistan to develop chemical industry, make it attractive to investors
- Kazakhstan aims to increase agricultural exports to Muslim countries
- Xinjiang building slaughterhouse to import live cattle from Kazakhstan
- Central Asia: Labor migration, remittances and shortage of specialists
- China will have military bases in Central Asia within five years, Russian expert says
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- US-Kyrgyzstan partnership against tuberculosis paves way to end epidemic
- Kyrgyzstan and EU take stock of development cooperation, investment
- American company to build a hybrid breeding center in Kazakhstan
- Qatar Mining Company looks to invest in Kazakhstan deposits
- Afghanistan and Belarus sign economic cooperation agreement
- Kyrgyzstan: Bill preserves immunity from prosecution for ex-presidents
- Russia’s LUKOIL to explore and develop Zhenis block in Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan: President’s brother quits Atambayev’s party amid split
- ADB convenes Kyrgyzstan banks to enhance trade finance opportunities
- Uzbekistan growth to improve further to 5.2% in 2019 — ADB
- Infrastructure development key to Afghanistan’s growth — ADB
- Kazakhstan’s economic growth to slightly moderate in 2019-2020 — ADB
- Tajikistan needs to diversify production, exports to improve economic resilience — ADB
- WCO, OSCE train Central Asia customs in preventing illicit trafficking of cultural heritage
- Eight entrepreneurs win funding to start businesses in Kyrgyzstan
- American music group completes tour in Turkmenistan
- Kyrgyzstan uses solar power, youth education to improve forests
- Turkmenistan: Ashgabat residents install satellite dishes on the ground
- Uzbekistan to build 25 solar power plants by 2030
- Uzbekistan, EU discuss cooperation, Afghanistan
- Uzbekistan’s foreign debt on the rise
- Kazakhstan, Spain discuss deepening of strategic partnership
- Uzbekistan ready to host talks between Afghanistan government and Taliban
- Rights watchdog urges Kyrgyzstan to drop charges against anti-Putin protesters
- China’s plan for railway to Uzbekistan is transforming Central Asian geopolitics
- Kyrgyzstan, Russia sign deals worth $6 billion during Putin’s visit
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- China thanks Kazakhstan for ‘support’ of Muslim crackdown in Xinjiang
- Uzbekistan’s first competitively tendered solar project receives global interest
- EDB, Rusprom, Transcom to develop integrated e-government system in Kyrgyzstan
- EDB, Russian–Kyrgyz Development Fund may become strategic investors in RSK Bank
- Kyrgyzstan: ADB supports modernization of Uch-Kurgan hydropower plant
- Failure to reintegrate 60,000 Taliban threat to Afghanistan peace deal, report says
- Bishkek, Moscow agree to expand Russian military base in Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyzstan, Russia expand scientific and educational partnership
- US lifts Uzbekistan cotton ban
- EU to assist Uzbekistan in combating consequences of Aral Sea tragedy
- Kazakhstan and Council of Europe discuss new-phase cooperation
- US-funded broadcaster under scrutiny for enabling Tajikistan’s strongman rule
- Kazakhstan: New industrialization should meet new challenges — PM
- Media watchdogs urge Turkmenistan to stop ‘systematic harassment’ of independent journalists
- EU supports Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process
- Kazakhstan’s president resigns at a moment of political tension and uncertainty
- Uzbekistan and UAE sign $10 billion worth of agreements
- World Bank supports rural businesses in Uzbekistan’s Ferghana Valley
- US embassy brings American southwestern music to Turkmenistan
- Spanish renewable energy company to enter Kazakhstan
- Afghanistan to seek major loans from IMF to fund key projects
- Kazakhstan: Ex-prime minister appointed interim president’s chief of staff
- EDB loans $44 million to Kazakhstan’s gold producer
- Kyrgyzstan: Lessons learned. Farmers do not trust officials’ advice
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Villagers in Tajikistan to benefit from infrastructure improvements along CASA1000 transmission line
- US discuss Afghanistan peace process with Russia, China, EU officials
- Kazakhstan: Police detain protesters in several cities during Norouz
- EBRD supports trade in Uzbekistan
- World Bank supports rehabilitation of Nurek hydropower plant in Tajikistan
- Tajikistan: Turkish-Tajik bus-assembling plant launched in Dushanbe
- Kazakhstan: Astana police detain protesters who oppose renaming city after Nazarbayev
- Afghanistan: Presidential vote delayed until September
- Kazakhstan and China discuss increasing cooperation
- Kazakhstan: Government, National Bank to continue Nazarbayev’s policy
- Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev’s daughter becomes Senate speaker as Astana renamed after Nazarbayev
- Kazakhstan: Toqaev sworn in as the country’s acting president
- USAID donates over 110,000 books for schools in Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan automobile plant starts exporting cars to Kazakhstan
- Tajikistan and ADB review 2018 projects performance
- Kazakhstan: President Nazarbayev abruptly resigns but will retain key roles
- Russia tightens its grip on Uzbekistan’s oil and gas industry
- Uzbekistan-US economic cooperation prospects discussed in Washington
- Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan reach agreement, reopen border crossing after deadly clashes
- Kyrgyzstan: Former president’s Social Democratic Party switches to opposition
- Kyrgyzstan: Former President Atambayev says he is sorry for bringing his successor to power
- Kyrgyzstan announces major advancements in the fight against tuberculosis
- Central Asian Economic Forum held in Uzbekistan
- Afghanistan to start exports through rail link to China soon
- Mother of US cyclist killed in terror attack seeks compensation from Tajikistan
- Can Central Asia countries pay their external debts?
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Russia extradites businessman suspected of fraud to Kazakhstan
- Tajikistan: Investing in early childhood development critical to future growth
- Afghanistan civil servants graduate from University of Central Asia
- US co-invests in first private food safety laboratory in Turkmenistan
- European Parliament urges Kazakhstan to end political repression
- Afghanistan, US officials clash over Khalilzad’s conduct in Taliban peace talks
- Two Tajik villagers killed in clashes on disputed Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border
- First shipment from Afghanistan via Iran’s Chabahar port arrives in India
- Kyrgyzstan president says his country to enhance cooperation with China
- Uzbekistan suspends receiving and sending of Boeing 737 MAX flights
- Turkmenistan, Pakistan confirm commitment to TAPI gas pipeline project
- OSCE and Tajikistan’s Interior Ministry hold donor coordination meeting for police reform
- Kyrgyzstan: USAID, Oasis Agro LLC inaugurate first modern feed mill in Osh
- Kazakhstan presents its investment opportunities in France
- Afghanistan: US-Taliban peace talks in Doha end with ‘real strides’ but no deal
- Tourism should become a driver of Kazakhstan’s economy — PM
- Islamic countries engage with China against the background of repression in Xinjiang
- Belt and Road Initiative to cut trade costs, enhance investment in Central Asia, Caucasus
- Afghanistan, India open another air freight corridor bypassing Pakistan
- Afghanistan: Taliban leader Mullah Omar reportedly lived near US base for years
- Uzbekistan and France plan Silk Road exhibition in the Louvre
- University of Central Asia architect wins Pritzker Prize
- Kazakhstan: Xinjiang activist detained, accused of inciting discord
- Internet becoming more accessible in Central Asia countries
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- New wave of Kazakh nationalism changing Astana’s domestic and foreign policies
- Kyrgyzstan: Francophonie week 2019 to be held in Bishkek
- A novel of author from Uzbekistan wins 2019 EBRD Literature Prize
- As Russia loses its luster, Tajik laborers head to Turkey
- US charges daughter of Uzbekistan’s late president with bribery, corruption
- Russia’s MTS to pay $850 million to settle corruption case in Uzbekistan
- ADB loan to develop solar power in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan and Poland hold business forum in Warsaw
- Uzbekistan: GDP to grow by 5.5% this year, IMF says
- Turkmenistan hosts Istanbul Process Regional Infrastructure working groups meeting
- Tajikistan: Opposition activist reveals details of his abduction by authorities
- Kazakhstan and Egypt hold business forum in Astana
- Amnesty International tells Kazakhstan to respect right to peaceful protest
- Uzbekistan: Gulnara Karimova ordered to prison after violating house arrest
- Taliban chief welcomes Uzbekistan’s peace efforts, infrastructure work in Afghanistan
- Kyrgyzstan and Russia to hold interregional cooperation conference
- Uzbekistan hopes Islamic education is the antidote to extremism
- Kazakhstan and Finland hold business and investment roundtable
- Qatar and Russia to expedite peace process in Afghanistan
- Kazakhstan draws closer to presidential succession
- Kazakhstan advances as a new world tourism destination
- Afghanistan: No agreement reached at US-Taliban talks in Qatar
- Tajikistan: Abducted opposition activist returns to Europe
- Kyrgyzstan: President holds national dialogue on regional development
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Development dialogue addresses migration policy in Kyrgyzstan
- US Marine Corps major general visits Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan: Caritas Germany launches project to improve the lives of persons with disabilities
- Turkmenistan redirects its oil exports from Azerbaijan to Russia
- Uzbekistan opens bicycle plant with Chinese company
