Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan Are Forming a Transport and Transit Tandem
November 18th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a look at how Tashkent’s transport strategy places great importance on cooperation with Turkmenistan, which has high transit potential due to its convenient location: Turkmenistan connects the states of Central Asia with Iran and the vast Middle Eastern region, thus providing access to the warm southern seas. The launch of the Tejen-Serakhs-Mashhad railway line […]
Read more »The Gulf Turns East: How Central Asia Became a New Financial Frontier
October 17th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a look at how the financial map of Central Asia is changing: Central Asia is emerging as one of the most attractive destinations for financial flows from the Middle East. According to Arab News, investments from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in Central Asia have nearly tripled since 2022. Financial cooperation is also […]
Read more »Looking Back at a Hot Railroad Summer for Central Asia and Afghanistan
September 11th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a look back at the summer of Central Asian railroads, when – in July – Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan all signed agreements with Afghanistan related to the development of railways: On July 31, Turkmenistan signed a $5 million agreement with Afghanistan to jointly develop and invest in the expansion of Torghundi, a dry […]
Read more »ADNOC Buys Into Turkmenistan Gas
May 16th, 2025
Via XRG, a report that XRG, the international investment arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., is acquiring a stake in an offshore gas and condensate field in Turkmenistan: XRG expands footprint in Central Asia with a 38% interest in the offshore “Block I” gas and condensate fields in Turkmenistan Partnership with PETRONAS reflects XRG’s […]
Read more »Is Turkmenistan Prepared To Shed Its Hermit Status?
March 10th, 2025
Via Havli, commentary on Turkmenistan: Bagging an interview with a president is a coup for any journalist. To get a sit-down with the leader of profoundly self-isolating Turkmenistan, though, that is something else. The recent honour of putting questions to Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, the de facto co-president (technically, he is the “National Leader”), fell to reporter […]
Read more »Central Asia Investing in Itself
November 21st, 2024
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how – while foreign investment has long been a focus for Central Asia – regional countries are now increasingly investing within the region itself: Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s visit to Astana in August 2024 marked the inaugural meeting of the Supreme Interstate Council of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. As both […]
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