Kazakhstan
Climate change is shortening Central Asia’s growing season – study
It’s bad news for plans to expand farming, but even worse for herders.
bneGREEN: EU takes carbon pricing initiative with CBAM
The EU on 14 July unveiled the details of its proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, which aims to protect EU CO2 emitters from carbon leakage by making exporters to the EU market pay for the CO2 they produce.
Kazakhstan bans agro exports amid drought
The measure may help herders suffering a massive die-off, but will disrupt supply chains that local farmers have been building for years.
bneGREEN: Global investors turn to green energy and away from fossil fuels
The world’s largest global debt and equity investors are continuing to invest in renewable energy despite the pandemic, driven by the wealth of investment opportunities, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis said.
CONFERENCE CALL: Afghanistan crucial to rebuilding ties between Central and South Asia
There is strong political will to forge trade, transport and energy links between Central and South Asia, but achieving this depends on restoring peace in Afghanistan.
bneGREEN: Drought causes mass livestock die-offs and irrigation water shortages in Central Asia
Studies detect shifts in precipitation patterns in the Tian Shan mountains that supply region with much of its freshwater.
bneGREEN: BlackRock raises $250mn to fund climate transition in emerging markets
BlackRock has raised $250mn from a consortium of ten institutional investors, governments and charities for its flagship blended finance fund, which aims to help emerging market economies reduce carbon emissions.
bneGREEN: EU carbon pricing set for radical reforms
The European Commission is to publish legislation on July 14 that will detail the EU’s plans, dubbed “Fit for 55,” to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% from 1990 levels by 2030 as part of wider reforms to European energy and climate laws.
Kazakhstan unveils ambitious green-hydrogen project
Kazakhstan hopes to build the world’s largest green-hydrogen project, which could – in the distant future – help Nur-Sultan meet its clean-energy promises.
Kazakhstan’s golden man gets the Oliver Stone treatment
From the man who brought you Platoon, Wall Street and Born on the Fourth of July comes a blockbuster, new eight-part documentary series about… the former president of Kazakhstan.
bneGREEN: CEE surfs the green bond wave
Issuance has been impressive but in some countries green bonds are still to get off the ground, while in others there is a shortage of high-yield, local currency or 'dark green' issues.
Kazakh annual CPI inflation at 7.9% in June
Analysts predict bank could intervene in second half to bring inflation closer to its 4-6% target corridor.
bneGREEN: What is green?
Defining green energy and indeed green investments is not an exact science, Determining just how green each of the various energy sources are gets complicated once you start digging into the details.
ING: OPEC+ fails to come to a deal
The standoff between the UAE and the rest of OPEC+ continues, with Monday’s meeting cancelled. In theory this means that OPEC+ output will remain unchanged in August, which would be bullish for prices in the short term.
A bumpy road towards relevance for Kazakhstan's AIFC stock market
Three years ago, Central Asia’s largest economy launched a new financial centre, complete with a bourse that runs on a Nasdaq trading platform. So how’s it faring? The jury is still very much out.
Taliban sweep through northern Afghanistan, forcing government troops to flee across border to Tajikistan
The Taliban launched an assault on the northern regions of Afghanistan against government troops about a week ago and have rapidly captured most of the northern provinces.
Russia frets about ISIS in Afghanistan, Central Asia looks sanguine
Russia says it is worried that the Islamic State is gaining strength apace in northern Afghanistan. The United States looks to be bracing itself for a collapsing Afghanistan. But Central Asian states neighbouring Afghanistan are much more sanguine.
Almaty nonchalant over earthquake fears
As Kazakhstan awaits the Big One, its seismologists are underfunded while ever-taller buildings rise in the earthquake-prone commercial capital.
bneGREEN: Hydro’s elderly turbines need fresh investment to contribute to net zero
Hydro needs new investment to replace elderly infrastructure and accelerate the road to net zero, the IEA says.
Under half of emerging Europe economies to achieve full recovery in 2021
EBRD says recovery from the coronacrisis is progressing faster than expected, but many emerging Europe economies won’t return to 2019 levels of GDP until 2022.
