Tajikistan Resumes Building Turkmenistan-China Pipeline
February 1st, 2018
Via Eurasianet, a report on the 400km route which will become the fourth strand of the Chinese-Turkmen pipeline network: Work has resumed in Tajikistan on construction work on a natural gas pipeline running from Turkmenistan to China. Deputy Energy and Water Resources Minister Jamshed Shoimzoda said at a press conference on January 30 that funding […]
Read more »The Wakhan Corridor: A Bridge to Connect Asia?
December 2nd, 2017
Via the Fair Observer, an interesting look at the Wakhan corridor: If built, the Wakhan corridor would strengthen trade between China, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, bringing stability to the region. China, an economic giant, has started the move to revitalize the ancient Silk Road. Its ambitious Belt and Road (B&R) initiative, which includes plans for […]
Read more »Afghanistan and Central Asia Republics
September 20th, 2017
Courtesy of the Times of Central Asia, interesting analysis of Afghanistan and its relations with Central Asian Republics: On September 17 Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani emphasized the significance of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, lauding the contribution that such large-scale projects could make to the peaceful settlement of the situation in Afghanistan and the sustainable social and […]
Read more »Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan: Facing Reality of Central Asia’s Economic Development
August 13th, 2017
Via the Times of Central Asia, an article on Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan’s economic performance over the last couple of years: Increasing discrepancies between a growing avalanche of economic forecasts by more and more institutional lenders and sideliners for the wider Central Asian region have revived the debate on criteria used in macroeconomic assessments. Sharing a […]
Read more »Tajikistan: Pakistan’s Gateway to Central Asia
August 7th, 2017
Via The Diplomat, a report on how Islamabad and Dushanbe have grown closer, pulled together by mutually beneficial energy projects: Tajikistan, a Central Asian state formerly part of the Soviet Union, has an area of 143,100 square kilometers and a population of 7.1 million. The country borders Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and China. It is separated […]
Read more »Dreams Of A Regional Central Asian Electricity Grid
June 30th, 2017
Via Times of Central Asia, an article on Tajikistan’s dreams of a renewed Central Asian energy grid: Tajikistan, as well as Kyrgyzstan, possesses huge hydro power resources for electricity generation, but the country mainly produces electricity in summer and experiences power shortages and consequent blackouts in winter. Improved regional cooperation with neighboring countries in the […]
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