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Bishkek Unrest

Foreign Ministries of Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan Discuss Safety Amid More Raids on Foreign Citizens

Rule of law New Kazakhstan Bishimbayev Murder Trial Saltanat Nukenova

Justice Prevails in Kazakhstan Murder Trial Exposing Rift Between Government and Old Regime

The trial of Kuandyk Bishimbayev, a former Minister of the Economy of Kazakhstan, was a watershed event representing the growing role of civil society in the country, as well as the new political leadership’s success in breaking a decades-old cycle sustained by corrupt elites. In spearheading reforms to align his...

Russia Security Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Power in Uzbekistan Has a Political Aspect – Economist Behzod Hoshimov

A Russian-built and managed nuclear power plant (NPP) is under construction in Uzbekistan's Jizzakh region. However, some experts are not convinced about the project's feasibility. One of them is Uzbek economist Behzod Hoshimov, who has been speaking recently about the economic and political aspects of Rosatom's foray into Uzbekistan. According to...

Bishkek Unrest Racism Last Call

Signs of Racism in Central Asia

By Bruce Pannier Incidents in May showed two Central Asian countries – Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan – are afflicted by racism that is tacitly or explicitly supported by their governments. Overnight on May 17-18, hundreds of young Kyrgyz men gathered in eastern Bishkek near a dormitory used by foreign students....

Population Society Migration

The Geography of Labor: Where Do Central Asian Migrants Travel To?

Rule of law

Gasoline Smuggling a Growing Business in Kyrgyzstan

Smuggled gasoline is being sold from plastic bottles on the outskirts of Bishkek. This fuel is cheaper than at official gas stations, but motorists say the quality is no worse. Kyrgyzstan's State Tax Service of Kyrgyzstan seized almost 100,000 liters of gasoline from illegal fuel and lubricant traders in the...

Rule of law Security

Police Officers in Bishkek Fired Over Mob Conflict with Foreign Students

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Kazakhstani Movies No Longer Playing Just a Supporting Role

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Kyrgyzstan Plans to Export Electricity to Pakistan Next Year

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OSCE Representatives Arrive in Uzbekistan For Talks on Upcoming Elections

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CASCA+ Transport Corridor Freight Transit

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Law and Order

Close Associate of Tajikistan’s Prime Minister Rasulzoda Detained on Suspicion of Large-Scale Fraud

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Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Foreign Investment USAID business and economy

U.S. Support for Uzbekistan’s Pharmaceutical Industry

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Investments Banking Economy

Deutsche Bank Loans €165 Million to Uzbekistan’s Uzpromstroybank

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AIIB Forwards Construction of Strategic Bridge in Tajikistan

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Almaty Hosts Russia’s Defense Head Belousov in First of a Series of CSTO Events

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First Meeting of Central Asia – GCC Investment Forum

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Education

Turkmen Student Takes Gold at Innovation Competition in London

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Export

Mixed Reaction to Uzbekistan’s New Fruit Export Policy

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Bishkek Unrest

Foreign Ministries of Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan Discuss Safety Amid More Raids on Foreign Citizens

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China Mining

Mining Output Grows in Tajikistan

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Legislation Migration Economy Security

Kazakhstan Changing Its Labor Laws to Better Reflect the Country’s Needs

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Foreign Investment Green Energy

Chinese Company to Build Solar Power Plant in Uzbekistan’s Tashkent Region

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Economy WTO

Turkmenistan Officials in Georgia to Prepare for WTO Application

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WTO

Uzbekistan Moving Closer Towards WTO Membership

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Rule of law New Kazakhstan Bishimbayev Murder Trial Saltanat Nukenova

Justice Prevails in Kazakhstan Murder Trial Exposing Rift Between Government and Old Regime

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International Cooperation business and economy life and culture

Rome Hosts Third Central Asia + Italy Ministerial Meeting

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EU Cooperation Agricultural export business and economy

Kazakhstan and EU Seek Increase in Trade of Agricultural Products

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Irrigation Water Management Foreign cooperation

Netherlands to Help Develop Kazakhstan’s Water Sector

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Russia Security Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Power in Uzbekistan Has a Political Aspect – Economist Behzod Hoshimov

