Small and Beautiful marks next phase of Belt & Road Initiative.
Knock-on effects could leave country facing crisis, Astana conference hears.
Russia and Turkmenistan are primary offenders.
Almost all US assistance terminated.
Development bank lowers forecasts for Emerging Europe, Central Asia and North Africa as slowdowns in Germany and China take their toll.
I have just been watching the Victory Day parade on Red Square. A few observations.
Offering confirmation that Ashgabat is ready to do business with Western firms.
Renewables are up, fossil fuels down.
Eurasia “at forefront” of assault on individual freedoms.
Playing long game for rare earths.
Some forecasting even indicates the decline of the body of water could pose a threat to the shipping section of the rapidly expanding Middle Corridor transit route.
Ankara took a slap to the chops as Turkic Central Asian states inked an investment-linked deal on relations with Brussels that pointedly included no recognition of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Wider region increasingly seen as arena in which major powers’ interests, such as in sourcing critical minerals, collide and converge.
New rules seen as part of wider opening to trade opportunities.
Historically, it is the ultimate crossroads between Europe, the Middle East, South Asia and East Asia – and the central component for most of the Silk Road. Now the Central Asian countries find themselves caught between the Big Four.
Rate of ascent appears to make her odds-on for speaker of parliament role.
World Bank’s financing role facing scrutiny.
Uzbekistan reportedly considering purchase of Chinese fighters.
Little near-term pain, but lots of uncertainty about future.
Kazakhstan boasts 19 out of 34 types of critical raw materials seen as essential to EU economy, while the five 'stans' have 40% of the world’s reserves of manganese.