- World Bank supports access to clean water, sanitation in Tajikistan’s remote regions
- Kyrgyzstan: Court rules former President Atambayev committed libel
- Kyrgyzstan: Preferential mortgage lending not affordable for state employees
- Uzbekistan: Reforms building better opportunities for people — WB regional vice-president
- Afghanistan: Exploration work starts at Afghan-Tajik oil zone
- Tajikistan: Former members of opposition Group 24 ask to lift ban on the group
- Kazakhstan: Police detain antigovernment protesters as ruling party holds congress
- Uzbekistan to increase gold reserves
- Boosting financial protection against natural disasters critical for Central Asia economies
- Turkmenistan: State employees offered to sweep streets instead of dismissal
- Kazakhstan: New Government targets at ‘real action’
- Afghanistan: Taliban hopeful on possible agreement on US troops pullout
- Turkmenistan: Suicide of Coca-Cola executive casts more gloom
- Turkmenistan: State to control prices of essential products
- Kazakhstan: IFC to support city of Almaty to improve infrastructure services
- US to repatriate assets stolen by Bakiyevs to Kyrgyzstan
- Askar Mamin appointed as Kazakhstan’s new prime minister
- US retreat from Afghanistan opens new strategic opportunities for Russia in Central Asia
- Kazakhstan: Foreign Ministry considers creation of investment ecosystem
- Afghanistan sends first exports to India via Iran’s Chabahar port
- Tajikistan: Activist forcibly returned from Russia faces politically motivated prosecution — rights groups
- Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev scrambling to be seen acting on growing inequality
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan: Subsoil users concerned about possible tax burden increase
- Tajikistan: EU supports Zarafshon irrigation rehabilitation and river basin management project
- Kyrgyzstan: Former President Atambayev admits ‘many mistakes’ when in office
- EU Special Representative for Central Asia visits Kazakhstan
- Afghanistan and Turkmenistan sign strategic partnership agreement
- Tajikistan: Opposition figure arrested after return from self-imposed exile
- Kazakhstan: President Nazarbayev sacks Government over economic failures
- Consultative Council on Improvement of Investment Climate meets in Tajikistan
- Uzbekistan: Acquittal in Telia trial dismays transparency advocates
- EU trains border guards, customs and migration officers in Central Asia
- First International Forum on Pilgrimage Tourism starts in Uzbekistan
- Tajikistan: Report confirms significant Chinese security presence in Pamirs
- Turkmenistan: Authorities resume ‘clampdown’ on dark cars, female drivers
- Uzbekistan hosts conference on Central Asia security, economic cooperation
- Kyrgyzstan: Preliminary hearings into high-level officials’ corruption case begin
- Kazakhstan: AIX receives recognition from UK HM Revenue & Customs
- Tajikistan: The mysterious case of the would-be repentant dissident
- Russia and Central Asia countries the main trade partners of China’s Xinjiang
- Malaysia plans to create a hub for processing, production of palm oil in Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan establishes cooperation with the State of Mississippi
- EU and Tajikistan discuss additional trade preferences for Tajik exporters
- Foreign diplomats visit China’s Xinjiang over reeducation camps
- Afghanistan’s Taliban calls off meeting in Pakistan due to UN sanctions
- Uzbekistan asks bond-buyers to be its valentine with $1 billion sale
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Central Asia countries focused on attracting foreign investment
- Tajikistan: Authorities claim opposition leader ‘voluntarily’ returned from self-imposed exile
- Foreign rights observers deported from Kazakhstan without seeing fired judge
- EDB to finance construction of solar power plants in Kazakhstan
- Russian warnings of Afghan threats bring decreasing dividends in Central Asia
- Turkmenistan and Germany hold business forum
- Tajikistan: Customs officials burn 5,000 Baptist calendars
- Malaysian business explores Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan seeks to obtain beneficiary status of EU’s GSP+ system
- US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan won’t create power vacuum — Russian envoy
- Kazakhstan: Activist for ethnic Kazakhs in Xinjiang on trial in Almaty
- Indian companies to build power plants in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan and Hungary to hold business forum in Budapest
- Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development to reconstruct road in Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyzstan: Two opposition politicians released from prison
- Tajikistan issues arrest warrant in absentia for prominent journalist
- Russia takes temperature on its Central Asia ties
- Kyrgyzstan: Weak growth despite emerging regional opportunities — WB report
- Uzbekistan: Resigned security chief under criminal investigation, officials say
- Kazakhstan: Judge fired after opposition activist’s acquittal
- Uzbekistan to host conference on interconnectedness in Central Asia
- Harsh Turkish condemnation of Xinjiang cracks Muslim wall of silence
- Uzbekistan, EU start negotiations on enhanced partnership and cooperation agreement
- Government ‘ready’ to open Taliban office in Afghanistan — President Ghani
- Kyrgyzstan: Government proposes to corporatize the state railways enterprise
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Kazakhstan foreign minister meets with foreign diplomats
- Uzbekistan setting up Council of Foreign Investors jointly with EBRD
- Turkmenistan: US embassy presents American films in annual winter film screenings
- Kyrgyzstan: Court jails man for using WhatsApp to ‘incite ethnic hatred’
- Uzbekistan to increase and diversify exports, set up export headquarters
- Kazakhstan to reduce imports of consumer goods by up to 50%
- Afghanistan: Kabul lodges complaint with UN over Taliban trip to Moscow
- World Bank provides new financial package to Afghanistan
- Hamburg hosts the Day of Economy of Kazakhstan
- Son of Kyrgyzstan’s former ambassador jailed for 3 years in US
- Afghanistan: Taliban insists on US-troop withdrawal at Moscow talks
- Kazakhstan and its pungent oil: A curse and a blessing
- Uzbekistan reiterates readiness to host intra-Afghan peace talks with Taliban
- Russian military base in Tajikistan ‘important security factor’ — Lavrov
- Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev says no plans for early presidential election
- Turkish firm may invest in Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan power project
- UK suspends Turkmenistan Airlines flights affecting India travellers
- No discussion of opening new Russian military base in Kyrgyzstan — Russian FM
- Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev wants constitutional clarification on termination of presidential duties
- Turkmenistan: President outlines priorities of country development in 2019
- New alternative to gas flaring in Kazakhstan
- Tajikistan: Access to finance to be easier for small and medium enterprises
- Afghanistan: Work on CASA-1000 power project faces 8-month delay
- Kyrgyzstan: Corruption hinders mining development, investment attraction
- Uzbekistan seeks new embrace of the English language
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Afghanistan: Government forces shrinking as Taliban regain territory – report
- Tajikistan women get life sentences in Iraq for belonging to IS
- Russian language losing its position in Kyrgyzstan — and Moscow may be as well
- US investors to create intensive gardens, modern greenhouses in Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan and European Union review cooperation
- Russia to host Afghanistan peace talks with Taliban participation — report
- Kyrgyzstan: Deterring corruption could improve governance in energy sector
- Russian plant to manufacture energy-saving tractors in Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan: SCO Centre for Public Diplomacy opens in Tashkent
- Turkmenistan to privatize transport sector, phase out state funding of science
- Afghanistan: Taliban says not looking for ‘monopoly on power’
- Central Asia: ‘Very little progress’ in combatting corruption — report
- US donates $3.8 million in ground sensor radar equipment to Tajikistan
- EBRD, Green Climate Fund provide $50 million for solar plant in Kazakhstan
- OSCE strengthens Uzbekistan capacities to counter the use of Internet for terrorist purposes
- Kyrgyzstan: Anti-China protester arrested, charged with inciting ethnic hatred
- Kazakhstan to expand geography of non-primary exports in 2019
- IS militants transferred from Pakistan to Tajikistan border — Russian official
- US and Russian presidents urged to help ethnic Kazakhs in Xinjiang
- Afghanistan: US, Taliban agree in principle to peace ‘framework’
- Kazakhstan as an Arctic state and a maritime power
- Tajikistan and the World Bank Group mark 25 years of partnership
- New US ambassador to Tajikistan appointed
- Turkmenistan intensifies the anti-beard campaign, report says
- ‘Significant progress’ in US-Taliban talks on Afghanistan
- Eurasian Economic Union countries could benefit through business integration
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Turkmenistan starts building new highway to city near Uzbekistan border
- Kyrgyzstan adopts new health strategy for 2019–2030
- Central Asia: ADB grant to help develop railways in CAREC countries
- ADB issues first local currency bonds in Kazakhstan
- Central Asia’s largest solar power plant opens in Kazakhstan
- Afghanistan: Taliban appoints new political leader amid peace talks with US
- Kazakhstan: Lawmakers propose Kazakh Republic as official country name
- Tajikistan: National air carrier becomes presidential family plaything
- Russian president to visit Kyrgyzstan
- At Davos forum, Afghanistan’s CEO lures investors to war-torn country
