Uzbekistan

M360 GSMA Eurasia event spotlights rich promise of mobile tech, 5G and AI

Mokhi Sultanova in Tashkent May 23, 2025

Mobile technologies and services said to have generated 7.7%, or $220bn, of GDP across region last year.

Tajikistan faces uphill climb to wire the country

Eurasianet May 22, 2025

Dushanbe has slowest Internet in Eurasia.

Uzbekistan’s foreign trade expands 16% y/y in Jan–April to $24.6bn

Mokhi Sultanova in Tashkent May 22, 2025

Fuelled by a 35% rise in exports. Gold shipments up 60%.

Turkmen labour migrants turning elsewhere as Turkey is less welcoming

Alexander Thompson for Eurasianet May 21, 2025

Uzbekistan and Belarus new, hot destinations.

Uzbekistan: Hub for electric vehicles in Central Asia – report

Eurasianet May 21, 2025

China expanding share of global EV market.

PANNIER: Party in parliament declares itself Uzbekistan's opposition. Something to get excited about?

Bruce Pannier May 19, 2025

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

Eurasianet May 19, 2025

Small and Beautiful marks next phase of Belt & Road Initiative.

Kazakhstan joins Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan in warning Taliban canal could hit water security

bne IntelliNews May 18, 2025

Knock-on effects could leave country facing crisis, Astana conference hears.

United States has image problem in Central Asia

bne IntelliNews May 17, 2025

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

Mokhi Sultanova in Tashkent May 15, 2025

Non-tariff barriers have taken a big toll.

Eurasia a significant source of methane emissions – report

Eurasianet May 14, 2025

Russia and Turkmenistan are primary offenders.

COMMENT: Amid shrinking civic space, will the EBRD still uphold its democratic mandate?

Nina Lesikhina of the CEE Bankwatch Network May 14, 2025

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

Eurasianet May 13, 2025

Almost all US assistance terminated.

Russian tycoon Usmanov wins lawsuit against Luxembourg media giant

Ben Aris in Berlin May 13, 2025

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

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow May 13, 2025

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

Ben Aris in Berlin May 10, 2025

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”

Bruce Pannier May 8, 2025

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

Eurasianet May 7, 2025

Renewables are up, fossil fuels down.

UN agencies launch programme to strengthen youth resilience in Uzbekistan to cybercrime, digital violence

Mokhi Sultanova in Tashkent May 5, 2025

Growing concerns over risks posed by rapid digitalisation of society.

Post-war order teetering – rights watchdog

Eurasianet May 5, 2025

Eurasia “at forefront” of assault on individual freedoms.

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