Eurasianet

The Great Game’s got a new name.

Uzbekistan strives to improve ability to combat extremism, drug-trafficking and cybercrime.

MoU with Azerbaijan, Georgia gives boost to Middle Corridor.

Fear of secondary sanctions prompting Bishkek to cut a major fiscal cord with Russia.

Revenue takes a big hit.

Customs chief acknowledges discrepancies in bilateral trade statistics.

Positive sum > zero sum.

A new way of promoting rule of law.

North, South, East & West: Astana facilitating trade in all directions.

Too early to tell whether Yerevan is chasing a cash cow or unicorn.

Tashkent is looking to an array of international partners to hit its ambitious output targets.

The National Geological Service says the country has lithium reserves of around 75,600 tons.

Visa-free travel to China an outgrowth of budding ‘strategic partnership.’

Bishkek may hope to save re-export market by having vehicles assembled on its soil.

In this bulletin, we look at paltry women's day handouts, the military getting a rough deal and what Ashgabat is doing to promote prosperity in neighboring Afghanistan.

Country’s balance of trade heavily favors imports over exports.

The targeted individuals apparently included employees of the National Security Committee and the Defense Ministry.

Meat exports still subject to lots of limitations.

Uzbekistan strives to become a regional electric vehicle manufacturing center.

Fully 2.1 million tons of grain were delivered to China from Kazakhstan in 2023, an increase of 1.3 million tons year on year.

Tashkent is running a severe trade deficit with Beijing.

An update on environmental developments in Central Asia.

China’s automakers are easily dominating market share for imports. Almost 80 percent of foreign-bought vehicles arrived from there in 2023.

Figures don’t align with Central Asian official data.

The Bedel Pass is situated in a remote southeastern corner of Kyrgyzstan, sited roughly equidistantly from the Kyrgyz city of Karakol and Xinjiang’s Aksu Prefecture.