- Uzbekistan to discuss abolishing boycott by major US brands of Uzbek textile products
- Kazakhstan: Bank chided by president goes into liquidation
- Turkmenistan introduces electronic document flow system
- Uzbekistan president visits Germany’s Bavaria to expand cooperation
- Central Asia: World Bank enhances weather, climate and water information services
- Uzbekistan president visits Germany to boost economic cooperation
- Uzbekistan and Netherlands expand agricultural cooperation
- Tajikistan prepares a project to improve strategic road section
- Uzbekistan to host international forum on pilgrimage tourism
- Turkmenistan: President and Government discuss priorities of country’s development
- Kazakhstan: Foreign and agriculture ministries to attract agricultural investment, promote export
- Afghanistan: President Ghani seeks reelection, vows to ‘work for peace’
- To attract foreign investment, Central Asia countries introduce open skies policy
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Tajikistan’s ruling family waits in wings as Tragic Air goes down in flames
- Uzbekistan president attends Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in India
- Uzbekistan and India expand cooperation
- Kazakhstan and Hungary identify areas of cooperation
- Uzbekistan: New FEZ to attract investment, pharmaceutical technologies from India
- Afghanistan: Rights on the precipice as civilians increasingly under threat — HRW report
- Central Asia countries should protect rights as they seek investment — HRW
- Kyrgyzstan: Another protest in Bishkek against Chinese migrants
- Turkmenistan to switch to digital economy by 2025
- No threat to Turkmenistan from Afghanistan — Afghan foreign ministry
- Afghanistan: Taliban must talk to Kabul government, US envoy says
- Chinese airline company in the top 5 in Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan’s president considers giving up some executive powers
- Uzbekistan president to visit India, Germany
- Turkmenistan reportedly registers reservists amid tensions on Afghanistan border
- Lines, price rises and expensive booze – the cost of happiness in Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan reforms offer ‘historic opportunity’ — EBRD first vice president
- Kazakhstan: Khorgos border trade center sees increase in visitors
- India signs agreements for 26 development projects in Afghanistan
- EBRD invests in modern power generation in Uzbekistan
- Tajikistan’s growth to average at 6% in 2019–2020 — World Bank
- Dutch company may participate in a new potato cluster in Uzbekistan
- Afghanistan’s importance for connectivity stressed at India-Central Asia Dialogue in Uzbekistan
- Tajikistan: Journalist jailed in absentia for ‘breaching court order’
- Kyrgyzstan: Business Ombudsman to protect the rights of entrepreneurs
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan authorities betray nerves over anti-China rumblings
- Kyrgyzstan: Fresh corruption charges filed against ex-prime minister
- Moscow court approves extradition of Kazakhstan businessman
- International forum to discuss Uzbekistan’s long-term development strategy
- Foreign diplomats visit China’s Xinjiang amid reports on reeducation camps
- Russia blames postponement of Afghanistan presidential election on US influence
- Kazakhstan gets accreditation from United Nations to train peacekeepers
- Uzbekistan aims at a breakthrough in tourism development in 2019
- Uzbekistan: President orders to attract more foreign investments
- Kazakhstan says China allowing 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs to leave Xinjiang
- Uzbekistan: Jailed former CEO of Zeromax released after 8 years
- Turkmenistan: President orders to use ‘wisdom of ancestors’ in agricultural reform
- Afghanistan migrants returning from Iran hit record high in 2018
- ADB grant to support cross-border energy trading in Central Asia
- Uzbekistan: Trial of former prosecutor-general starts in Tashkent
- Afghanistan: Taliban calls off peace talks in Qatar with US officials
- Belgian consultant to help implement Uzbekistan’s largest spa project
- Uzbekistan: Decree allows unmarried couples to stay in hotels together
- Kyrgyzstan: Protesters rally against Chinese migrants
- Terrorism trial opens in Sweden against men from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan introduces visa-free regime for citizens of Germany
- Turkmenistan to attend Central Asia–India Dialog in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Afghanistan: Rice production on the rise
- India and Afghanistan discuss regional stability amid US pullout plan
- Eurasian Economic Union: achievements, problems and forecasts
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Turkey to host Afghanistan and Pakistan for Afghan peace talks
- Kazakhstan: Court upholds denial of early release to former uranium tycoon
- Tajikistan: Lawyer who defended dissidents for decades dies at 55
- Turkmenistan: MTS packing up and leaving, further dampening investor climate
- Uzbekistan citizen takes office of SCO Secretary-General
- Afghanistan: Kabul demands clarification on Washington’s policy
- Tajikistan and ADB sign grant to improve maternal and child healthcare
- Turkmenistan: President’s son and presumed heir gets new top job
- Kazakhstan introducing e-visas for foreigners
- Afghanistan’s exports reach $1 billion in 2018
- Trump urges Russia, Pakistan to take more active role in Afghanistan
- Kazakhstan: 2018 agrarian year results
- New social and economic initiatives enter into force in Kazakhstan
- Turkmenistan enacts strict law on alcohol sales
- Afghanistan: NATO and US troops see an opportunity for peace in 2019
- Key macroeconomic indicators tested for strength in EDB member countries in 2018
- Afghanistan: Kabul suffers from air pollution
- Lapis Lazuli corridor a better alternative to Pakistan routes for transit of Afghanistan goods to Europe
- Taliban holds talks in Tehran on ending Afghanistan war
- Afghanistan in 2018: No end to the stalemate
- Uzbekistan declares 2019 the Year of Active Investment and Social Development
- Kazakhstan: Foreign Ministry will coordinate investment attraction, export promotion
- Afghanistan postpones presidential election
- Kyrgyzstan in 2018: Growing GDP and debt, decreasing investments
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan: Judicial reform aims to restore public confidence
- Minister names top 10 tourist destinations in Kazakhstan
- Azerbaijan extradites Kyrgyzstan’s fugitive ex-customs chief charged with corruption
- The phantom white knights that would save Tajikistan’s banking sector
- Uzbekistan diplomats tasked to attract foreign investment, promote export, lure tourists
- Kazakhstan: Government prepares tax amnesty for small and medium business
- Kyrgyzstan: Libel lawsuit piles pressure on ex-president
- Afghanistan: US troop pullout to create new challenges for China, Pakistan
- Tajikistan: President proposes to declare 2019-2021 as years of rural development, tourism
- Tajikistan: President sums up 2018 results
- Afghanistan: Tehran officially confirms holding talks with Taliban
- China opposes defamation of counter-extremism efforts in Xinjiang
- Uzbekistan seeks to attract Belgian company to its fruit and vegetable market
- Kazakhstan: Government approves plan to increase irrigated land for agriculture
- China and Pakistan discuss ‘new changes’ in Afghanistan situation
- 2019 to be held under slogan of ‘Home of Prosperity’ in Turkmenistan
- Indian company starts formal operation at Chabahar’s Shahid Behesti port in Iran
- EBRD and Switzerland support water supply improvements in Kyrgyzstan
- Afghanistan: ‘Electricity-in-a-box’ brings innovative power solution to off-grid communities
- Spanish companies invest in construction of waste recycling plants in Kazakhstan
- Turkish company to build agricultural waste recycling plant in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan: Almaty makes strides in tourism development
- Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to launch ‘Silk Visa’ program in February
- Kyrgyzstan: Commercial banks told to disclose information on customers
- After two years, Uzbekistan still looks wobbly on the reform tightrope
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Kazakhstan: Court sentences three men in case linked to fugitive tycoon
- Kyrgyzstan’s State Customs Service Training Centre gets WCO regional status
- Kazakhstan: Government lowers utility tariffs in all regions of the country
- Uzbekistan creates a new tax administration system
- Kyrgyzstan: Protesters rally outside Chinese embassy against Xinjiang ‘reeducation camps’
- Trump considering pulling out half of US troops from Afghanistan — reports
- Turkmenistan: People face problems withdrawing cash due to newly-imposed restrictions
- Netherlands Agrotechnology Center will be created in Uzbekistan
- European Union supports health care and social services in Tajikistan
- Afghanistan: US envoy held ‘productive’ talks to bring Taliban to negotiating table
- Kyrgyzstan: President says he is ‘not fighting’ with his predecessor
- Afghanistan and Pakistan clash over border fence
- Cities in Uzbekistan to improve municipal services, urban infrastructure with World Bank support
- Kyrgyzstan: EU transfers 6.5 million euro budget support grant for social protection sector
- EBRD and EU help to save cultural heritage in Uzbekistan
- Turkmenistan starts preparations to host First Caspian Economic Forum
- Turkmenistan unofficially bans pig images as New Year decoration
- Afghanistan’s Taliban and US officials hold talks in UAE
- Turkmenistan: Turkey presents its export products in Ashgabat
- International Labour Organization delegation visits Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan-Japan business forum held in Tokyo
- Activists, journalists detained as Kazakhstan marks Independence Day
- Central Asia: Who benefits from labor migration?
