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Stratfor: Russia re-evaluates security ties in Central Asia

BISHKEK (TCA) — Here below is an article originally published by Stratfor, which analyzes Russia’s re-evaluation of its military and security positions across the former Soviet periphery, including Central Asia. Continue reading

Uzbekistan’s Navoi FIEZ attracts new foreign investors

TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan’s Navoi Free Industrial and Economic Zone (FIEZ) has attracted more than $40 million of foreign direct investments from China, Singapore, South Korea, India, Italy, the UAE, and Great Britain, Novosti Uzbekistana news portal reported.   Continue reading

Uzbekistan to ban incandescent lamps

TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan will ban the sale of incandescent lamps of more than 40W starting from 1 January 2017, Avesta news agency reported with reference to the Uzbek Embassy in Tajikistan.   Continue reading

Cotton losing its position as main oil-bearing crop in Uzbekistan

TASHKENT (TCA) — Eleven plants in Uzbekistan will produce cooking oil from non-traditional oil-bearing crops — soy, sunflower, and safflower, Novosti Uzbekistana news portal reported. Continue reading

Uzbekistan completes railway line bypassing Tajikistan

TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbek media report that Uzbekistan has completed the construction of the Angren-Pap electrified railway line that connects three provinces located in the Uzbek part of the Fergana Valley (Andijan, Namangan, and Fergana oblasts) to Uzbekistan’s mainland, bypassing neighboring Tajikistan.      Continue reading

Uzbekistan ranked above all Central Asia states by military strength

BISHKEK (TCA) — The Global Firepower Military Ranks-2016, which includes 126 countries ranked by military strength, ranks Uzbekistan as the strongest among Central Asia countries (54th), followed by Kazakhstan (66th), Kyrgyzstan (78th), Tajikistan (81st), and Turkmenistan (90th).    Continue reading