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Agriculture Water

Ten Thousand Hectares of Land in Tajikistan Left Without Water

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Russia Security Defense

Uzbekistan and Russia Discuss Rearmament of Republic’s Air Defense

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Emergency Responders China Security Regional Cooperation

China and Central Asian Countries to Jointly Respond to Emergencies

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Investments Social

Largest Amusement Park in Central Asia to be Built in Uzbekistan

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Budget Corruption Rule of law Economy

The Fight Against Corruption Allowed Kyrgyzstan to Increase the State Budget

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Healthcare Quality of Life public transport

A Welcome Expansion of Kazakhstan’s Invataxi Fleet

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Bishkek Unrest Racism Last Call

Signs of Racism in Central Asia

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Central Asia’s Combined ‘Army of Turan’: Could a Hypothesis Become a Reality?

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The Outlook for Kazakhstan’s Rail Network

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Central Asian Views on Pro-Palestinian Protests in the West

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Central Asia’s “C5” Security Bloc Can Become a Reality

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Turkmenistan’s Gas and Türkiye’s Plans to Become a Gas Hub

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Without Security, There Can Be No Development in Afghanistan

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Growth of Non-Custodial Sentences in the Kyrgyz Republic Since 2020

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Uzbekistan Seeks to Expand Trade Horizons with Europe

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The Taliban and its Neighbors: An Outsider’s Perspective

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Uzbekistan: From Silk Roads to New Horizons

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The New Silk Road

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Taliban and its Neighbors: A Regional Format for Overcoming Challenges in Afghanistan and Beyond

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Business & Economy

Energy

Kyrgyzstan Plans to Export Electricity to Pakistan Next Year

Kyrgyzstan's energy ministry has presented a project to develop the country's National Energy Program until 2035. As part of this project, both Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will export electricity to Pakistan next year. The CASA-1000 (Central Asia - South Asia) program plans to supply electricity to Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Kyrgyz side forecasts that around 1.25 billion kilowatt-hours of summertime electricity will be exported to South Asia in 2025. In summer Kyrgyzstan's reservoirs are full, and hydroelectric power plants produce a lot of electricity, which has nowhere to go -- unlike in winter, when there is an electricity shortage in the...

Freight transit

CASCA+ Transport Corridor Freight Transit

International Cooperation

First Meeting of Central Asia – GCC Investment Forum

China

Mining Output Grows in Tajikistan

International Cooperation

Rome Hosts Third Central Asia + Italy Ministerial Meeting

EAEU

Ten Years of the EAEU: Trade Wars Rumble On Against Backdrop of GDP Growth

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) recently celebrated its first significant anniversary. According to the numbers, the years of integration have positively impacted the member states' economies; however, there are serious trade wars in the bloc, and some entrepreneurs fear the collapse of entire industries. The agreement on creating the EAEU was concluded on May 29, 2014, in Astana by the presidents of Kazakhstan, Russia, and Belarus. Later, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan joined the union, whilst Moldova, Uzbekistan, and Cuba hold observer state status. The member states initially emphasized the strictly economic nature of the union, and continuously refused to politicize it....

Investments

Deutsche Bank Loans €165 Million to Uzbekistan’s Uzpromstroybank

The Uzbek bank Uzpromstroybank has received a loan of €165 million ($180 million) from Germany's Deutsche Bank. Gazeta.uz reports that “The funds will be used to create new jobs, including the production of industrial and construction materials, as well as to finance medium-sized business projects with the involvement of foreign investors in Uzbekistan.” The country's president Shavkat Mirziyoyev has tasked commercial banks with attracting foreign investments and supporting clients' investment projects by expanding external financing sources.

Export

Mixed Reaction to Uzbekistan’s New Fruit Export Policy

Uzbekistan's cabinet of ministers has introduced 'recommended' export prices for 60 types of fruits and vegetables, below which their distribution abroad is now prohibited. While this move is intended to support exporters, analysts from the agency EastFruit say that it will harm exports, risk long-term cooperation, and that the new measures will not increase tax revenues or improve currency control. A recent article by EastFruit states: “Notably, these prices are fixed for the produce irrespective of quality, variety, or other differentiating factors, which disregards the inherent diversity within the fruit and vegetable industry. Historical trends indicate that such regulatory decisions are...

