Uzbekistan
PANNIER: Party in parliament declares itself Uzbekistan's opposition. Something to get excited about?
The country’s registered parties bicker, or pretend to bicker, but they’re all loyal to the president.
China filling void left by USAID’s dismantling
Small and Beautiful marks next phase of Belt & Road Initiative.
Kazakhstan joins Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan in warning Taliban canal could hit water security
Knock-on effects could leave country facing crisis, Astana conference hears.
United States has image problem in Central Asia
Public perceptions toward Washington rapidly swing from positive to negative.
Uzbekistan’s 1Q passenger car imports plummet to 6,950 units from 22,210 a year earlier
Non-tariff barriers have taken a big toll.
Eurasia a significant source of methane emissions – report
Russia and Turkmenistan are primary offenders.
COMMENT: Amid shrinking civic space, will the EBRD still uphold its democratic mandate?
As the global Democracy Index recorded a historic low in 2024, institutions tasked with upholding democratic values are under increasing pressure to adapt.
Afghanistan: Grappling with fall-out of dwindling foreign aid
Almost all US assistance terminated.
Russian tycoon Usmanov wins lawsuit against Luxembourg media giant
A German court has banned Mediahuis Luxembourg S.A., the most important media holding in Luxembourg, from referring to Uzbek-born Russian metals and media tycoon Alisher Usmanov as the owner of the luxury superyacht Dilbar.
EBRD cuts 2025 growth forecasts citing tariffs and global uncertainty
Development bank lowers forecasts for Emerging Europe, Central Asia and North Africa as slowdowns in Germany and China take their toll.
MOSCOW BLOG: A muted V-day parade on Red Square
I have just been watching the Victory Day parade on Red Square. A few observations.
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.