To Secure Exports To Europe, China Reconfigures Its Rail Links
April 7th, 2025
Via The Economist, a look at how China – to secure exports to Europe – is reconfiguring its rail links: China says its ties with Russia involve “back-to-back, shoulder-to-shoulder” co-operation. Yet when it comes to concerns about security for its growing exports to Europe, the People’s Republic would rather not depend on its best friend. Map: The Economist […]
Read more »China’s Expanding Footprint in Uzbekistan
April 1st, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a look at how Tashkent is seeking to maintain strong economic ties with Beijing while addressing public concerns about their possible impacts on the country’s sovereignty: Sinophobia has been noticeably on the rise in Uzbekistan in recent weeks, especially on social media. Increasing viral content about unverified land sales to Chinese investors and the […]
Read more »Afghanistan and Uzbekistan Reach Agreement On Railway Project
February 26th, 2025
Via AMU.tv, a report on a new agreement between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan on a railway project: Taliban’s deputy chief minister, Abdul Ghani Baradar, said on Sunday that they reached an agreement with Uzbekistan on the planned Hairatan-Herat railway project as the Uzbek side will send its team for feasibility studies. Addressing reporters upon returning from […]
Read more »‘It Risks Becoming a Venice in the Desert’: The Dark Side of Uzbekistan’s Tourism Boom
February 14th, 2025
Via BBC, a report on Uzbekistan’s ambitious tourism drive: The Uzbekistan government is on an ambitious tourism drive – but is sparring with heritage experts over how to protect its historical sites. The sound of a jackhammer rattles through the air. In Bukhara, a former trading hub on the ancient Silk Road in what is […]
Read more »Uzbekistan: The Next Critical Minerals Hub?
February 3rd, 2025
Via Global Trade Review, an article on how Uzbekistan which has an abundance of high-value commodities – minerals and metals – that will be vital to the energy transition. Could this resource-rich, landlocked country become a key supply source for the US and Europe? Uzbekistan, one of Central Asia’s largest economies, was for many years […]
Read more »Uzbekistan Targets Growth With Expansion To Its Capital
November 25th, 2024
Via CNN, a report on Uzbekistan’s growth plans: This render depicts New Tashkent District 1. The 6,000-hectare (15,000 acre) site will be the first development phase of Uzbekistan’s capital expansion. Cross Works About five million people live and work in Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent, making it the largest city in the country, and one of the most populous […]
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