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Tajik President Emomali Rahmon arrived in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, yesterday afternoon for participation in the 6th Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia and the first summit between the countries of Central Asia and Japan. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan, Daler Juma, participated in the first meeting of the energy ministers of Central Asia’s nations, which took place in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, on August 6. asiaplustj.info »
Ivo Lansky, Senior Director of Nokia for Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey, and Central Asia, visited Dushanbe to sign agreements with local companies and discuss Nokia's future plans. asiaplustj.info »
The Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-K), an affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, is reportedly ramping up its media outreach in Central Asia. The group’s propaganda efforts are raising concerns about the possibility of a terror attack in the region. asiaplustj.info »
Every year the water shortage will be felt more and more acutely in the Central Asian region, especially in its downstream countries (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan); first of all this is due to irrational use of water in all five countries of the region. asiaplustj.info »
Elevate Global Access Through E-Commerce (E-GATE) seeks to alleviate poverty by opening new opportunities and broadening market access for Central Asian producers and smaller business entities (SBEs), says press release issued by the World Bank. asiaplustj.info »
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) energy ministers/ meeting that took place in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, on June 20-21 has approved the Draft Strategy for the Expansion of Energy Cooperation for the period up to 2030. asiaplustj.info »
Ambassador Terhi Hakala, the EU Special Representative (EUSR) for Central Asia, was in Dushanbe to participate in 3rd High-Level International Conference on International Decade for Action "Water for Sustainable Development", 2018-2028,which took place here on June 10-13. asiaplustj.info »
Zakon.kz says Kazakhstan’s trade with Central Asia’s nations has been decreasing. Over the first quarter of this year, Kazakhstan external trade turnover has reported been estimated at 31.2 billion US dollars, which is 5.6 percent fewer than in the same period last year. asiaplustj.info »
The official website of the State Council of China says China and the five countries of Central Asia are creating a mechanism to improve responses to natural disasters. asiaplustj.info »
The Regional Forum of Basin Organizations took place in Dushanbe yesterday on the sidelines of the Third High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018-2028, which is being held in the Tajik capital on June 10-13 within the framework of the Dushanbe Water Process. asiaplustj.info »
CABAR.asia reported on May 30 that its correspondent has visited the border area between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan to see how the construction of the Qosh Tepa canal by Afghanistan is affecting the irrigation system in Uzbekistan. asiaplustj.info »
Led by Mr. Henrik Hololei, Hors Class Adviser of the Directorate General for International Partnerships of the European Commission, the high-level mission took place to Tajikistan on May 30-31. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty said on May 30 that Volodymyr Zelenskiy may not have been trying to offend Central Asian leaders last week when he suggested that their international positioning remained pro-Russian “out of fear of the Kremlin. asiaplustj.info »
On Thursday May 30, 2024, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin met in Rome with Ambassador Terhi Hakala, the European Union Special Representative for Central Asia, according to the Tajik MFA information department. asiaplustj.info »
On May 29, 2024, foreign ministers of Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan met in Rome on the sidelines of the Third Ministerial Meeting “Italy + Central Asia”, according to the Tajik MFA information department. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday May 29, foreign ministers of Central Asia’s nations met in Rome with top managers of influential Italian companies on the sidelines of the Third Ministerial Meeting “Italy + Central Asia”. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday May 29, the top Tajik diplomat Sirojiddin Muhriddin, heading a government delegation, participated in the Third Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs “Central Asia - Italy” in the C5+1 format, which took place in Rome. asiaplustj.info »
China and five Central Asian nations will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) late this month to establish a China-Central Asia emergency management cooperation mechanism, Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua reported yesterday, citing a Chinese official. asiaplustj.info »
Moscow and Tashkent have signed an accord for Russia to build a small-capacity nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan, as Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent, within his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev. asiaplustj.info »
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has suggested some Central Asian countries are frightened of Moscow and urged them to join a Kyiv-backed peace initiative. Zelenskiy was speaking on May 24 to Radio Liberty while meeting reporters at a print works in Kharkiv that had been bombed by Russia the previous day in an attack that killed at least seven people. asiaplustj.info »
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has named H asiaplustj.info »
Aktualno.uz , citing the Minister of Energy of Uzbekistan Zhyrabek Mirzamahmudov, says Tajikistan will rejoin the Central Asian unified power grid in the near future. “We plan to connect Tajikistan to the Central Asian unified power grid this month,” Uzbek minister was quoted as stating at the international energy conference in Tashkent yesterday. asiaplustj.info »
The U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is hosting the 13th Central Asia Trade Forum, entitled “Trade Connections: Bridging Globally,” on May 14 and 15 at the Rixos Hotel in Almaty, Kazakhstan. asiaplustj.info »
Iran’s Ambassador to Tajikistan Alireza Haghighian has said that Iran is ready to serve as a gateway to international markets for Central Asian countries. asiaplustj.info »
All five Central Asian presidents are scheduled to attend events in Moscow dedicated to the World War II Victory Day. asiaplustj.info »
