Qataris Invited To Explore Investment Opportunities In Uzbekistan
March 1st, 2021
Via The Peninsula, an article on an invitation to Qatari businessmen to explore investment opportunities in Uzbekistan: Deputy Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan H E Furqat Sidikov has invited Qatari businessmen and investors to invest in his country which is replete with plenty of opportunities in several sectors such as energy, agriculture, tourism, and infrastructure. This […]
Read more »In the Caspian Region, China Is Just Getting Started
March 1st, 2021
Via The Frontier Post, an article on China’s growing influence in Central Asia and the Caspian region: The collapse of the Soviet Union allowed China to envision a land-based trade and energy network that would be free from dependence on Russia or the United States. Now, amid conflicts in the South China Sea and Taiwan […]
Read more »Uzbekistan Prioritizes Pakistani Over Iranian Ports
February 22nd, 2021
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on how Tashkent – in an effort to access seaports at lower costs and shorter distances – may look to Pakistani ports as the answer: Tashkent has been working on creating shorter and cheaper transportation corridors to access seaports since the country’s independence. On February 2, the first trilateral talks […]
Read more »Tracking the Digital Component of the BRI in Central Asia: Exporting “Safe Cities” to Uzbekistan
February 15th, 2021
Via Jamestown Foundation, a look at one component of the Digital Silk Road: Following the 2013 announcement of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) at a speech given by People’s Republic of China President Xi Jinping during visit to Kazakhstan, Central Asia has been a key regional priority and an indispensable element for the success […]
Read more »Uzbekistan Rising as Central Asian Integration Catalyst
February 15th, 2021
Via Eurasianet, commentary on Uzbekistan’s growing relevance as Central Asia’s regional integrator and power broker: A new dynamic governing regional integration is shaping up in Central Asia. Uzbekistan is challenging Kazakhstan’s position as the region’s power broker, and China’s economic choices may well be a critical factor in determining the outcome of the leadership rivalry. […]
Read more »Afghanistan-Uzbekistan-Pakistan Railway Line Mapped Out
February 3rd, 2021
Via Ariana News, a report on a planned Afghanistan-Uzbekistan-Pakistan railway line: Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Pakistan on Tuesday signed an agreement for a landmark railway link aimed at bolstering trade ties between Central and South Asia. The signing ceremony for the multi-billion-dollar project took place in Tashkent, and was attended by senior officials from the three […]
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