WTO

Uzbekistan Moving Closer Towards WTO Membership

Uzbekistan is accelerating its efforts to join the World Trade Organization (WTO). “Uzbekistan remains steadfast in its commitment to joining the World Trade Organization, and we are diligently exerting every possible effort to make meaningful progress,” the country's deputy prime minister Jamshid Khodjaev has said. Khodjaev is also the chair of Uzbekistan's commission on WTO accession. The South Korean ambassador to Uzbekistan, Yoon Son Dok, is a prominent supporter of the country's move towards WTO membership, commenting that “the tone of engagement on both bilateral and multilateral tracks has improved substantially.” Since the commission's seventh meeting, Uzbekistan had adopted several...

Local Politics

EAEU

Ten Years of the EAEU: Trade Wars Rumble On Against Backdrop of GDP Growth

Agriculture

Ten Thousand Hectares of Land in Tajikistan Left Without Water

Budget

The Fight Against Corruption Allowed Kyrgyzstan to Increase the State Budget

Tourism

World Economic Forum Names Kazakhstan Best Tourism Destination in Central Asia

Russia

Tajikistan and Russia Discuss Labor Migration, Security

Legislation

Kazakhstan Changing Its Labor Laws to Better Reflect the Country’s Needs

Kazakhstan has recently adopted regulations that make it more difficult for migrants and citizenship-seekers to enter the country. Urazgali Selteyev, a political scientist and director of the Institute for Eurasian Integration, told The Times of Central Asia that the legislation is being streamlined rather than tightened. According to some experts, Kazakhstan is the most attractive country in Central Asia for migrants. For many years, foreign workers have been entering the country, and illegal migration is high, as residents of neighboring countries are hired in the agricultural and construction sectors and are involved in transportation and services. In recent years, cases...

Emergency Responders

China and Central Asian Countries to Jointly Respond to Emergencies

China and the five Central Asian countries plan to sign a memorandum of understanding to establish a mechanism of cooperation in the field of emergency management, Wang Manda, head of the International Cooperation Department of China's Ministry of Emergency Management, said at a press conference in Beijing, Xinhua reports. Manda specified that the signing of the memorandum is expected to take place during a ministerial meeting between China and the Central Asian countries on emergency management to be held on May 30 in Urumqi, the administrative center of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. “Both China and the five Central Asian countries,...

Population

The Geography of Labor: Where Do Central Asian Migrants Travel To?

Since February 2022, international observers have been predicting changes in labor migration in Central Asia. It is no secret that for 30 years Russia was the main attraction for labor resources in the region, and in the "noughties," Kazakhstan joined as a viable alternative. Over the past two years, the geography of labor migration from Central Asia has expanded somewhat, but still not to the extent that one could say that the region is slipping away from Moscow's economic influence. In Russia itself, despite growing anti-migrant sentiment after the terrorist attack at the Crocus City concert hall, the country's leadership...

Rule of law

Police Officers in Bishkek Fired Over Mob Conflict with Foreign Students

The Kyrgyz Interior Minister and various heads of district police departments, whose duties include ensuring law and order in Bishkek, attended a meeting to discuss the recent mob conflict with foreign-students, wherein the Interior Ministry board of directors and staff members received disciplinary citations. The head of the Interior Ministry's Internal Investigation Service, Zholboldu Kochkonov, briefed law enforcers on the results of an internal investigation which was conducted following the events of May 13th and 17th, when foreign students and workers were beaten, and violent scenes erupted on the streets and in several Bishkek hostels. "A total of 20 employees...

International Affairs

Energy

Kyrgyzstan Plans to Export Electricity to Pakistan Next Year

EAEU

Ten Years of the EAEU: Trade Wars Rumble On Against Backdrop of GDP Growth

Investments

Deutsche Bank Loans €165 Million to Uzbekistan’s Uzpromstroybank

International Cooperation

First Meeting of Central Asia – GCC Investment Forum

Bishkek Unrest

Foreign Ministries of Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan Discuss Safety Amid More Raids on Foreign Citizens

OSCE

OSCE Representatives Arrive in Uzbekistan For Talks on Upcoming Elections

Uzbekistan's central election committee is reporting that discussions have begun on whether the country needs this year's parliamentary elections to be assessed by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). The ODIHR is a body of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Representatives of the OSCE's election department, Keara Castaldo and Kakha Inaishvili, recently held talks in Tashkent with the chair of Uzbekistan's election committee, Zainiddin Nizamkhodjaev. During their visit to Uzbekistan Castaldo and Inaishvili will also meet with representatives of various ministries and agencies, political parties, media, and civil society bodies.

