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BISHKEK (TCA) — Landlocked countries in Asia, including in Central Asia, face similar economic challenges such as the need of better transport connectivity and diversification, and therefore need sustained support from international donors and development partners. We are republishing this article on the issue, written by Hong Wei, Deputy Director General, Central and West Asia Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB): Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — Uzbekistan has established a transit hub at its border with Afghanistan in order to promote trade and transit ties between the two countries, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s Advisor on Central Asian Affairs Shakir Kargar said on June 30, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — The Afghan Ministry of Commerce and Industries said Afghanistan and Uzbekistan will hold a meeting on June 20 in Uzbekistan to discuss trade and transit issues and Uzbekistan’s possible investment in Afghanistan, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported. Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — “Good Governance and Economic Connectivity - best practices within the OSCE region” was the topic of the OSCE Regional Ministerial Conference organized by the OSCE and the Government of Turkmenistan that ended in Ashgabat on 31 May. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — In the long term, the growth of container traffic along the China – Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) – EU route will be constrained by a range of non-tariff barriers, as well as the risk that Chinese provinces will discontinue export container traffic subsidies. One of the most critical infrastructure restrictions is the insufficient transport capacity of Polish railways, including crossing points at Belarus-Poland border, according to findings of the Eurasian Development Bank’s Centre for Integration Studies’ report titled Belt and Road Transport Corridors: Barriers and Investments. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — Kanat Alpysbaev, the head of Kazakhstan’s national railways company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), has held a series of meetings in Shanghai with representatives of logistic platforms in the Chinese provinces of Zhejiang (Yiwu), Hunan (Changsha), Jiangsu (Lianyungang), Shaanxi (Xian), Sichuan (Chengdu), Henan (Zhengzhou ) and Chongqing, as well as one of the largest global container operators — COSCO Shipping Lines, to discuss future cooperation on a number of projects, KTZ’s press office reported. Continue reading
