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Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan’s efforts to privatize state-owned banks will face significant challenges and are likely to be postponed, according to Pavel Kaptel, Director of Financial Institutions…
Year: 2025
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Tajikistan
Tajikistan emphasizes the importance of systemic media cooperation in Central Asia
Modern digital technologies require the countries of Central Asia to reassess their approaches to protecting the information space and develop joint solutions. This was…
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Kazakhstan
Beepul ‘s rising popularity: 3.5x user growth, transaction up 2.3x in 2024
Kazakhstan’s state-owned uranium producer, Kazatomprom, has entered into a long-term supply agreement with ČEZ, a. s., one of Central Europe’s largest energy companies, enhancing…
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Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan launches WB funded environmental initiative to reduce disaster risks
Kyrgyzstan has launched RESILAND CA+, a large-scale environmental initiative aimed at protecting nature and preventing natural disasters, Kabar reported. Funded by the World Bank,…
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Kyrgyzstan
Turkish investments in hydroelectric power stations in Kyrgyzstan: will there be an environmental assessment?
The leadership of Kyrgyzstan is actively looking for ways to develop the country’s energy sector, relying on hydropower, which is often positioned as «green».…
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Uzbekistan
Landscape of market pricing remains crucial for energy sector investors, says Edward Chow of CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program
A Chinese investor plans to invest $250mn to construct a modern complex over 55 hectares in the city of Babur, Andijan region. The project…
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Tajikistan
Geopolitics of the Ukrainian crisis and its Impact on Central Asia: a perspective from Tajikistan
Central Asian countries are not interested in the continuation of the conflict in Ukraine, as they maintain close relations with both sides of the…
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Kazakhstan
Ipoteka bank Joins AmCham Uzbekistan!
Uzbekistan’s passport ranks 80th in the global Passport Index ranking, with citizens able to enter only 62 countries without a visa. The ranking, reflected…
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Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan discuss launch of new flights
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are mulling over the idea of kicking off direct flights on the Dushanbe–Issyk-Kul and Khujand–Issyk-Kul routes, Trend reports, citing the Civil…
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Kyrgyzstan
RKFR is allocating $1 million for the construction of a small hydroelectric power station on the Shamshi River
The Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund (RCDF) is allocating $1 million for the construction of a small hydroelectric power station on the Shamshi River in the…