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Japan and UNDP to enhance urban resilience against climate risks in Central Asia

The Government of Japan and UN Development Programme (UNDP) have agreed upon a new $4.9 million project, “Enhancing Urban Resilience to Disaster Risk and Climate Change in Central Asia”. The signing ceremony was held on September 11 in Astana, Kazakhstan. The project aims to enhance urban resilience to climate-driven risks in Central Asia by utilizing regional collaborative mechanisms and national transformational strategies, fostering sustainable

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Report maps regional cooperation on climate change and security in Central Asia’s high mountain areas

Central Asia’s high mountains are critical to the well-being of communities throughout the region and beyond. At the same time, the area is already facing significant climate-related security risks with impacts on the livelihoods of rural mountain and downstream communities that are dependent on agriculture, pastures, and forests. As these risks are shared across the

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International Affairs TKM

Construction launched on Afghan section of TAPI gas pipeline

Construction work has been launched on the Afghan section of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) natural gas pipeline. A ceremony to start works on the pipeline’s Serhetabat-Herat section was held on September 11 at a checkpoint on the Turkmen-Afghan border. It was attended by the Chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Mullah Mohammad

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Business & Economy KZ

IFC supports micro and smaller businesses in Kazakhstan

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, says it is deepening its support for micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Kazakhstan, with a particular focus on women entrepreneurs and rural agribusinesses, by investing up to $50 million in KazMicroFinance (KMF), one of the country’s leading microfinance institutions. KMF operates 18

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Business & Economy KG

Kyrgyzstan gets additional financing from World Bank for Kambarata-1 hydropower project

Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Finance on September 9 said that it signed the Credit and Grant Agreements with the World Bank on a $13.6 million additional financing for the Kambarata-1 Hydropower Plant (HPP) Project in Kyrgyzstan. Consisting of a $2.6 million grant and a $11 million loan, this additional funding will supplement the World Bank’s ongoing

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International Affairs KG

Kyrgyzstan and Japan expand energy cooperation

On September 9, Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Energy Taalaibek Ibrayev visited Japan and met with Ken Saito, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan. Following the meeting, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Energy and Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry signed a Memorandum of Cooperation aimed at implementing joint projects in the field of green

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Geo Politics RU TJK

Tajikistan warns its citizens against traveling to Russia

The Tajik Embassy in Moscow on September 10 warned citizens against traveling to Russia for the time being, citing beefed-up security measures and increased document checks by Russian border guards, RFE/RL’s Tajik Service reported. Last week, the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry put out a similar statement to its citizens citing the same reasons. Central Asian migrant

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Business & Economy KZ

Kazakhstan: Government approves action plan to implement president’s address

On September 10, the Government of Kazakhstan approved a draft of the National Action Plan for the implementation of the President’s Address to the people of Kazakhstan, “Fair Kazakhstan: law and order, economic growth, social optimism,” delivered on September 2, the Government’s press service reported. The plan consists of 76 measures aimed at improving the

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EDB interested in financing tourism infrastructure projects in Eurasia

Representatives from the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) took part in the Eurasian Mountain Resorts Alliance (EMRA) CEO Summit, which kicked off on September 9 in Almaty. The alliance unites leading mountain resorts from Central Asian countries.  The summit’s highlight is the international expert and investment forum titled “The Almaty Mountain Cluster as the Backbone of

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Eurasia Geo Politics KZ

Azerbaijan ‘accepts’ Kazakhstan proposal to hold Baku-Yerevan peace treaty talks in Astana

Azerbaijan considers as “acceptable” Kazakhstan’s proposal to hold talks between Baku and Yerevan on a peace treaty in Astana, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said during telephone talks with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Aliyev’s press service said on September 9, RFE/RL reported. Earlier in May, the Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers met in Astana to discuss the peace

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International Affairs KZ

‘Kazakhstan Through the Eyes of Foreign Media’ contest awards winners

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan on September 7 hosted an award ceremony for the winners of the 9th annual international contest “Kazakhstan Through the Eyes of Foreign Media”. This year, the jury recognized the works of journalists from Azerbaijan, Brazil, Egypt, Spain, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Japan as the best in various categories.

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Turkmen city of Arkadag awarded at World Smart City Expo

At the award ceremony of the World Smart City Expo (WSCE) held last week in Goyang, Republic of Korea, the Turkmen city of Arkadag received three awards: the Smart City Excellence Award, the Foreign Smart City Award, and the WSCE 2024 Contribution Award, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reported. Built from scratch 30 km

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5th World Nomad Games opened in Kazakhstan

On September 8, the opening ceremony of the 5th World Nomad Games was held in Astana. The Games, which will last until September 13, gathered competitors from 89 countries. Originated in Kyrgyzstan in 2014, the World Nomad Games have since been held three times in the Kyrgyz city of Cholpon-Ata on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul.

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Geo Politics KG

Kyrgyzstan removes Taliban from terrorist organizations list

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government has praised the removal of the Taliban from Kyrgyzstan’s list of banned groups, TOLOnews reported. The Afghan news agency cited Abdul Qahar Balkhi, spokesperson for the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as saying that Kyrgyzstan’s decision reflects the establishment of political understanding in relations with the

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Geo Politics UZB

Deputy speaker of Uzbek parliament proposes banning propaganda of Soviet ideology

A Deputy Speaker of the Uzbek Parliament, Alisher Kadyrov proposes banning the “approval and propaganda of Soviet ideology”. In his opinion, the Soviet regime brought only misfortune to the Uzbek people, and also discriminated against them. Kadyrov commented on the verdict handed down by the Samarkand Regional Court in a case of propaganda for the

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Maersk offers rail-sea shipping service along Trans-Caspian Transport Route

Maersk (Denmark), one of the world’s largest container shipping operators, has published shipping tariff rates for its rail-sea service along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), also known as the Middle Corridor, Logistan reports. The Maersk service along the TITR, an international multimodal transport corridor with the length of 11,000 km, runs from China to

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International Affairs TJK

OSCE provides off-grid solar power systems for 1,000 residents on Tajik-Afghan border

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has provided 14 sets of off-grid solar power systems to farms, households, schools, and border outposts on the Tajik-Afghan border which had limited or no access to electricity. The beneficiaries of the project were located in Jamoat Sarichashma, Shamsiddin Shohin district, in the Khatlon region of

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Geo Politics UZB

Rights watchdog slams Uzbek woman’s sentence over decades-old video

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned a parole-like sentence handed to an Uzbek woman in April over her sharing of a 1991 video showing the late President Islam Karimov speaking to Islamists, RFE/RL reported. The move on September 4 comes two weeks after the Tashkent regional court upheld Sevara Shaidullaeva’s 30-month parole-like sentence, which she

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Geo Politics UZB

Uzbekistan: Man sentenced for promoting Soviet Union’s restoration

A court in the southeastern Uzbek city of Samarkand on September 3 handed a parole-like sentence to a local resident for his activities promoting the restoration of the Soviet Union, RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service reported. The 74-year-old man, whose identity was not disclosed, was found guilty of calling to disrupt the constitutional order in Uzbekistan. The

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Geo Politics KZ

Kazakhstan to spend over $32 million on referendum about nuclear power plant

The chairwoman of Kazakhstan’s Central Commission on Referendums (ORK), Sabila Mustafina, said on September 3 that 15.5 billion tenges (more than $32 million) has been requested for a nationwide referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan next month, RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service reported. The announcement came a day after President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced the

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