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Kazakhstan awards foreign investors
- Uzbekistan: Lawmakers criminalize begging
- US government supports demographic and health survey in Tajikistan
- Kyrgyzstan: Parliament approves bill to strip ex-presidents’ immunity
- Uzbekistan bets on dividends from Sufi revival
- Eni, GE Renewable Energy start construction of a wind power plant in Kazakhstan
- Afghanistan: President inaugurates Lapis Lazuli transport corridor
- Uzbekistan wins its long fight against malaria
- Kyrgyzstan: Whimpering ex-president clutches at straws in political showdown
- Turkmenistan: Authorities impose tax for the use of motor roads
- Turkmenistan president marks Int’l Day of Neutrality with prisoner amnesty
- Afghanistan: IMF satisfied with government’s monetary, economic policy
- Kazakhstan and China create joint venture for automobile manufacturing
- US says Uzbekistan improving on religious freedoms
- Kyrgyzstan: Killer in ‘bride kidnapping’ case sentenced to 20 years in prison
- Afghanistan: First export shipment set along Lapis Lazuli route to Europe
- Kazakhstan: OSCE and joint UN/EU program hold workshop on management of violent extremist prisoners
- Kyrgyzstan: PM visits USAID-supported Kyrgyz-Tajik dried fruit processing JV
- Afghanistan: Armed groups, MPs, officials involved in illegal mining — report
- Int’l community concerned over blockage of internet sites in Tajikistan
- Kyrgyzstan: Former deputy prime minister arrested on corruption charges
- Kyrgyzstan: Legal import from Kazakhstan would help meet demand for motor fuel
- Afghanistan has highest unemployed workforce in the world
- Iran accuses US of transferring IS militants to Afghanistan
- Kazakhstan proposes new format for OSCE presence in Astana
- Kazakhstan cuts police numbers, turns to public for help
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Russian and US diplomats discuss Afghanistan peace process
- Open Data Challenge 2018 concludes in Uzbekistan
- London hosts Uzbekistan–British consultations on Afghanistan
- Kazakhstan: Smells like election spirit
- EU supports capacity building for multi-sectoral investment in Turkmenistan
- Kyrgyzstan: EU helps to increase income of rural population in Jalal-Abad region
- HRW calls on European Union to press on Kyrgyzstan for veteran rights defender’s release
- Regional cooperation in Central Asia: Relevance of world models
- Turkmenistan leader outlines priorities of country development in 2019
- ECFA presents recommendations on EU’s new strategy for Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan: OSCE-supported Osh Entrepreneurship Support Centre marks anniversary
- Kyrgyzstan: Protesters call on UN to help oppressed in China’s Xinjiang
- Kazakhstan: Government approves concept of Third Industrialization Program
- ADB grant to improve maternal and child healthcare in Tajikistan
- Kazakhstan: Authorities arrest leader of unregistered political party
- Afghanistan forces’ losses may not be sustainable, US general warns
- Kyrgyzstan president says EEU may adopt single currency, admit new members
- ADB plans over $300 million to support Tajikistan development in 2019–2021
- Terror threat turns inward on Central Asia
- Afghanistan: ADB to provide $2 billion for key projects
- Pakistan says Trump asks Khan to help bring Afghanistan’s Taliban to peace talks
- Kyrgyzstan: municipalities of Issyk-Kul, Jalal-Abad provinces exchange best practices on improving services
- Turkmenistan to host UNESCO forum on Silk Road
- Tajikistan: US embassy hands over new post on border with Afghanistan
- ADB supports Kyrgyzstan’s efforts to combat climate change
- Afghanistan: Exports through air corridors to reach $100 million
- Kyrgyzstan: How to make the mining sector investor friendly
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Large exhibition of Kazakhstan’s contemporary art opens in South Korea
- Kazakhstan: Economy needs diversification as productivity stagnates — report
- Committee to protect Kyrgyz people in China’s Xinjiang established in Bishkek
- Kyrgyzstan: Governments change but the environmental problems remain
- Russia’s Gazprom confirms interest in cooperation with Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan: World Bank welcomes government’s economic reform priorities
- Foreign Investors’ Council meets in Kazakhstan
- Tajikistan: ADB helps to improve water supply, sanitation systems in Dushanbe
- Hackers eyeing Kazakhstan as a safe haven
- Implementation of Lapis Lazuli Agreement discussed in Turkmenistan
- EBRD and GCF boost Kazakhstan’s green power generation
- Kazakhstan: Jailed former uranium tycoon denied early release
- Afghanistan president presents roadmap for peace talks at UN conference
- Central Asia: UN launches new fund to advance sustainable development in Aral Sea region
- EU announces $535 million in new funds for Afghanistan
- Kyrgyzstan parliament advances bill to cancel ex-presidents immunity
- Kazakhstan: Fugitive banker and Nazarbayev foe sentenced to life in prison
- Kazakhstan: 16 days of activism against gender-based violence
- IS went underground in Afghanistan, with fewer than 10,000 fighters — official
- Kazakhstan and UAE review joint projects
- Kyrgyzstan president urged to help release ethnic Kyrgyz from China ‘reeducation camps’
- Kabul hosts Afghanistan-India security dialogue
- Kazakhstan has decade to prepare for global switch away from oil, EBRD report says
- ADB to improve wastewater management in lakeshore tourist areas in Kyrgyzstan
- Turkmenistan, Belarus in spat over Ashgabat’s debt for Garlyk plant construction
- Central Asia countries pin hopes on tourism
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan: Skies over Kumtor gold field darken once more
- European Union to open a new Delegation in Turkmenistan
- European Union and Uzbekistan launch negotiations for a new agreement
- Kazakhstan and China agree on new economic projects
- ADB helps to enhance energy connectivity in Afghanistan
- EU and Uzbekistan hold Cooperation Council meeting in Brussels
- Tajikistan makes first comments about deadly prison riot
- Kazakhstan: Prosecutor demands life sentence for ex-banker Ablyazov
- EU to promote rural development in Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan invites Singapore to implement joint projects
- Tajikistan: Court convicts 15 in cyclists’ killings, main suspect gets life in prison
- Tajikistan casts dice in hydroelectric gamble, but will the people benefit?
- Uzbekistan plans $36 billion worth of projects in hydrocarbon exploration, production and deep processing
- Central Asia: Stronger agricultural extensions can boost crop production
- Tajikistan: US diplomat, Tajik officials discuss deadly prison unrest
- Kyrgyzstan: Presidential rift widens over campaign irregularity allegations
- Afghanistan: UN agency reports sharp drop in opium production
- Uzbekistan: ADB loan to establish ‘one-stop shops’ for horticulture product processing, storage and distribution
- Uzbekistan holds international investment forum for tourism sphere
- OSCE PA president visits Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
- OSCE helps to train Tajikistan border troops
- Kazakhstan presents investment projects to Indian companies
- Afghanistan: Taliban reportedly holds talks with US envoy in Qatar
- Kyrgyzstan: Deputy foreign ministers of Central Asia states and Afghanistan meet in Bishkek
- Tajikistan jails teacher, students on terrorism charges
- Kyrgyzstan: Textile and Clothing Week held in Bishkek
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- American film experts present documentary films in Turkmenistan
- Kyrgyzstan: President accuses predecessor of trying to turn him into ‘puppet’
- Tajikistan launches first turbine of giant Rogun hydropower plant
- Kazakhstan: The jihadis that never were?
- Kazakhstan and Slovakia hold business forum in Astana
- ADB helps Tajikistan reconnect to Central Asian Power System
- ADB commits $2 billion in new assistance for Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation projects
- Uzbek opposition group prevented from holding meeting in Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan steps up railway diplomacy
- US government launches new agribusiness project in Tajikistan
- Regional center in Kazakhstan to upgrade public transport fleet with EBRD help
- EBRD and EU to boost small business in Turkmenistan
- EBRD to step up cooperation with China, EU on Central Asia investment
- Russia’s peace conference on Afghanistan: What does it mean?
