Kazakhstan: Business group strives to facilitate trade connections with China Customs chief acknowledges discrepancies in bilateral trade statistics. China-Central Asia Monitor Mar 27, 2024
Armenia: Government grappling with border delimitation dilemma No date set for territory handover. Mar 27, 2024
Baku-Tbilisi rail route gets a facelift Moderization enabling five-fold increase in EU-bound freight. Mar 22, 2024
Armenia scouts path toward EU accession Public trust of Armenians toward Russia cratering. Ani Avetisyan Mar 19, 2024
Central Asian states giving early thumbs-up to US-facilitated integration plan Positive sum > zero sum. Mar 18, 2024
United States launches initiative to foster Central Asian connectivity A new way of promoting rule of law. Mar 14, 2024
Kazakhstan boosting freight rail links to Russia, China North, South, East & West: Astana facilitating trade in all directions. China-Central Asia Monitor Mar 13, 2024
Armenia: Pressing ahead with a dry port concept Too early to tell whether Yerevan is chasing a cash cow or unicorn. Brawley Benson Mar 13, 2024
Uzbekistan, China eye joint uranium exploration Tashkent is looking to an array of international partners to hit its ambitious output targets. Mar 12, 2024
Kazakhstan positions itself for lithium windfall The National Geological Service says the country has lithium reserves of around 75,600 tons. Mar 6, 2024
Russia and Iran strive to forge new ‘geo-economic reality’ in the South Caucasus – report Azerbaijan’s strategic relationship with Israel is a stumbling block. Mar 4, 2024
Georgia: Amid tension with the West, Tbilisi makes it easier for Georgians to head East Visa-free travel to China an outgrowth of budding ‘strategic partnership.’ Feb 29, 2024
Kyrgyzstan: Building work starts on another auto plant Bishkek may hope to save re-export market by having vehicles assembled on its soil. Feb 28, 2024
Armenia: Outcry prompts government to backtrack on taxation plan Labor migrants complain about unfair double taxation. Ani Avetisyan Feb 28, 2024
Caucasus: The credit outlook for the region is generally good – ratings agency Geopolitics could cause sudden changes in fiscal conditions. Feb 27, 2024