Central Asia

Sanctions lifted: Dushanbe City Bank resumes international operations

The bank is returning to full-scale international operations.

Gasoline and diesel fuel in Dushanbe rose in price by 8.9% due to the war in the Middle East

The rise in global oil prices and, consequently, the cost of petroleum products has triggered the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

It’s unlikely that the West will impose secondary hard-hitting sanctions against Central Asian nations

The European Commission announced the upcoming 11th package of anti-Russian sanctions, which will be now not against Russia, but against third countries supplying sanctioned...

Kazakhstan, China to introduce mutual visa-free regime

Kazakh media reports say the governments of Kazakhstan and China intend to introduce a mutual visa-free regime. “In this regard, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry has...

Each of ministers and rectors in Uzbekistan obligated to care of 50 young people in need

On Tuesday, April 11,  Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a videoconference on measures to improve the effectiveness of work carried out in youth policy. According...

The Eurasian Development Bank to invest US$600 million in renewable energy within the next three years

The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) plans to invest 600 million US dollars in renewable energy projects within the next three years. Albrecht Conrad, Head...

Volume of water in Central Asia’s two main rivers expected to shrink by 20% in the coming irrigation season

Eurasianet says Uzbekistan expects the volume of water in the region’s two main rivers to shrink by 20 percent in the coming irrigation season...

Resurgence of independence: how Central Asia is moving towards decolonization

Some Central Asian states speak about decolonization of the region more often.  Local communities try to rethink their links to the Soviet history and...

“Salimboybacha” awarded Ludvig Nobel prize

Uzbek sports functionary and philanthropist Salim Abduvaliyev, who is popular known as Salimboybacha, has been awarded the Ludvig Nobel prize. The prize awarding ceremony took...

Uzbekistan offers establishment of single payment system in Central Asia

Uzbek media reports say Uzbekistan has offered the establishment of a single payment system in Central Asia. Podrobno.uz, citing the Ministry of Investment, Industry and...

Central Asia in need of establishment of regional platform for cooperation on energy related matters

Ibrahim Mammadov (Azerbaijan), Research Fellow at the Caucasian Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies (QAFSAM), notes in an article for CABAR.asia that the...

Russian exiles in Kyrgyzstan reportedly facing pressure from local law enforcement for anti-war stance

Eurasianet says a group of Russians who moved to Kyrgyzstan following their country’s invasion of Ukraine are coming under escalating pressure from law enforcement...
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