Uzbekistan
PANNIER: Barbed wire gives lie to talk of Kyrgyz-Tajik border deal symbolising “eternal friendship”
It’s a pitiful sight in the beautiful Ferghana Valley, where, in thousands of years of habitation, a formal frontier never existed.
Looking at ramifications of China’s shifting energy usage patterns on Central Asia
Renewables are up, fossil fuels down.
UN agencies launch programme to strengthen youth resilience in Uzbekistan to cybercrime, digital violence
Growing concerns over risks posed by rapid digitalisation of society.
Post-war order teetering – rights watchdog
Eurasia “at forefront” of assault on individual freedoms.
First-ever Uzbek-language startup guidebook series launched to support aspiring entrepreneurs
“In every region I’ve visited, I’ve seen talented young people full of ideas — but they struggle to find resources they can actually use," says Startup Garage founder Mukhammad Khalil.
After Samarkand summit, Europe’s quest for Central Asian resources meets reality
Playing long game for rare earths.
Turkey’s foreign policy falling apart on all fronts, writes shadow minister
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.
COMMENT: Embracing “Greater Central Asia” has become a strategic imperative for US
Wider region increasingly seen as arena in which major powers’ interests, such as in sourcing critical minerals, collide and converge.
Uzbekistan’s 1Q gold exports jump to $3.6bn as world prices hit record levels
Billion-dollar surge recorded. Shipments of precious metal account for 44% of country's overall export volume.
COMMENT: Business and Government in a new partnership for Uzbekistan’s future
Just a decade ago, the idea of building a modern ski resort in Uzbekistan felt like wishful thinking. Its snow-capped mountains were admired for their beauty, but few imagined they could attract international tourists, athletes or investors.
Sanctioned tycoon Usmanov wins another legal victory against German daily
Russian-Uzbek businessman Alisher Usmanov has won another legal victory in his campaign to clear his name after German newspaper Münchner Merkur was ordered to retract a series of articles that formed the basis for investigations and sanctions.
Uzbekistan: Reform drive will soon face critical hump – expert
Russian gas dependency poses significant obstacle.
URUS-ClearPic: The Big Four of US, China, Russia and Europe vie for investment in Central Asia
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.
Uzbekistan's Startup Garage arrives in North Africa with Casablanca launch
Pursuing "launchpad" relations with local investors, accelerators and entrepreneurs.
China spikes Gazprom gas export plan in Central Asia
Russian energy company keeps gushing red ink.
Uzbekistan’s Borderless university applications for emerging market students startup flourishes
“Students are not picking universities. They just want to leave and study abroad. We make that happen,” says the CEO and founder of Borderless, an online application that helps students from emerging markets find a university place.
US strikes mineral deals with Uzbekistan – Tashkent report
Nuclear energy cooperation also in play.
Tajikistan: Rogun Dam project going under microscope
World Bank’s financing role facing scrutiny.
China trying to expand role as arms supplier to Central Asia
Uzbekistan reportedly considering purchase of Chinese fighters.
Measuring impact of US tariffs on Central Asia and South Caucasus
Little near-term pain, but lots of uncertainty about future.