- World Bank commits $300 million to support sustainable growth in Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan’s atomic company places securities on London Stock Exchange
- Tajikistan: At least 50 inmates were killed in prison riot, sources say
- Tajikistan: 12 arrested over alleged plot to attack Russian base
- EBRD forum in Beijing to promote investment in Central Asia
- ADB helps to enhance operations of Kazakhstan’s Samruk-Energy
- Afghanistan: Taliban to talk to Kabul if timeline agreed for US troops withdrawal — Moscow
- Kazakhstan foreign minister, new ambassador of China review bilateral relations
- Netherlands companies enter Uzbekistan’s agricultural sector
- Kazakhstan attracting German investments
- Kazakhstan needs robust reforms to boost productivity and growth — World Bank
- Kazakhstan presents its literature and art in London
- Kyrgyzstan: Why the agrarian country cannot provide itself with agricultural products
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Afghanistan: Taliban says it’s not ready for talks with Kabul government
- Tajikistan: Islamic State says it was behind deadly prison riot
- Kazakhstan: Five jailed over bus fire that killed 52 Uzbek citizens
- Kazatomprom IPO to test-drive Kazakhstan’s privatization plan
- Turkmenistan: ADB loan to strengthen electricity supply, boost regional power trade
- Kazakhstan holds Working Group meeting on UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Central Asia: EU announces additional €10 million to deal with radioactive waste
- Tajikistan: Deadly prison riot reported in Khujand
- Towards a Central Asia and Caucasus trade bloc for Belt and Road
- US says it will send a representative to Moscow meeting on Afghanistan
- Afghanistan: Rural economic program to get $100 million boost
- Kazakhstan showcased at World Travel Market in London
- US exempts Iran’s Chabahar port from sanctions to support Afghanistan
- Kazakhstan switching to a digital economy
- Tajikistan: Protesters in Gorno-Badakhshan demand probe of police shooting
- Afghanistan inaugurates air corridor to China
- Afghanistan Peace Council, Taliban to take part in Moscow peace talks
- Central Asian governments call for elimination of violence against women and girls
- Kazakhstan and Estonia hold business forum
- Turkmenistan: US ambassador led diplomatic visit to site of Dayahatyn cultural preservation project
- E-business and e-commerce conference in Kyrgyzstan discusses digital markets, trade development in Central Asia
- EBRD expects Central Asia economic growth to ease in 2018 and 2019
- EDB to finance East Kazakhstan Regional Energy Company investment program
- Afghanistan: High Peace Council to attend Moscow peace talks
- Uzbekistan’s controversial businessman elected head of amateur boxing federation
- To achieve ambitious goals, Kyrgyzstan seeks international assistance
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- ADB provides $78 million to improve regional road links in Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyzstan: President Jeenbekov and US Ambassador Lu inaugurate milk processing facility in Osh
- 48 Peace Corps Volunteers start working at mainly rural schools in Kyrgyzstan
- Language-motivated emigration of Russians causes shortage of qualified workers in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan’s transit and transport potential presented at Berlin Eurasian Club meeting
- Kazakhstan joins world’s top 30 countries in Doing Business ranking
- Kazakhstan and Russia discuss expansion of trade, economic and investment cooperation
- Afghanistan: Taliban control large parts of the countryside, US watchdog says
- Kazakhstan: Lower house of Parliament approves state budget for 2019-2021
- Kazakhstan and Malaysia inaugurate Business Council
- Afghanistan is a top improver with record reforms to improve business climate — Doing Business report
- Kyrgyzstan hosts World Mountain Forum
- Turkmenistan: officials, entrepreneurs buy elite property to save capitals
- Uzbekistan–Russia Youth Business Forum held in Tashkent
- Afghanistan displays agricultural produce at WorldFood Kazakhstan trade show
- Uzbekistan: Deputy PM fired for ‘shortcomings’ in wake of RFE/RL report
- The perspective of trans-Caspian gas flow to Europe
- Kazakhstan: Polish investors to build innovative greenhouse in Turkestan Oblast
- Kazakhstan-Russia intergovernmental commission meets in Kazan
- Kyrgyzstan’s new foreign minister makes first foreign trip to Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan hosts conference on security cooperation in Central Asia
- A comprehensive reform program is key to development and shared prosperity in Tajikistan
- Afghanistan: No decision yet on Moscow peace talks
- Uzbekistan presents economic and investment potential in Italy
- EU and Tajikistan hold human rights dialogue
- To sell or not to sell? Kyrgyzstan mapping the future of major mobile operator
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- After three-year hiatus, Gazprom to renew purchases of Turkmen gas
- Uzbekistan–China Innovation Center to be established in Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan will mediate Afghanistan peace talks, envoy says
- Selfies, social media and the absurdities of Kyrgyzstan politics
- It is profitable to invest in Kazakhstan’s agro-industrial sector, PM says
- Kazakhstan: New global commitment to primary health care for all at Astana conference
- US to diversify economic cooperation with Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan presents office for protecting business and investment to diplomatic community
- Tolls are coming to Central Asia highways
- Turkmenistan government delegation visits Japan
- Kyrgyzstan presents National Action Plan to increase government’s accountability
- US delegation concerned over human rights situation in Tajikistan
- US commerce secretary applauds ‘successful’ reforms in Uzbekistan
- After Putin’s visit, Russia’s footprint in Uzbekistan is set to grow
- Turkmenistan, EU discuss Trans-Caspian gas pipeline project
- World Bank pledges $298 million for education in Afghanistan
- Dozens of dying villages to be ‘liquidated’ in northern Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan: Brother of former Ablyazov lawyer jailed on graft charges
- Uzbekistan hosts American Business Week
- Trans-Caspian International Transport Route boosts container traffic
- Kazakhstan discusses investment cooperation with European business
- Afghanistan leaders say election turnout shows voters rejecting the Taliban
- Reproductive health important for youth in Kazakhstan, new UNFPA report says
- Kazakhstan ranks first in three parameters of World Economic Forum rating
- Belarus suggests joint milk-processing project to Kyrgyzstan
- EBRD provides funds to Kazakhstan’s food and beverages manufacturer
- In Kyrgyzstan, remembering the past can help mitigate disaster risks in the future
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- New York hosts exhibition of Kazakhstan art group
- Uzbekistan: Putin and Mirziyoev launch construction of nuclear power plant
- Kyrgyzstan: Former President Atambayev’s associate added to wanted list on corruption charges
- Kazakhstan building the Great Financial Silk Road: hub by hub
- Kazakhstan: Tax amnesty to affect 90,000 small and medium businesses
- EBRD to finance new solar power plant construction in Kazakhstan
- First EIB loans to Uzbekistan support water infrastructure, energy efficiency
- Finland to invest in Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan and Russia: Chilly weather, warm relations
- Turkmenistan launches major gas chemical plant in Kiyanly
- Kazakhstan to increase rail cargo transit between China and Finland
- Kazakhstan holds Kostanay Invest-2018 Regional Investment Forum
- OSCE office in Tajikistan supports economic connectivity in Central Asia
- Kazakhstan laborers head to South Korea for a better life
- Kazakhstan: Government reports steady economic growth
- Kazakhstan’s economic diplomacy to attract investment, FM says
- EBRD commits €333 million to support infrastructure upgrades in Uzbekistan
- EBRD appoints the Bank’s new managing director for Central Asia
- US musical group Humming House tours Turkmenistan
- Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation interested in Kazakhstan infrastructure projects
- Tajikistan starts construction of new Parliament and Government buildings with China funding
- Afghanistan: Kabul expo to engage private companies in TAPI gas pipeline project
- US to host annual Central Asia Trade Forum in Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan: Pavlodar SEZ recognized as one of the best in the world
- Tajikistan: US donates 140,000 children’s books for Tajik school students
- Afghanistan: US agrees to discuss troop pullout, Taliban officials say
- Energy challenges in Kyrgyzstan: debt repayment and management optimization
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan: Talk of visa waiver for Chinese tourists sparks ire
- Tajikistan hosts a meeting of SCO heads of government
- Kyrgyzstan: foreign minister resigns, ambassador to Seoul seeks asylum abroad
- Swiss company commissions two new plants in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan’s Human Capital Index higher than Central Asia’s average — World Bank
- Kazakhstan: Ontustik SEZ enters fDi’s Global Free Zones of the Year ranking
- EDB signs an agreement with Aiyl Bank to finance SMEs in Kyrgyzstan
- Western sanctions against Russia leave Kazakhstan exposed
- Kyrgyzstan to increase regional connectivity, boost tourism with World Bank support
- Kyrgyzstan: FAO logistics center to supply schools with local agricultural produce
- British company plans to build a plant for smokeless fuel production in Kazakhstan
- UN says civilian deaths in Afghanistan war at ‘extreme levels’
- Kazakhstan and Serbia hold business forum in Astana
- Russia to resume natural gas import from Turkmenistan
- UK to invest in Kazakhstan projects
- IMF mission visits Turkmenistan, assesses country’s macroeconomic developments
- Kazakhstan earns more, people get poorer
- Kazakhstan: President outlines new tasks for the government
- Tajikistan and India to develop defense, transport, economic cooperation
- Afghanistan: US envoy calls on Kabul, Taliban to form negotiating teams
- Kazakhstan: Former Almaty mayor and his wife sentenced in absentia
- Kazakhstan: foreign diplomats visit Khorgos FEZ and center at border with China
- Billions of dollars of US investment expected to enter Kazakhstan by 2020
- US provides construction equipment, tactical vehicles to secure Tajikistan border
- Kazakhstan denies asylum to China’s Xinjiang ‘reeducation camps’ whistle-blower
- Kyrgyzstan: The airline industry badly needs change
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Is Russia becoming Central Asia’s ‘near abroad’?
