Central Asia

Kyrgyz deputy prime minister orders dismissal of up to 20% of school teachers

Kyrgyzstan’s Deputy Prime Minister Edil Baisalov has instructed the Ministry of Education to conduct a large-scale evaluation of school teachers and dismiss up to...

Electricity for water: three Central A sia’s nations agree on mutual support amid hydrological crisis

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan have reached a mutual agreement to support each other in managing water and energy resources, as the region faces worsening...

Kazakhstan temporarily restricts rail freight transportation to Central Asian countries

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (Kazakh Railways, or KTZ), the national railway company, has imposed a ban on the transportation of all types of cargo to...

Kyrgyzstan launches world’s first government-issued gold-backed stablecoin

Kyrgyzstan has become the first country in the world to officially issue a government-backed stablecoin fully backed by physical gold. The ceremonial launch of...

Uzbek president appoints his daughter to oversee employment of people with disabilities

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has appointed his youngest daughter, Shahnoza Mirziyoyeva, to oversee the coordination of employment issues for people with disabilities. Fergana...

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