Kyrgyzstan to build two floating solar power plants at reservoir of Toktogul hydropower plant
Kyrgyzstan and German companies have signed an investment agreement on a project to build and operate two floating solar power plants on the
Business & Economy
KG
Business & Economy
UZB
Foreign investment on the rise in Uzbekistan
On November 27, Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a meeting to discuss the current state of attracting foreign investment and plans for the
Geo Politics
KZ
RU
Kazakhstan and Russia enhance strategic partnership
On November 27, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a state visit to Kazakhstan. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called Putin’s visit a historic event
International Affairs
UZB
OSCE and UN enhance strategies on rehabilitation and reintegration of conflict-zone returnees from Central Asia
On November 27, over 40 representatives from Central Asia, OSCE executive structures, UN entities and civil society organizations gathered for the Second Meeting
International Affairs
KG
Three new Women’s Creative Labs launched in Kyrgyzstan’s Naryn region
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it is launching three Women’s Creative Labs in At-Bashy, Kochkor, and Kyzart villages in Kyrgyzstan’s Naryn
Business & Economy
Eurasia
KZ
Return container train departs from Azerbaijan to China via Kazakhstan on TITR
Kazakhstan’s national railway company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) has announced that the first return container train along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR)
International Affairs
UZB
Air Products and US Embassy in Uzbekistan establish American Makerspace in Qarshi
Air Products, a world-leading industrial gases company, and the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to
Art & Culture
TKM
Turkmenistan hosts Days of European Culture
The Days of European Culture commenced in Ashgabat on November 18, organized by the Delegation of the European Union to Turkmenistan in cooperation
Business & Economy
UZB
EBRD provides first loan to TBC Bank Uzbekistan
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) says it is helping one of Uzbekistan’s first digital financial institutions, TBC Bank Uzbekistan (TBC UZ), to
International Affairs
TJK
US sponsors Central Asian Tech Jam Forum 2024 in Tajikistan
The U.S. Government’s Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with the Public Organization Ilmhona, and other international and private donors, on November
Business & Economy
UZB
China Exim Bank opens regional office in Tashkent
On November 22, Tashkent hosted the opening of the regional office of the Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim Bank). The ceremony was attended
Geo Politics
UZB
Uzbekistan president fires top security officials
Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has fired several top officials in the State Security Service (SSS) and Interior Ministry in a sweeping reshuffle following
International Affairs
TKM
Turkmen journalist prevented from receiving award in Geneva
Soltan Achilova, a veteran journalist and former RFE/RL correspondent in Turkmenistan, was forcibly hospitalized in Ashgabat on November 20 in what appears to be a
Business & Economy
KZ
Chinese company to build a food factory in Kazakhstan
Chairman of the Management Board of JSC National Company Kazakh Invest Yerzhan Yelekeyev held a meeting with Li Yantao, the founder of Qingdao Wanlin Food Co.,
Geo Politics
KZ
US Congress hosts discussion on repealing Jackson-Vanik Amendment in relation to Kazakhstan
The Embassy of Kazakhstan in the U.S. on November 19 hosted an event on Capitol Hill to discuss the prospects of repealing the
International Affairs
UZB
Corruption reporting assessed in Uzbekistan
The Anti-Corruption Agency of Uzbekistan in partnership with the European Union (EU), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Korea’s Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights
Geo Politics
KZ
Kazakhstan and Hungary develop economic and transport cooperation
On November 20, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev paid a state visit to Hungary and held talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Emphasizing
International Affairs
UZB
USAID donates laboratory equipment to Uzbekistan to strengthen agricultural safety
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on November 19 handed over laboratory equipment valued at $205,000 to the Plant Protection and Quarantine
Geo Politics
KZ
Kazakhstan president visits Serbia
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic have pledged to strengthen economic cooperation between their countries during Tokayev’s first visit to
Business & Economy
KZ
Horse Breeding Institute established in Kazakhstan
To create a Horse Breeding Institute in Kazakhstan in the shortest possible time was a task set by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the
