Analysts warn of sustained rally across global markets if tensions escalate By Chi Jingyi Gold bullions and gold coins File photo: VCG The spot price of gold surged past $5,278 per ounce, a notable …
@iStock The beginning of 2026 has been marked by a new round of confrontation between Kazakhstan and the international consortia developing the country’s largest oil and gas fields, North Caspian Operating Company N.V. (Kashagan) …
The overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 fundamentally reshaped Syria’s regional position. The collapse of the old power structure weakened Iran’s entrenched military and economic networks and left Russia’s previously secured foothold uncertain. As Damascus enters …
On February 4, 2026, in Washington, D.C., Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau signed an intergovernmental Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on securing supply chains for critical minerals and rare …
On February 16, the Ministers of Transport of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan met to discuss a major expansion of regional logistics, setting an ambitious target to increase bilateral rail freight volume to 60 million tons. …
@tdh.gov.tm From February 16 to 18, Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, Turkmenistan’s former president and current Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty, Turkmenistan’s highest representative body, visited the U.S. state of Florida. Turkmen state media did not disclose …
Edil Baisalov Edil Baisalov is a politician who began his career as a civil-rights activist, became a prominent member of Kyrgyzstan’s non-governmental organization (NGO) sector, and is now serving as the country’s Deputy Prime …
Image: TCA, Aleksandr Potolitsyn Germany’s meeting on February 11 with the five Central Asian foreign ministers in Berlin formalized the Z5+1 (“Z” for “Zentralasien”) format as a standing work channel. It joins other “plus-one” …
Image: TCA, Stephen M. Bland The National Bank of Tajikistan plans to expand public access to investments in precious metals by installing specialized vending machines in the capital Dushanbe, allowing customers to buy and …
Image: TCA, Aleksandr Potolitsyn U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance’s Armenia and Azerbaijan tour is being sold as a “peace dividend” for the South Caucasus, but for Central Asia, the significance is the infrastructure potential …
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