Freight transit

CASCA+ Transport Corridor Freight Transit

Representatives of the railway administrations of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey convened in Tashkent on May 28 and 29 to discuss the development of freight transportation along the CASCA+ transport corridor. CASCA+ is a joint initiative of the state railways of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. The “+” sign indicates a willingness to accept new potential participants in achieving the goal to connect transport routes to Southeast Asia, particularly China, with Europe. As reported by Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Transport, the agenda focused on projects to develop the CASCA+ transport corridor, with representatives of all railway administrations...

CSTO

Almaty Hosts Russia’s Defense Head Belousov in First of a Series of CSTO Events

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is holding several events in Almaty, Kazakhstan's biggest city, between 30 May and 6 June. The CSTO is a regional organization in the field of collective security. It comprises six states: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan. On May 30 a meeting was held between the defense ministers of Kazakhstan and Russia, Ruslan Zhaksylykov and Andrei Belousov. According to a statement from the Kazakh defense ministry, the parties discussed bilateral military cooperation, touching on training and joint activities, including exercises within the CSTO. “Its practical realization is carried out, among other things, within the...

Export

Mixed Reaction to Uzbekistan’s New Fruit Export Policy

Life & Culture

Culture

Kazakhstani Movies No Longer Playing Just a Supporting Role

Until recently, the idea of Kazakhstani movies grossing a billion tenge ($2.5m) was a pipe dream. But in the last two years several films have earned this amount. The number of films being co-produced with world-leading studios is growing. However, domestic cinema still struggles to overcome funding and content quality problems. At the end of last year, the romantic comedy Taptym au seni (I Found You) earned more than a billion tenge in just 10 days of screenings. But the real shock came later, when the box office receipts of the suspense film Dastur (Tradition) exceeded a billion tenge after...

Psychology

The Power of Kindness: Psychologist Kamilla Turakhodjaeva Promotes the Value of Volunteering in Tashkent

Education

Higher Education in Central Asia: Leaders and Outsiders

Society

A Demographic Phenomenon in Kazakhstan — the Population is Rapidly Getting Younger

Bride Kidnapping

Why Have Cases of Abduction of Women for Marriage Not Decreased in Kazakhstan?

Transport

Why Have Women’s Carriages Become So Popular in Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstani women have already had time to appreciate women-only cars in trains - an innovation that seemed unthinkable in the secular country a few years ago. However, the special carriages did not appear as an indulgence to traditionalist views. Kazakhstani women now have a choice: they can ride in a regular carriage, or they can ride in a carriage that is practically closed to men - and demand for the latter service is increasing year by year. In May, the statistics of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), a railroad monopoly, were published, which revealed that women twice as often choose women's...

Women's rights

Tajikistan Doubles Down on Fines for Wearing “Foreign Clothes”

Residents of Tajikistan will face fines ranging from 8,000 to 65,000 somoni for "importing and selling clothes that do not correspond to the national culture" and for wearing such clothes in public places, as reported by Radio Ozodi. These regulations are outlined in Article 18 of the new version of the law "On Regulation of Traditions and Rites" and the Code of Administrative Offenses. The drafts were adopted by parliamentarians on May 8 this year. "In the draft law 'On the Regulation of Traditions and Rites,' a corresponding prohibiting norm is included in part two of Article 18. For its...

History

Ruins of a Sixth-Century Castle Discovered in Tajikistan

Archaeologists have found the ruins of an ancient castle in the Tajik city of Penjikent, the National Museum of Tajikistan has reported on its social networks. The ruins were found by an archeology specialist from the museum, Muhsin Bobomulloyev. The castle likely consisted of two floors, the first made from wood, the second constructed from raw bricks. “The historical period corresponds to the VI-VIII centuries, the castle was destroyed and burned because of the invasion of foreigners. Ashes and traces of soot on the walls of the memorial corridor are proof of this,” the museum says. Also, small objects –...

