Baku-Tbilisi rail route gets a facelift Moderization enabling five-fold increase in EU-bound freight. Mar 22, 2024
UNESCO says Uzbekistan broke promises over Bukhara development The government in Tashkent appears to be ignoring appeals from the international agency. Mar 21, 2024
Caspian energy roundup: Baku prospects for investment to realize energy-export plans Azerbaijan making green energy push ahead of global climate conference. David O'Byrne Mar 21, 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
Uzbekistan, China eye joint uranium exploration Tashkent is looking to an array of international partners to hit its ambitious output targets. Mar 12, 2024
Turkmenistan: Water worry Turkmenistan gently presses Afghanistan on the Qosh-Tepa Canal. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin on Turkmen affairs. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Mar 12, 2024
FDI flow from China to Eurasia is ebbing Lots of talks, but no new deals are being announced. China-Central Asia Monitor Mar 11, 2024
Saudis make big wind power strides in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan Both countries have set themselves ambitious renewable energy objectives for 2030 and beyond. Mar 7, 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
Uzbekistan looks to China for help with public transportation upgrade An update on Central Asia’s transport sector. China-Central Asia Monitor Mar 1, 2024
Uzbekistan plans $500M investment to boost Russian gas imports Domestic production is declining as existing fields become exhausted. Feb 21, 2024
Central Asia: China in driver’s seat of foreign car sales market Uzbekistan strives to become a regional electric vehicle manufacturing center. China-Central Asia Monitor Feb 16, 2024
Uzbekistan’s trade balance is underwater in its “all-weather strategic partnership” with China Tashkent is running a severe trade deficit with Beijing. China-Central Asia Monitor Feb 9, 2024