- Kyrgyzstan hosts OSCE Parliamentary Assembly meeting
- Tajikistan: US embassy builds Isfara school and Korez village health clinic
- Afghanistan says no to plan to privatize Afghan war
- Kyrgyzstan: Supreme Court rules ex-presidents’ immunity unconstitutional
- Kazakhs from China ask German chancellor to help release relatives in Xinjiang
- IOC threatens to drop boxing from Olympics over Uzbekistan man’s role
- Kazakhstan Global Investment Forum 2018 held in London
- Turkmenistan holds forum on Caspian transport and logistics
- Activists protest in New York against forced labor in Turkmenistan cotton fields
- Kazakhstan and Greece outline new trade and economic priorities
- Kazakhstan: Pension plans darken a grim picture
- Turkmenistan seeks more investment cooperation with the US
- Kazakhstan to ban landfill disposal of plastic, waste paper and glass from 2019
- Kazakhstan: Agreement signed on further development of Karachaganak project
- Kazakhstan: Date set for verdicts in former Almaty mayor trial
- US-Kazakhstan transit agreement faces challenges from Russia
- Kyrgyzstan: small producers and vulnerable populations could benefit from food hubs
- Afghanistan: agriculture ministry promoting aloe vera as alternative to poppy
- Kazakhstan to hold investment conference in the US
- Uzbekistan president visits India
- Tajikistan: Leaders introduced to president-to-be?
- Policies must address inequality of opportunity in Central Asia — WB
- EBRD rallying support for Central Asia to address uranium mining legacy
- ADB grant supports Tajikistan’s efforts in disaster risk management
- Investors leaving Afghanistan as insecurity grows
- Central Asia states optimistic on solving transportation problems
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Exhibition of Kazakhstan contemporary art opens in Berlin
- EBRD approves new strategy for Uzbekistan
- Tajikistan: ADB grant to improve water supply, sanitation systems in Dushanbe
- Forced labor in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry – a hard nut to crack
- Presidents of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan launch JV in Tajik city
- Nurly Zhol–Khorgos checkpoint opens at Kazakhstan-China border
- Afghanistan: Prince says his plan will end war in six months
- Uzbekistan: Prominent rights activist returns home after 10 years in exile
- ADB ups growth forecast for Kazakhstan, downs for Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan and Chinese companies sign new cooperation agreements
- First ‘clean zone’ for female convicts constructed in Kyrgyzstan with EU support
- ADB approves new partnership strategy for Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan and Tajikistan conduct first joint military exercises
- Turkmenistan to abolish quotas for free gas, electricity, and water in 2019
- Turkmenistan: President proposes landmark changes for agriculture sector
- Indian company plans to invest $1 billion in Kazakhstan poultry industry
- Russian and Kyrgyz troops hold counterterror drills in Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan to host first International Investment Tourism Forum
- Kazakhstan, UN, ADB and World Bank discuss SDGs monitoring and reporting
- Russia holding military exercise in Tajikistan
- Tajikistan may postpone Turkmenistan- Afghanistan-Tajikistan rail project
- To boost agricultural exports, Central Asia states should end child labor
- Unique exhibition of Kazakhstan modern art opens in London
- New Silk Road offers significant investment opportunities in Kazakhstan
- Afghanistan: EU grant to help displaced children, to help eradicate polio
- Belarus detains Tajik soccer player accused of Salafism in Tajikistan
- Uzbekistan-Tajikistan relations: The long way to strategic partnership
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Kazakhstan: Government saves bank owned by ex-presidential chief of staff
- President Rahmon inaugurates Cambridge Worldwide Academy Tajikistan in Dushanbe
- New head of EU Delegation to Kyrgyzstan appointed
- Tajikistan: What is going on in the Pamirs?
- India and China to train Afghanistan diplomats in capacity-building project
- Kazakhstan supports agrarian sector, strengthens sustainability of Tsesnabank
- ADB vice-president visits Uzbekistan, reaffirms partnership
- 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development focus of Aarhus Centres meeting in Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan to open the country’s first world-class ski resort
- Uzbekistan to launch flight to Saudi Arabia to attract investors, tourists
- Turkmenistan: travel-ban blacklists include over 30 thousand names
- Afghanistan: NGOs invest $884 million in various projects
- Kyrgyzstan: Entrepreneurs, tired of inspections and barriers, leave for other countries
- Afghanistan sees rise in exports as foreign investment declines
- Kazakhstan and Germany to strengthen strategic partnership
- UN committee slams Kyrgyzstan for ‘culture of abduction, forced marriage’
- Rights watchdog slams Kyrgyzstan for ‘dangerously overbroad’ crackdown on extremism
- Turkmenistan opens major chemical fertilizer plant
- US hosts 8th Annual Central Asia Trade Forum in Uzbekistan
- Afghanistan: Number of Islamic State militants could grow to 10,000 — Russian envoy to UN
- First Afghanistan-UK Business Conference held in London
- Korean company builds innovative, aquaponics greenhouse in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan: Government and National Bank announce measures to support agricultural sector
- Afghanistan: US program to boost women’s role falls short — report
- Nazarbayev urges Turkish companies to invest in Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan urges Russian businesses to invest in five economic sectors
- Uzbekistan’s president rebrands his administration, but keeps stalwarts
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- President Rahmon inaugurates first regional university in Tajikistan
- Kyrgyzstan: Young leaders trained to contribute to community development
- German company mulls meat production project in Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan and Belarus consider joint cotton processing, oil production
- Kazakhstan attracts $1.7 billion of investments from Turkey
- Kazakhstan regions present investment opportunities in Germany’s Bavaria
- Caspian Convention signing and the implications for Trans-Caspian gas pipeline
- Russia’s Tatarstan and West Kazakhstan region boost cooperation
- US-sponsored India-Afghanistan trade and investment expo held in Mumbai
- OSCE supports greater cooperation between Central Asia countries and Afghanistan
- Tajikistan officials, opposition activists scuffle at OSCE meeting in Warsaw
- Kyrgyzstan and Turkey: There’s no getting past Gulen
- Kazakhstan: Prime Minister outlines problems constraining economic growth
- China and Russia to strengthen the synergy of Belt and Road Initiative and Eurasian Economic Union
- China and Pakistan to extend their Economic Corridor to Afghanistan
- Tajikistan receives FAO and EU support to improve agricultural statistics
- Central Asia: Database tracks authoritarians’ long arm
- Afghanistan’s counterterror brigade to train in China, ambassador says
- Human Rights Watch reports on Chinese treatment of Muslim Uyghur minority in Xinjiang
- Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev replaces presidential administration head
- Tajikistan’s Islamist shadow
- Indian company to start operating Iran’s Chabahar port in a month
- Singapore’s company implements food industry project in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan-China cooperation under One Belt, One Road initiative discussed in Astana
- Turkmenistan opens refurbished power plant, hopes to boost power exports to Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Kyrgyzstan hosts third Nomad Games, and passes the torch
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- UNGA adopts resolution on strengthening cooperation in Central Asia
- EBRD supports public road infrastructure development in Tajikistan
- Afghanistan: US Defense Secretary meets with Afghan leaders in Kabul
- Tajikistan: mother of cyclist-attack suspect douses self with gasoline in protest
- Kazakhstan: Devaluation deflates a dispirited population
- Turkmenistan: cell-phone operator restricts the number of sim-cards per subscriber