Statelessness

Lost Identities: Tackling Statelessness in Central Asia

The collapse of the Soviet Union and the subsequent emergence of 15 new countries transformed what was once considered internal migration, leaving an extraordinary number of people marooned across newly established borders. Many found themselves holding obsolete Soviet passports or lacking any documentation with which to verify their birthplace. Such was the scale of the problem that in its 2014 Special Report: Ending Statelessness Within 10 Years, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) estimated that “more than two decades after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, over 600,000 people remain stateless.” This was the case for Vladi, a forty-year-old man with...

Justice

Law and Order

Close Associate of Tajikistan’s Prime Minister Rasulzoda Detained on Suspicion of Large-Scale Fraud

Mukim Ashurov, a relative by marriage of Tajikistan's prime minister Kohir Rasulzoda, has been detained on suspicion of fraud, Radio Ozodi reports. The Department of Internal Affairs in the country's Sughd region said on May 30 that “the case against Mukim Ashurov is being investigated under Part 4 of Article 247 (Fraud committed on a large scale) of the Criminal Code of Tajikistan,” which carries a penalty of a fine or imprisonment for 8 to 12 years. Ashurov, 65, is currently being held in Khujand's pre-trial detention center. “It was established that several years ago, he entered the confidence of...

Rule of law

Justice Prevails in Kazakhstan Murder Trial Exposing Rift Between Government and Old Regime

Freedom of Speech

Another Uzbek Citizen Convicted of Insulting Mirziyoyev

Bishkek Unrest

Kyrgyzstan’s President Warns of Swift Crackdown If Unrest Flares Again

Social

UN Special Rapporteurs Denounce Repressions of Independent Media in Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek Unrest

Foreign Ministries of Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan Discuss Safety Amid More Raids on Foreign Citizens

The Deputy Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Almaz Imangaziev has met with a delegation from the Pakistani Foreign Ministry, led by Additional Secretary Muhammad Saleem. The meeting in Bishkek centered on addressing safety concerns following unrest on May 13, when medical students from Egypt were attacked, a video of which went viral. This then swelled into mass disorder on the night of May 17-18, when a crowd of approximately 1,000 protesters blocked several streets in the center of Bishkek. During the meeting, the Kyrgyz side provided detailed information regarding the recent conflagration, with Imangaziev assuring the Pakistani delegation that all necessary...

Rule of law

Police Officers in Bishkek Fired Over Mob Conflict with Foreign Students

Bishkek Unrest

Arrest Made in Connection with Bishkek Unrest

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan has announced the detention and opening of a criminal case against a man suspected of beating foreigners during unrest which occurred on the night of May 18, leaving 41 people hospitalized. The suspect also allegedly transported people to places where foreigners lived during the events which transpired in the Kyrgyz capital. On May 18, 2024, a video showing the beating of foreign citizens began circulating on social media. The footage revealed an unidentified man of Asian descent, approximately 20-25 years old, wearing a beige hooded sweater, striking victims with his hands and feet...

Statelessness

Lost Identities: Tackling Statelessness in Central Asia

Environment

Sustainable Development

Dushanbe: Water for Sustainable Development

Tajikistan is collaborating with the United Nations to host an international meeting next month about water, an increasingly scarce resource in Central Asia. The June 10-13 conference will promote the role of water in sustainable development, building on two similar gatherings in Dushanbe in 2018 and 2022. It follows a climate change conference currently underway in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Delegates to the Tajikistan meeting will talk about safe drinking water and sanitation, cross-border cooperation on water resources and the impact of climate change. Academic researchers, government officials, representatives of financial institutions and civil society members are expected to attend.

Climate Change

More Irrigation Water Pledged for Southern Kazakhstan

Traffic

Bishkek Bets on Bikes and Buses

Kazakh Floods

“This Disaster Has Shown We Are All United”: An Interview with Zakirzhan Kharisovich, Deputy of Petropavlovsk, about the Kazakh Floods

Finance

ADB Allocates $56 Million for Sewage Treatment Plant to Protect Issyk-Kul

Climate Change

Almaty Hosts Conference on Tackling Climate Change in Central Asia

On 27 May, delegations from Central Asian countries and international experts convened in Almaty, Kazakhstan to discuss pressing issues of sustainable water and land management, energy, food security, and environmental sustainability in the context of climate change in the region. Held annually, the Central Asia Climate Change Conference provides a platform to advance regional cooperation in addressing the impact of climate change and transboundary climate risks. This year’s event, CACCC-2024, attracted over 400 participants, including policy and decision makers from Central Asian countries, international development partners, and representatives from civil societies, the private sector, and academia. Addressing the delegates, Zafar Makhmudov,...

