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IPCC releases dire sixth climate update in run-up to COP30

Ben Aris in Berlin July 25, 2025

“Any further delay in global action to slow climate change and adapt to its impacts will miss a brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all”.

EXPLAINER: The high stakes behind the Zangezur Corridor

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow July 25, 2025

Proposed corridor linking Azerbaijan’s main territory with its Nakhchivan exclave across Armenia could slash transit times from Asia to Europe along the Middle Corridor but faces fierce opposition from Yerevan.

Driverless cargo trucks introduced on Kazakhstan-China border

Nizom Khodjayev in Astana July 25, 2025

“Smart Customs” project includes electronic goods declaration system, continuous unmanned freight movement and automated navigation.

Strike breaks out at construction site where Russia is building Turkey’s first nuclear power plant

bne IntelliNews July 24, 2025

Rosatom blames unpaid wages on “unfriendly countries” blocking project funds. Launch of first reactor years behind schedule.

Multimodal China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan rail and road freight route goes into operation

bne IntelliNews July 24, 2025

Corridor connects Wuhan in central China to Tashkent. With realisation of the “CKU” railroad years away, operators will hope for brisk business.

PANNIER: Stakes in fight against terrorism raised as Uzbekistan discovers ISKP cell led by teenage woman

Bruce Pannier July 24, 2025

Suspect in custody allegedly radicalised at Islamic school in Turkey. Development is disturbing for authorities.

ICJ declares healthy environment is a human right in landmark climate ruling

Ben Aris in Berlin July 24, 2025

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued a historic advisory opinion recognising a clean and sustainable environment as a human right, declaring that states which fail to curb emissions may be in violation of international law.

Earth overshoot day is already long past - Statista

Felix Richter of Statistia July 24, 2025

July 24 marks this year's Earth Overshoot Day, the day that humanity’s demand for ecological resources exceeds the resources Earth can regenerate within that year, Statista reports. That day has already long passed.

Uzbekistan’s Click and Kazakhstan’s Halyk Bank announce $237mn fintech banking partnership deal

Mokhi Sultanova in Tashkent July 23, 2025

Combination to further integrate digital and traditional services on Uzbek market.

Breakthrough moment for Trans-Afghan Railway project hailed by Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan

bne IntelliNews July 22, 2025

Three countries agree to prepare feasibility study. Russia too would benefit from infrastructure linking Central Asia to Arabian Sea coast.

World has less than three years to avert worst climate impacts, scientists warn

bne IntelliNews July 22, 2025

A new global climate report warns that the world is on the brink of irreversible damage. The findings come amid sluggish international action ahead of COP30.

COMMENT: Can BRICS deliver beyond the rhetoric? experts weigh in

Ricardo Martins in Utrecht July 22, 2025

BRICS has evolved from an emerging economies club into a coalition Trump sees as threatening enough to warrant tariffs. Experts reveal tensions between China's dominance and multipolar goals, with institutional gaps but growing Global South support.

Fleet-cannibalised Russian aviation can only look on as Central Asia carriers take over regional market segments

bne IntelliNews July 20, 2025

Moscow has even considered asking Kazakhstan to run some of its domestic flight connections.

Fitch upgrades Trump’s effective tariff rate to 19.4%

bne IntelliNews July 18, 2025

President Donald Trump’s evolving trade policy is set to sharply increase the United States’ effective tariff rate (ETR), with Fitch Ratings warning of substantial rises as new duties take effect on August 1.

Geopolitics is weighing on FDI, capital chasing certainty over scale – study

bne IntelliNews July 18, 2025

The world is living through turbulent times, but investors are still chasing returns which has affected the flows of international foreign direct investment.

Central Asia wary Russia will turn on ruble “printing press” to cope with cooling economy, say experts

bne IntelliNews July 17, 2025

If Russian economy slips into recession a consequent fall in migrant remittances would particularly hit Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

Cities across Central Asia bearing brunt of climate crisis

bne IntelliNews July 17, 2025

Road expansion, mass parking turn Tashkent into a “real frying pan”. Liveability under threat.

IMF: The debate over falling fertility

Michael Kuhn is director of the Economic Frontiers Program at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Klaus Prettner is a professor at the Vienna University of Economics and Business., David E Bloom is a professor of economics and demography at Harvard University’s TH Chan School of Public Health., Ravi Sadhu is a research assistant at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health July 16, 2025

A decline in global population later this century may threaten human progress, or it may lead to better lives.

Russia’s relegation in Central Asia trade complete as China takes Tajikistan export-import crown

bne IntelliNews July 15, 2025

Moscow now playing second fiddle to Beijing across the ex-Soviet space.

Etihad Airways announces seven new routes from Abu Dhabi hub

bne IntelliNews July 15, 2025

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will launch seven new destinations from Abu Dhabi between November 2025 and March 2026, expanding its network across the Middle East.

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