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Japan’s Development Pitch to Central Asia

By announcing new investments in Central Asia, Japan is entering a crowded field of competition and must prove the advantages ...
If 2025 proved Central Asia's strategic connectivity in a contested world, 2026 will test if it is a resilient, predictable ...
One of Iran’s primary interests in Central Asia is to ease its long-standing political, diplomatic and economic isolation.
MOSCOW. Dec 26 (Interfax) - Supplies of Russian gas to consumers in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan) grew 20% in 2025, Gazprom Management Board Chairman Alexei Miller said during a ...
Overall, the Council of Elders may be regarded as an instrument for strengthening the resilience and strategic agency of ...
Over the past 18 months, Chinese investment in the Eurasian region rose by $7.4 billion, up 13% compared to 2023. Kazakhstan ...
China's influence is rapidly expanding its economic and trade across Central Asia, with growing business ties, major ...
A new documentary series from Uzbekistan explores how Central Asian scholars shaped global science, challenging Eurocentric ...
Mr. Kasimov Ilzat Ablaxatovich, Deputy Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan (left), and ...
Chinese and Gulf capital are driving Central Asia’s renewable energy build-out through distinct but intersecting investment ...
Uzbekistan’s new Islamic Civilization Center aims to reshape how Central Asia is seen globally, highlighting its role in ...
Tajikistan is proposing the creation of a regional mechanism to legally regulate artificial intelligence and other new ...