Central Asia’s Critical Raw Materials: The Next Frontier in Global Power Rivalry?
April 7th, 2024
Via Central Asian Bureau for Analytical Reporting, a report on the strategic position of Central Asian nations within the rare earth metals’ geopolitical landscape: Eldaniz Gusseinov of the Ibn Khaldun University’s Heydar Aliyev Center for Eurasian Studies, alongside Abakhon Sultonazarov, IWPR Central Asia Regional Director, contend that the interplay between Central Asia’s ties with the […]
Read more »With Superapp Uzum, Uzbekistan Gets Its First Tech Unicorn
March 26th, 2024
Via Emerging Europe, an article on superapp Uzum, Uzbekistan’s first tech unicorn: Uzum, a leading digital services ecosystem in Uzbekistan, this week secured 114 million US dollars in funding through a combination of a Series A funding round and debt financing, making it the first tech company in Uzbekistan to achieve unicorn status with a […]
Read more »Uzbekistan Aiming To Become World’s IT Outsourcing Hub
March 14th, 2024
Via Modern Diplomacy, an article on Uzbekistan’s plans to become the world’s IT outsourcing hub, displacing traditional locations India and China: The Central Asian country plans to increase its export of IT services to $5 billion by 2030 (compared to $344 million in 2023). A special economic zone, IT Park, has already attracted over 400 […]
Read more »With the US Looking Elsewhere, Uzbekistan and China Quietly Cement a Regional Alliance
February 6th, 2024
Via The Hill, a report on the growing partnership between Uzbekistan and China: While the U.S., Russia and Europe are trying to quell (or aggravate) crises simultaneously in Ukraine, Iraq, Syria, Israel/Gaza, the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea/Yemen, Uzbekistan and China have quietly elevated their partnership. Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev made a state visit to […]
Read more »Uzbekistan Becomes Most Populous Nation Among Former Soviet Republics
January 29th, 2024
Via Eca50.com, a report on Uzbekistan’s population growth: Uzbekistan’s population reached 36.8 million people as of January 1st, 2024, according to the country’s statistics agency. Meanwhile, Ukraine has been witnessing a long-term population decline, with a UN estimate of 36.7 million people for 2023. Since 1990, Uzbekistan has seen the biggest population growth among 50 […]
Read more »Uzbek President In China Seeking New Era Of Relations And Investments
January 28th, 2024
Via Radio Free Europe, an article on Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev’s recent efforts to activate additional Chinese investment: Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev is in Beijing to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a high-profile state visit intended to lay the groundwork for strong ties between the two countries. In an article signed by Mirziyoev that […]
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