Flooding

Turkmenistan Bans People From Talking About the Weather

For almost ten days Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat has been flooded with rain, in what local meteorologists think have been the worst downpours since the 1970s. The rain has caused significant damage to the city's infrastructure. The Akhal province has also been badly affected, with agricultural land flooded. Mudflows hit the cities of Anev and Kahka, and in many areas electricity and part of the rail network were shut down. However, there have been no reports in Turkmen media about the rains and the damage they are causing. Turkmenistan's law enforcement agencies have taken unprecedented measures to prevent photos and videos...

UNDP

EU to Allocate €600,000 to Uzbekistan for Green Budgeting

An agreement on financing a new project in support of green development in Uzbekistan was signed on May 6 by representatives of the French Development Agency (AFD), the European Union, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). According to the UNDP's press service, the project aims to assist the Uzbek government in financing green development across the country through the effective use of public finance, integrating green priorities into the budgeting process (green budgeting), and introducing innovative financial instruments to attract investments in green projects. The Ministry of Economy and Finance is expected to act as the cabinet-level partner in...

Kazakhstan

Favorable Water Volumes Forecast for Uzbekistan’s Amu Darya and Syr Darya Rivers

According to the news agency UzA, Uzbekistan's Minister of Water Management Shavkat Hamroyev told a parliamentary hearing that watersheds from the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers are forecast as favorable this year. The announcement was made in response to Muqaddas Tirkasheva, a member of the lower house of parliament, who inquired, "water limits are agreed with Central Asian countries every year. Today, when we meet with voters, they often refer to the water shortage. There are concerns about whether the construction of the Qosh Tepa canal will affect the water of Amu Darya. How does this year's forecast volume...

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Kyrgyzstan Plans to Export Electricity to Pakistan Next Year

Ten Years of the EAEU: Trade Wars Rumble On Against Backdrop of GDP Growth

Deutsche Bank Loans €165 Million to Uzbekistan’s Uzpromstroybank

Mixed Reaction to Uzbekistan’s New Fruit Export Policy

Uzbekistan Moving Closer Towards WTO Membership

Local Politics

Ten Years of the EAEU: Trade Wars Rumble On Against Backdrop of GDP Growth

Kazakhstan Changing Its Labor Laws to Better Reflect the Country’s Needs

China and Central Asian Countries to Jointly Respond to Emergencies

The Geography of Labor: Where Do Central Asian Migrants Travel To?

Police Officers in Bishkek Fired Over Mob Conflict with Foreign Students

International Affairs

Kyrgyzstan Plans to Export Electricity to Pakistan Next Year

OSCE Representatives Arrive in Uzbekistan For Talks on Upcoming Elections

CASCA+ Transport Corridor Freight Transit

Almaty Hosts Russia’s Defense Head Belousov in First of a Series of CSTO Events

Mixed Reaction to Uzbekistan’s New Fruit Export Policy

Life & Culture

Kazakhstani Movies No Longer Playing Just a Supporting Role

Why Have Women’s Carriages Become So Popular in Kazakhstan?

Tajikistan Doubles Down on Fines for Wearing “Foreign Clothes”

Ruins of a Sixth-Century Castle Discovered in Tajikistan

Lost Identities: Tackling Statelessness in Central Asia

Justice

Close Associate of Tajikistan’s Prime Minister Rasulzoda Detained on Suspicion of Large-Scale Fraud

Foreign Ministries of Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan Discuss Safety Amid More Raids on Foreign Citizens

Police Officers in Bishkek Fired Over Mob Conflict with Foreign Students

Arrest Made in Connection with Bishkek Unrest

Lost Identities: Tackling Statelessness in Central Asia

Environment

Dushanbe: Water for Sustainable Development

Almaty Hosts Conference on Tackling Climate Change in Central Asia

Turkmenistan Bans People From Talking About the Weather

EU to Allocate €600,000 to Uzbekistan for Green Budgeting

Favorable Water Volumes Forecast for Uzbekistan’s Amu Darya and Syr Darya Rivers