- World Bank to support civil aviation sector reform in Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan ‘not serious’ about improving press freedom environment, media watchdog says
- Kazakhstan to hold contemporary art exhibitions in UK, Germany, USA, South Korea
- US delegation competes at the Third World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan
- Conference in Uzbekistan promotes conservation agriculture in Central Asia
- Uzbekistan and Belarus launching joint ventures in various economic spheres
- Iran factor seen in Tajikistan’s stranded trucks
- USAID to invest $110 million in Afghanistan’s agriculture in five years
- Hungary’s PM visits Kyrgyzstan, vows to develop ties with ‘kin’ Central Asian states
- Dutch bank to pay $900 million for failing to prevent financial crime involving Uzbekistan’s Karimova
- US appoints special adviser on Afghanistan to assist in peace process
- Afghanistan: Taliban says founder of Haqqani network dies from illness
- Taliban commander speaks for direct peace talks with Afghanistan government
- Kazakhstan eager to become main trade and economic partner of UAE in Central Asia
- Uzbekistan ready to join Council of Turkic-Speaking Countries
- Eurasian Development Bank to finance Kazakhstan’s largest car production
- Russia sends more teachers to Tajikistan
- Kyrgyzstan and Turkey commit to boosting economic cooperation
- Turkmenistan and China develop tourism cooperation
- Afghanistan: new US general takes over command of NATO forces
- Turkish president visits Kyrgyzstan to mend ties, boost economic cooperation
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan: Political tussle overshadows Nomad Games
- Up to 10,000 refugees return daily from crisis-hit Iran to Afghanistan
- Tajikistan: CARITAS Germany organizes summer camp for children with disabilities
- Kazakh friend of Boston Marathon bomber released from US prison, to be deported to Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan: Economy in decline but government optimistic on growth
- EBRD promotes efficient water management in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan authorities register first US NGO in more than 10 years
- Uzbekistan refugee gets 11 years in US prison for supporting militant group
- Messaging app goes on trial in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan to host regional conference on women’s empowerment in Afghanistan
- Kazakhstan hosts regional workshop on special economic zones
- China rejects reports on building military base in Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor
- Kyrgyzstan: ex-President’s party criticizes ‘short-sighted’ government policies
- Uzbekistan, Italy to set up industrial park for silk manufacture
- Kazakhstan aims at 4.5%-5% annual growth until 2025
- Afghanistan to start shipment of goods to Europe via Lapis Lazuli corridor soon
- US defense secretary downplays private military involvement in Afghanistan
- Reforms can accelerate economic diversification in Kazakhstan, ADB says
- Kazakhstan: UNDP holds summer camp for youth of Aktobe and Karaganda regions
- Uzbekistan foreign minister meets with Afghanistan leaders in Kabul
- Russia, Afghanistan postpone Afghan peace consultations in Moscow
- Tajik or Russian plane ‘bombs’ Afghanistan border area
- Kazakhstan to host int’l nuclear non-proliferation conference
- Kazakhstan’s railway company, China’s Sichuan province develop cooperation
- Tajikistan: two killed in shooting along Tajik-Afghan border
- Islamic State leader in Afghanistan reportedly killed
- In Russia’s remote Kamchatka, Central Asians slow population decline
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Tajikistan frees lawyer in another surprise gesture of clemency
- Kazakhstan uses ‘green’ technologies for effective management of water resources
- Five Central Asian leaders hold Aral Sea summit in Turkmenistan
- Central Asia: Investing today for a brighter future tomorrow
- Geneva conference on Afghanistan to assess government performance, help ensure continued aid
- Kyrgyzstan president visits Turkmenistan to boost cooperation
- Report claims Manafort promoted Moscow’s interests in Kyrgyzstan
- US to appoint special envoy on Afghanistan to promote peace, reports say
- Tajikistan: alleged security services agent reveals assassination plot
- Kazakhstan’s manufacturing sector grows 5.2% in first half of 2018
- Kazakhstan builds plant recycling PET waste into staple fiber
- Tajikistan: court frees journalist following international rights groups’ pressure
- Afghanistan, US reject Russia-hosted peace talks scheduled for September
- Turkish lira casts pall over Caucasus and Central Asia
- World Bank improves Tajikistan’s road connectivity, increases access to int’l markets
- OSCE, IOM work with Turkmenistan on establishing Advance Passenger Information system
- TAPI gas pipeline project faces land acquisition problems in Afghanistan
- Uzbekistan and Tajikistan talk up new era of amity
- Foreign ministers of Kazakhstan and Germany discuss cooperation
- Russia confirms Taliban’s participation in Moscow meeting on Afghanistan
- Afghanistan: Taliban rejects Kabul cease-fire offer
- Kyrgyzstan’s Development Strategy until 2040: same old goals and promises
- Kazakhstan: plant for production of energy-efficient pumps launched in Almaty region
- Kazakhstan’s Trade and Economic Mission to UAE
- Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan hold Intergovernmental Council meeting
- Afghanistan: President calls ‘conditional’ cease-fire as Taliban seizes northern district
- Hungarian folk art festival showcases FAO’s work on rural crafts in Central Asia
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Afghanistan: Taliban repeats call for direct talks with US
- Kazakhstan and US strengthen security and nonproliferation cooperation
- Tajikistan: OSCE contributes to capacity building of journalists reporting on disasters
- Turkmenistan: border and migration officers trained to identify foreign terrorist fighters
- New rail service launched from Kazakhstan to Turkey via Trans-Caspian route
- Kyrgyzstan creates tourist police
- Tajikistan: man jailed for 5 years for ‘insulting’ President on social media
- Anti-Russia sanctions torpedo Kazakhstan’s currency
- Presidents of Russia and Turkmenistan hold informal meeting in Sochi
- Kyrgyzstan: President visits new oil and garlic processing facility in Uzgen
- Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan agree to swap land near border
- Afghanistan: Taliban withdraws security guarantee for Red Crescent staff
- Risky business: A case study of PRC investment in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
- Kazakhstan’s economic growth at 4% in 7 months of 2018
- Tajikistan lets activists’ families reunite, but human rights crisis continues — HRW
- ADB to provide over $300 million to Tajikistan in 2019–2021
- Tajikistan: rights groups urge int’l community to press authorities to free journalist
- New hopes for shorter Caspian-Black Sea canal spark growing opposition
- China reportedly interested in joining TAPI gas pipeline project
- Kazakhstan holds presentation of multimodal transport hub at Kuryk port
- Kazakhstan and China explore cooperation in textile industry
- Three tourists, two crew members killed in helicopter accident in Tajikistan
- The Taliban takes on Islamic State: insurgents vie for control of northern Afghanistan
- UN panel says millions of Uyghurs living in ‘massive internment camp’ in China’s Xinjiang
- Taliban delegation visits Uzbekistan, meets with foreign ministry officials
- Switzerland helps improve access to clean drinking water in rural Kyrgyzstan
- Five littoral states sign convention on legal status of Caspian Sea
- Kyrgyzstan: How to benefit from labor migration
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- US military bases at Caspian Sea ‘out of question’, Kazakhstan FM says
- WFP celebrates Breastfeeding Week in Tajikistan
- EBRD provides $45 million to Kazakhstan’s Bank CenterCredit
- Caspian agreement may trigger cascade of energy projects
- Caspian states to sign Convention on legal status of Caspian Sea at summit in Kazakhstan
- Austrian company to modernize largest hydropower plant in Tajikistan
- EDB supports trade finance, SME finance programs in Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan’s Tashkent Oblast, Belarus’ Minsk Oblast to cooperate in agriculture, other spheres
- Kazakhstan: will Astana’s financial gamble pay off?
