ADB financing to strengthen project implementation in Kyrgyzstan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $22.58 million small expenditure financing facility (SEFF) that will support activities to boost project readiness
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KG
International Affairs
TKM
Turkmenistan hosts consultative meeting on establishment of United Nations Special Programme for the Aral Sea Basin
From 30 November to 1 December, the Regional Consultative Meeting of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to
Business & Economy
UZB
Chinese company to build a solar power plant in Uzbekistan
On November 29, at the Uzbek Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade, the Investment Agreement for the construction of a 300 MW solar
International Affairs
KZ
World
Kazakhstan-led Global Coalition on Primary Health Care established in Geneva
The Global Coalition on Primary Health Care (PHC), announced by President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana in October 2023, has started its
Art & Culture
UZB
IX European Film Festival in Uzbekistan
On November 27, the opening ceremony of the IX European Film Festival took place at the National Palace of Cinema Arts in Tashkent.
Art & Culture
TKM
EU Culture Days in Ashgabat culminate with European Film Festival
The European Film Festival, held as part of the European Union Culture Days in Ashgabat, concluded this week. The festival, implemented in collaboration
Business & Economy
UZB
Uzbekistan and Türkiye hold business forum, open industrial zone in Tashkent region
On November 28, an Uzbek-Turkish business forum was held in Tashkent as part of the visit of a delegation of Turkish business circles
Business & Economy
KG
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
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
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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