Tajikistan
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.
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.
Central Asia, EU pledge deeper cooperation on water and energy
Central Asia is among the regions most exposed to climate change, with accelerated glacier melt altering river flows and more frequent droughts disrupting hydropower generation.
Developing countries must not bear climate burden alone, Central Asian leaders say
Presidents tell Regional Ecological Summit in Astana the global shift to a low-carbon economy risks deepening inequality unless it is managed fairly with stronger support for developing countries.
Middle Corridor in play
Squeezed by a sanctioned Russia to the north and a war prone Middle East to the south, the Middle Corridor that runs through Central Asia and the Caucasus is back in play as the main route connecting Europe to Asia by land.
Thousands of Central Asia-bound trucks stuck in Azerbaijan due to war-hit Iran’s border closure
Unable to use northern Iranian roads, truckers are forced to wait their turn for a ferry crossing.
Jesus punches Trump in face in AI video posted by Iran’s embassy in Tajikistan
Clip then shows bloodied US leader knocked into fiery pit of hell.
Tajik government finds that being party pooper is profitable
Law regulating weddings, birthdays and funerals reaps over $1mn in fines.
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UPDATE: Pakistan launches Iran transit corridor with first shipment to Central Asia
Pakistan has formally launched a new overland trade corridor via Iran, dispatching its first export consignment from Karachi to Tashkent.
Pakistan’s Ghazab Lil-Haq operation and the prospect of regime change in Afghanistan
A Eurasianet partner post from the Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst.
PANNIER: Taliban look north for friends
Faced by a hostile Pakistan to the east and south, and a conflict-wracked Iran to the west, Afghanistan’s rulers turn to Central Asia for options.
CEVF 2026 provides window on Central Asia’s growing venture ecosystem
Held for the first time in Uzbekistan, event offered 800 investors, founders and tech leaders insights into innovation landscape.
PANNIER: Uzbekistan’s air pollution officials search for lasting solutions
There’s no quick fix to a dilemma made worse by increasingly frequent dust storms.
$2bn World Bank loan to eliminate Bosporus bottleneck in China-Europe trade corridor breakthrough
INRAIL project also a boost for commerce aross Central Asia, Caucasus and Middle East.
TCHAKAROV: Shockwaves from Tehran in the Caucasus and Central Asia
The spillover effects of recent developments in Iran have already begun to manifest themselves in ways that demand investor attention.
India striving to keep trade pace with Pakistan, reaching out to Central Asia
South Asian rivalry adding new dimension.
Middle East conflict fallout to slow growth, push up inflation in Emerging Europe and Mediterranean region, EBRD says
Development bank says economic fallout is already spreading, through higher energy and fertiliser costs, damage to tourism and higher debt-servicing costs.
Tajikistan adapting its approach on Afghanistan
Bolstering border defences while stepping up diplomatic engagement.
Russia jails for life four Tajik gunmen, 11 others over Crocus City Hall terrorist atrocity
149 people perished in horrific attack in outer Moscow claimed by Islamic State offshoot.