Kazakhstan
China signs billions worth of contracts with Turkmenistan, but no financing
China - Central Asia Monitor: April 24-30, 2026.
Tentative signs of recovery in Kazakh manufacturing seen in April PMI
New orders rise for first time in four months.
Is Russia quietly blocking the development of the Middle Corridor?
Mysteriously, the project to build the transit route’s most critical piece of infrastructure, Anaklia deep sea port in Georgia, remains stalled.
Trump sons hold stake in Kazakh Tungsten venture backed by $1.6bn in US government funds
Donald Trump's two sons have taken a financial stake in a mining venture that last year secured up to $1.6bn in US government-backed financing to develop what is described as the world's largest undeveloped tungsten deposit in Kazakhstan.
Croatia seeks extradition of former ski chief arrested in Kazakhstan
Vedran Pavlek was arrested in Kazakhstan as part of a widening corruption investigation involving tens of millions of euros.
Russia accuses West of wanting to wreck Rosatom’s plans to bring nuclear power to Central Asia
Security Council official says campaign to discredit state corporation is under way.
Central Asia green finance grows, led by Kazakhstani private sector
Kazakhstan is Central Asia’s leading market for green and sustainable bonds, and there is strong potential in other countries, according to Manas Gizhduaniyev, chief executive of the AIFC Green Finance Centre.
Iran-linked shock’s impact on Emerging Europe seen milder than 2022 crisis, says wiiw economist
Severity of current shock in Emerging Europe linked to Iran war unlikely to match the 2022 crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Trump sons reportedly take stake in Kazakh miner boasting $1.6bn in US government support
Tungsten deal was a highlight of last November’s White House summit with Central Asia’s leaders.
Russia would not accept military presence of outside powers in Central Asia, says defence minister
Andrei Belousov tells SCO meeting Moscow is “closely monitoring” moves made by “non-regional states”.
Why global population collapse will keep the wars coming
Demographers warned for decades that ageing, declining states grow more dangerous, not less. The wars now spreading from Eastern Europe to the Gulf to East Asia look increasingly like the opening engagements of a long contest over who outlasts whom.
Emerging Europe weathers Iran war shock, but risks mount, wiiw says
Higher energy prices, weaker trade and geopolitical uncertainty weigh on the region’s outlook, according to new forecasts from the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies.
Berlin's Kazakh oil fiction is ending and the numbers don't add up
The Kremlin has announced that it will end a three-year old deal to deliver “Kazakh” oil to Berlin from the start of May, plunging Berlin into a fresh energy shortfall crisis as it scrambles to find an alternative source of crude.
Germany in talks with Poland over oil route for Schwedt refinery after Russia halts supplies
Germany is in talks with Poland on whether replacement oil supplies can be delivered to the PCK Schwedt refinery through the Polish port of Gdańsk after Russia said it would halt Kazakh crude flows to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline.
INTERVIEW: Kazakhstan bets on reliability, digitisation to capture shifting global supply chains
Deputy Trade Minister Aset Nusupov says changing global trade patterns are opening new opportunities for Kazakhstan thanks to its position on the Middle Corridor.
Central Asia targets skills gap as renewable energy push accelerates
With investments into renewables accelerating, the region faces a widening gap between labour market needs and available skills.
Central Asia in race to close power-generation gap – report
Greater regional coordination seen as key to solving conundrum.
Which countries have fertility rates above the replacement level - OWID
Fertility rates — which measure the average number of children per woman — have been falling worldwide. Since 1950, global fertility rates have halved, from almost 5 children per woman to 2.2, Our World in Data (OWID) reports.
Central Asian countries commit to stronger action on air pollution at Astana summit
Aging industrial infrastructure remains a major challenge, while car use has increased rapidly as populations become more affluent.
Kazakhstan proposes regional ‘Green Shield’ to combat desertification in Central Asia
Desertification is accelerating across the region, with 9 sqm of land turning into desert every minute.