Central Asian nations reportedly received record high amounts of remittances from Russia last year

Citing central banks of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Armenia, RBC said on January 28 that these countries received record high mounts of remittances from Russia last year. RBC notes that it failed to get information on Tajikistan.   Uzbek national last year reportedly sent 14. asiaplustj.info »

2023-01-30 08:59

Central Asian leaders gather in Kyrgyzstan for their fourth consultative meeting

The leaders of five Central Asian nations today gathered at the Cholpon-Ata resort town, Kyrgyzstan for their fourth consultative meeting. Radio Liberty says they will discuss economic and political cooperation after recent unrest in the region and moves by Moscow to increase Russia's influence in the former Soviet republics. asiaplustj.info »

2022-07-20 15:28

Central Asian leaders set to meet in Kyrgyzstan for fourth consultative meeting

Following summits in 2018, 2019 and 2021, the 2022 meeting comes amid a great number of regional difficulties and concerns.  On July 21, the five Central Asian presidents will gather for their fourth consultative meeting in Kyrgyzstan, at the Cholpon-Ata resort town on the northern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul. asiaplustj.info »

2022-07-05 08:46

EU, Central Asian states and Afghanistan hold annual political and security dialogue

The eighth High-Level Political and Security Dialogue between the European Union (EU) and the countries of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) took place in Tashkent on July 1, with the participation of Afghanistan as special guest, according to the EU Delegation to Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »

2021-07-05 09:04

Central Asian countries strengthen cooperation to support sustainable economic recovery post-COVID-19

Countries participating in the United Nations Special Programme for Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) have recognized the need for a more integrated approach towards structural economic transformation in order to build back better while staying on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. asiaplustj.info »

2020-11-18 12:34