In a statement delivered on the occasion of the world Press Freedom Day, the High representative of the European Union, Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles, in particular, noted that in 2024, with elections taking place in over 60 countries around the globe, the work of journalists is more significant than ever. asiaplustj.info »
It seems that the Russian authorities are having a hard time accepting that Russia is playing second fiddle to China when it comes to trade in Central Asia. Eurasianet says the reluctance of Russian officials to acknowledge trade reality was on display at trade fair “INNOPROM Central Asia” that took place in Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent from April 22 to April 24. asiaplustj.info »
Central Asian nations are easing barriers, addressing a prerequisite for the formation of a unified regional market. The creation of a unified Central Asian market enabling the seamless movement of goods and services is a central aim of the B5+1 process, a regional economic blueprint supported by the United States. asiaplustj.info »
News Central Asia ( nCa ) says the population of Central Asia is currently in excess of 80. 8 million. There has been an average growth of one million during the past ten years. The experts reportedly estimate that by 2050, the population of Central Asia would exceed 100 million. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Siberia Realities reported on April 21 that nationalists have carried out “raids” against Central Asian-owned small businesses in several Siberian regions as reports of xenophobic incidents continue to rise following the deadly Crocus City Hall terrorist attack near Moscow last month. asiaplustj.info »
Developing economies in Asia and the Pacific are forecast to expand by 4.9% on average this year as the region continues its resilient growth amid robust domestic demand, improving semiconductor exports, and recovering tourism, says a report released by the Asian Development Bank on April 11. asiaplustj.info »
Eldaniz Gusseinov of the Ibn Khaldun University’s Heydar Aliyev Center for Eurasian Studies, alongside Abakhon Sultonazarov, IWPR Central Asia Regional Director, contend that the interplay between Central Asia’s ties with the West and China signals the onset of a resource rivalry. asiaplustj.info »
Islamic Banking is growing from a small base in Central Asian countries with financings of about $500 million as of September 30, 2023, S&P Global Ratings said in its report “Islamic Banking in Central Asia Remains Nascent,” published on February 27 this year. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty says many Tajik migrants have been facing -- or threatened with -- deportation, entry denial, beatings, and verbal assaults in Russia in recent days as anti-migrant and anti-Tajik sentiment rises in the aftermath of the March 22 terrorist attack near Moscow. asiaplustj.info »
Azerbaijan’s armiya.az, citing the press center of the county’s Defense Ministry, reports that Azerbaijan and four Central Asian nations, including Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, will conduct a joint operational-tactical command-and-staff drill in July this year. asiaplustj.info »
Enhanced security measures have been implemented in Central Asia’s nations following the March 22 terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow. Additional security measures were reportedly taken in public places. asiaplustj.info »
The risk of conflicts in Central Asian countries over resources such as territory and water is growing, a threat that the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is poised to neutralize, CSTO Secretary-General Imangali Tasmagambetov said in an interview with Igor Korotchenko, Editor-in-Chief of the Natsionalnaya Oborona ( National Defense ) magazine. asiaplustj.info »
Some media outlets reports that in the wake of the March 22 assault, there has been a surge in raids on dormitories and workplaces where Central Asian migrants live and work, as well as heightened checks on migrant workers. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet says Russian President Vladimir Putin has suffered a crushing election defeat in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s business capital. Elsewhere in Central Asia, where many thousands of Russian citizenship-holders cast their ballot in the presidential elections over the weekend, he performed far more strongly. asiaplustj.info »
A two-day command-and-staff drill being held by the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a Russia-led military bloc, is concluding today. asiaplustj.info »
The five main river basins in Central Asia are formed by the Amu Darya, Syr Darya, Balkhash-Alakol, Ob-Irtysh, and Ural rivers. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday February 28, Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali received BYD Regional Director for Central Asia Ivan Tsao. The Dushanbe Administration press center says the parties discussed state and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Dushanbe Administration and BYD Company. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet says Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was not always well-regarded in Central Asia, because of his history of ill-judged remarks about people from the region. His death has nevertheless been greeted there with shock and dismay, if also much indifference. asiaplustj.info »
The Bank of Russia said on February 21 that it had revoked the banking license of Qiwi Bank for engaging in what it described as high-risk operations after a series of warnings, a step that sent its Moscow-listed shares plummeting 25% to a more than one-year low. asiaplustj.info »
An article by Jihad Azour, Gareth Anderson, Ling Zhu that as published on November 6, 2022 notes that nearly all 32 countries in the Middle East and Central Asia have pledged to contain greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as part of the Paris Agreement. asiaplustj.info »
The Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) International Bank of Tajikistan (IBT) is the first financial institution to purchase bonds of the Ministry of Finance of Tajikistan (MOF). The bank has reportedly purchased the MoF bonds in the amount of 30 million somonis. asiaplustj.info »
Kazakhstan's Defense Minister Ruslan Zhaksylykov said that the country will host large-scale army exercises with the participation of five countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan. asiaplustj.info »
The Diplomat notes that over the last few months, several horrific cases of violence against women have broken onto headlines in Central Asia. In September, it was Asel Nogoibayeva, tortured by her ex-husband for hours in front of her 10-year-old son in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. asiaplustj.info »
An article posted on CABAR.asia’s website notes that in Central Asia’s nations, criticism of journalistic materials by journalists has failed to become peculiar to the media community. asiaplustj.info »
