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 […]
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 […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia Signs Major Green Energy Pact With Central Asian Nations
November 16th, 2024
Via Arab News, a report on Saudi Arabia’s new major green energy pact with Central Asian nations: Saudi Arabia has signed a joint executive program with Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan to strengthen collaboration on renewable energy development and transmission. The deal was signed on the sidelines of the 29th UN Climate Summit in Baku by […]
Read more »How Tajikistan and Uzbekistan Are Resolving Transport Connectivity Issues
October 16th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a report on how – despite the potential for a conflict of interests on the transport and transit track – it is still beneficial for Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to cooperate rather than compete: Cooperation between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in the field of transport and transit should be considered within the paradigm of […]
Read more »Giant Steppes: Turkey and Central Asia Are Riding Together Once Again
October 12th, 2024
Via The Economist, a report on the Organization of Turkic States: Just outside Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital, a woman whips her horse into a canter, raises a wooden bow and sends three arrows whistling through the air, one after the other, to the delight of spectators. Golden eagles perch on their owners’ shoulders. Nearby, men on horseback […]
Read more »United States and Uzbekistan Sign MOU on Critical Minerals Partnership
September 17th, 2024
Via the U.S. Department of State, an announcement of new U.S. – Uzbek cooperation on critical minerals: Today, Ambassador Jonathan Henick and First Deputy Minister of Geology Omonullo Nasritdinxodjaev signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation between the United States and Uzbekistan on critical minerals. The signing ceremony took place in Tashkent, ahead […]
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