- Foreign Ministry awards foreign journalists writing about Kazakhstan
- Afghanistan hopes US sanctions against Iran will not affect Chabahar port
- EU and Afghanistan hold climate change dialogue
- Kyrgyzstan: new Bishkek mayor elected
- Why an attack by grassroots jihadists in Tajikistan matters
- Islamic State no longer threatens Afghanistan security, Afghan general says
- Kazakhstan introducing Expo-2017 technologies throughout the country
- Afghanistan needs to safeguard recovery, World Bank says
- Tajikistan urged to stop retaliation against activists’ relatives
- Internet grinds to near-halt in Tajikistan
- Afghanistan to 2030: report highlights priorities for economic development
- Turkmenistan to hold int’l Amul–Hazar rally through Karakum Desert in September
- Tajikistan, Uzbekistan resume flights between Dushanbe, Bukhara amid improving ties
- China’s company to invest $20m to build a TV sets assembly plant in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan companies ready to invest in Afghanistan
- Kazakhstan and India to deepen economic, trade, transport cooperation
- Tajikistan: authorities identify suspects in attack on foreign cyclists, insist they were members of banned party
- Killings in Tajikistan send chill through tourism business
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan: growing poverty and poor state budget
- Kazakhstan and Afghanistan businessmen agree on cooperation
- Kazakhstan PM meets with Indian FM in Astana
- Tajikistan seizes momentum to tar opposition as terrorists
- Islamic school in China’s Xinjiang offers anti-extremism courses to imams
- EBRD considering projects worth over $1 billion in Uzbekistan
- Iran protests Dushanbe’s claims over attack on foreign cyclists in Tajikistan
- Afghanistan-Iran trade corridors to bear fruit for both India and China
- World Bank financing helps improve weather and water forecasting in Central Asia
- EBRD provides funds for small business support in Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan: ethnic Kazakh who testified about ‘reeducation camps’ in China’s Xinjiang will not be deported
- Taliban takes control of main IS stronghold in northern Afghanistan
- Kyrgyzstan authorities clash with owners of massive Kumtor Gold Mine
- Russia to host SCO military drill with first-ever military collaboration between India and Pakistan
- US strategy to exploit Afghanistan’s minerals fails — report
- New World Bank vice president visits Afghanistan, reassures continued support
- Tajikistan: authorities blame banned party for attack on foreign cyclists
- Iran ramps up support to Taliban in western Afghanistan
- World Bank, Afghanistan sign grant agreements for reforms worth $350 million
- Kyrgyzstan protests over Belarus media reports showing wanted ex-PM
- EBRD president visits Uzbekistan
- Tajikistan: IS claims attack that killed four foreign cyclists
- Kazakhstan: In two minds about cryptocurrencies
- Kazakhstan oil refineries to fully meet domestic demand for fuel by yearend
- Afghanistan increasing agricultural exports to India
- Russian telecom company files $750m arbitration case against Turkmenistan
- Four foreign cyclists, including two US citizens, killed in Tajikistan
- Saudis brag about giving Tajikistan $200M in aid
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Kyrgyzstan: different sides of labor migration
- Activists from Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Pakistan gather at peace festival
- Trade and customs officials discuss trade facilitation in Central Asia
- Tajikistan: former students of Islam return to nothing
- Afghanistan: president inaugurates power line from Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan: women jailed after trying to meet with president
- Kazakhstan opens corruption trial against former Almaty mayor
- Kazakhs increasingly hostile to both Russians and Chinese
- New Turkmenistan-Afghanistan power line commissioned
- Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister visits United States to boost ties
- EU approves 98-million-euro funding to support reforms in Afghanistan
- Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek court ruling fuels high-level feud in the country
- Russia, Tajikistan conduct joint exercise in Badakhshan, near border with Afghanistan
- National Bank and IDB to establish first Islamic bank in Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan demands ‘severe punishment’ for 5-year-old Tajik girl’s killer in Russia
- Democracy camps empower youth in Kyrgyzstan
- Afghanistan: Taliban takes control over two districts on Pakistan border
- Kyrgyzstan: Issyk-Kul forum attracts investments
- Central Asia sees opportunity in US-China trade war
- Kyrgyzstan: minister takes control of probe into RFE/RL journalist’s death
- OSCE supports conference on transboundary water cooperation in Kazakhstan
- US officials discuss cooperation with Central Asia countries in Almaty, Tashkent
- Kyrgyzstan: President offers olive branch to civil society
- Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India hold TAPI gas pipeline project presentation at UN
- Kazakhstan’s artist wins Nuclear-Free Future Award
- Central Asia states confirm commitment to regional cooperation
- Afghanistan: Vice President Dostum escapes suicide attack
- Revival of pan-Turkism in Kazakhstan threatens pillars of Eurasian Union
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Kazakhstan special economic zones benefit from country’s favorable location
- Kazakhstan: development of Ontustik special economic zone discussed in Shymkent
- In Turkmenistan, UNICEF deputy regional director launches regional platform on nutrition
- US embassy presents American films, Silk Road photography in Turkmenistan
- No major changes in military strategy likely in Afghanistan, US General says
- Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek mayor detained on corruption charges
- Kazakhstan: Olympic figure skater killed in stabbing attack in Almaty
- Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan shuttle trade booms, but for how long?
- Uzbekistan set to become tea producer
- Kazakhstan launches new railway route for flour to Afghanistan
- Tajikistan: WFP supports government in emergency preparedness and response
- Kyrgyzstan’s second-largest city gets new mayor
- Tajikistan and Russia in Pamir military drills first
- Privatization going according to schedule in Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan: OSCE supports opening of Centre for Public Environmental Awareness
- UK and USAID provide $105 million for Afghanistan girls’ education
- Afghanistan: Kabul rejects possibility of talks between US and Taliban
- Project ‘ASTANA’: signs of demographic upheaval in Kazakhstan?
- Afghanistan: President says Taliban could still join peace talks
- Swiss delegation visits Kyrgyzstan to strengthen cooperation, economic ties
- Tajikistan: media watchdogs condemn 12-year sentence for journalist
- Uzbekistan: journalist reunited with family in US after 18 years in prison
- Tourism in Kyrgyzstan: ambitious goals, poor roads and safety problems
- In Uzbekistan, World Bank vice president encourages authorities to maintain impressive pace of reforms
- Kazakhstan presents UN Security Council its vision on climate change mitigation
- Tajikistan: HRW condemns journalist’s conviction, demands his release
- Civilian deaths in Afghanistan at record high level, UN report says
- Tajikistan: monopoly practices send fuel prices soaring
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- US scholar on Uzbekistan reforms
- OSCE and UN support strengthening of ties between Central Asian states and Afghanistan
- Kyrgyzstan youth participate in wheelchair basketball sports visitor program in US
- Mayor of Kyrgyzstan’s capital gets no-confidence vote
- Kyrgyzstan: Internal Affairs Ministry, US embassy inaugurate crime prevention center in Osh
- Chinese companies to extract tungsten, molybdenum and copper in Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan: EU funded project to support children affected by migration
- Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev becomes Security Council’s chairman for life
- Uzbekistan and Russia reach agreement on construction of new nuclear power plant
- Winners of ‘Kazakhstan through the eyes of foreign media’ contest announced
- Kazakhstan and Switzerland discuss investment cooperation
- Afghanistan: Ulema at Saudi summit call on Taliban to end war
- NATO pledges support for Afghanistan
- Turkmenistan’s economy—half empty or half full?
- Tajikistan: journalist sentenced to 12 years in prison
- Kazakhstan ups oil, gas, coal and electricity production in H1 2018
- Kazakhstan: slowdown in inflation, high investment activity in H1 2018
- Turkmenistan: inmates at notorious prison allowed visits from relatives
- Kazakhstan’s Astana turns 20: A tale of two capitals
- Kazakhstan: tourist zone opens at Tanbaly petroglyphs site in Almaty region
- Central Asia and EU determined to strengthen dialogue and cooperation
- Uzbekistan delegation visits Afghanistan to boost economic cooperation
- In Afghanistan, top U.S. diplomat urges peace talks with Taliban
- Idea of EEU common currency: more political, less economic
- Japan supports rural women in Kyrgyzstan
- Turkmenistan: US and UK embassies host Oxford professor to discuss Silk Road
- EU and UNICEF to jointly protect children affected by migration in Kyrgyzstan
- CARITAS Germany marks Day of Persons with Disabilities and Elderly People in Tajikistan
- Uzbekistan: even in death, cult grows around Karimov
- Weekly Digest of Central Asia
- Kazakhstan: new law limits outflow of money
- Turkmenistan: President reports economic growth, reprimands ministers overseeing economy
- OSCE supports improvement of penitentiary system in Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan to produce gold ingots, jewelry to attract foreign tourists
- Afghanistan: farmers display crops alternate to poppy at Kabul expo
- New nature reserve created in Kazakhstan
- French company brings innovative pharmaceutical technologies to Kazakhstan
- EBRD supports Kazakhstan launch of Astana International Financial Centre
- Kazakhstan invites foreign investment in agro-industrial sector
- Kazakhstan to increase oil production to over 100 million tons in 2025
- Pentagon releases report on Afghanistan security, stability
- Uzbekistan: court fines Uzbek-born US citizen over militant links
- Kazakhstan is throttling the internet when the president’s rival is online
- Kazakhstan holding Astana Finance Days
- Central Asia: Four ways to transform landlocked countries
- Tajikistan president names priorities of country’s long-term development
- Deals worth $4.7 billion signed at Kazakhs