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Business & Economy KZ

Pros and cons of living in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana

Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana lags behind Almaty, the country’s largest city in terms of key development aspects, Energyprom.kz reports with reference to the Oxford

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Art & Culture UZB

Methodica: Bridging cultures through the Uzbek language

In recent years, Uzbekistan has become an increasingly important cultural and economic crossroads in Central Asia, attracting diplomats, international organizations, and businesses from

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International Affairs KG

UNDP supports plastic waste recycling in Kyrgyzstan’s Batken

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) supports the Kyrgyz Republic in implementing its national priorities for reducing plastic waste, including the introduction of

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International Affairs UZB

EU-funded project aimed at promoting media literacy and combating disinformation concludes in Uzbekistan

A closing seminar was held for the comprehensive project titled “Media Education and Fact-Checking: Promoting Critical Thinking and Information Literacy”, implemented by the “Yuksalish”

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Business & Economy KG

EBRD helps Kyrgyzstan’s Osh upgrade its municipal transport

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) says it is providing funds to develop sustainable transportation solutions in the city of Osh

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International Affairs TJK

Valley in Tajikistan recognized as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System

The Almosi Valley, an integrated mountain agropastoral system in Tajikistan, has become the first Central Asian addition to the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems,

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International Affairs KZ

Kazakhstan holds First National Urban Forum

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, the Akimat of Kyzylorda Region, and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) organized the First

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Business & Economy KG

IFC supports Kyrgyzstan’s largest poultry meat producer

IFC — a member of the World Bank Group — on July 8 signed a loan agreement to provide up to $10 million

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Geo Politics KG TJK

Kyrgyz president visits Tajikistan to expand cooperation

On July 8, Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov arrived in Tajikistan on a state visit. In Dushanbe, Japarov met with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon

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Business & Economy UZB

Educating Uzbekistan’s tourism workforce for today and tomorrow

Uzbekistan’s tourism targets are well known: President Mirziyoyev has repeatedly stated that he aims to attract 15 million international arrivals a year by

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International Affairs KG RU

President Japarov speaks for maintaining the status of Russian language in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has spoken for maintaining the official status of the Russian language in Kyrgyzstan. In an interview with the Kabar

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International Affairs KZ

Kazakhstan participates in BRICS summit

Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu represented for the first time Kazakhstan as a partner country at

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Business & Economy UZB

Uzbekistan and Korea hold business forum in Tashkent

On July 5, the Uzbek-Korean Business Forum was held in Tashkent as part of the official visit of the delegation from the city

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Eurasia Geo Politics RU World

Russia recognizes Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

On July 3, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko accepted copies of credentials from newly appointed Ambassador of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

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Business & Economy KG

Farmers in south Kyrgyzstan encouraged to grow more rice

The agriculture ministry in Kyrgyzstan has recommended local farmers to focus on growing rice, as it believes that rice cultivation is one of

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Business & Economy KZ

16,000 Kazakhstanis live in extremely poor families with incomes below food basket cost

In the first quarter of 2025, there were 160,400 households in Kazakhstan with incomes below the subsistence level, 0.1% less than a year

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International Affairs UZB

UN Tourism to support sustainable tourism development in Uzbekistan

On July 2, Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism), visited the Central Asian University of Environmental and

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Business & Economy KZ

Kazakhstan to control saiga antelope population

Kazakhstan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, Erlan Nysanbayev, has announced the government’s decision to begin controlling the rapidly expanding population of the

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Business & Economy Eurasia KZ

EDB raises funds on UAE capital markets to finance investment projects in Central Asia

The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), a supranational financial institution headquartered in Almaty, Kazakhstan, issued a private placement bond, denominated in dirham, in the

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Business & Economy KZ

The Business Year launches Kazakhstan 2026 media project

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Azamat Kozhanov, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Kazakh Invest national company, and Maria Perez, Kazakhstan

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