BY DANA OMIRGAZY China is strengthening its position as Kazakhstan’s largest trading partner, overtaking Russia in the country’s foreign trade structure. Photo credit: freepik In January-June, China accounted for 23.2% of Kazakhstan’s foreign …
Image: TCA, Aleksandr Potolitsyn The Middle Corridor has spent the past several years attracting freight away from longer or politically sensitive routes between Asia and Europe. Now its operators must make it function as …
Image: TCA, Aleksandr Potolitsyn Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek and make a state visit to Kyrgyzstan, Beijing has confirmed. The trip, which also includes a state visit …
Image courtesy of Zokir Negmatov In 2024, Uzbek jeweler Zokir Negmatov published a handbook of Bukharan jewelry making. Traditional Bukharan jewelry making left little technical documentation. Instead, its skills were transmitted largely through observation. …
Kyrgyzstan and China have agreed to simplify and accelerate the supply of fuel and lubricants from China to Kyrgyzstan. The agreement was reached during a meeting between Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Erlist Akunbekov and Chen …
Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have given differing accounts of what triggered the August 14 blackout that cut electricity across swathes of Central Asia. Three days later, the initiating event remains unresolved, and the times released by the …
Exploring routes that bypass Afghanistan. The Karakoram Highway, part of the route from Central Asia to Pakistan via China. (Photo: Dimitri Lupo via Flickr) Uzbekistan appears to be hedging its bets when it comes …
Police monitor a previous Independence Day celebration in Bishkek. Photo: Stephen M. Bland/TCA. Kyrgyzstan is preparing for one of its busiest days in years. August 31 marks the 35th anniversary of the country’s independence, a …
How fast can Central Asia continue to grow? The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) give markedly different answers. The contrast is sharpest in Kyrgyzstan, where the EDB expects another …
Kazakhstan has begun building an 800-kilometer highway that will give freight moving east and west a shorter road connection to the Caspian ports of Aktau and Kuryk. The government says the project could cut …
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