Foreign ministers from Central Asia and Russia met in Almaty to review progress since the First Central Asia-Russia Summit, highlighting trade growth,...
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Pakistan's trade with Afghanistan saw a boost in July–February 2024-25, with exports rising by 84.25% to $592.8mn and imports surging over 230%.
Kyrgyzstan hosted an international conference on climate resilience, culminating in a resolution to strengthen early warning systems with AI, secure s...
Uzbekistan and Afghanistan have proposed joint agricultural initiatives to cultivate key crops using modern technologies—aimed at enhancing productivi...
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a bill sponsored by Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) aimed at blocking U.S. taxpayer dollars from reaching the Ta...
Air Astana has postponed the launch of its direct flights to the United States until mid-2026 due to delays in receiving its Boeing 787-9 aircraft, im...
Participants engaged in collaborative training sessions, developed cross-border peacebuilding projects, and took part in high-level discussions alongs...
Kazakhstan recorded an 8.7% rise in manufacturing output in early 2025, with strong growth in engineering, food production, and metal products.
On the sidelines of the 14th Annual Abu Dhabi Investment Forum, Deputy Chairman Khojamurad Geldymuradov met with UAE Minister Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyou...
In partnership with the EU, ALIPH announced a call for projects to safeguard cultural heritage across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan...
Around $141mn of this year’s financing will be directed towards large-scale investment projects, while $20mn will support small and medium-sized busin...
Uzbekistan's economy is projected to grow by 6.6% in 2025, with an even stronger 6.7% expansion expected in 2026, driven by continued industrial growt...
The joint anti-terrorist exercises between Russia and Tajikistan, which began on April 7 at the Harb-Maidon training ground, focus on enhancing coordi...
The Taliban has reportedly handed over Bagram air base—Afghanistan’s strategic military site located 11 kilometers southeast of Charikar in Parwan Pro...
Kyrgyzstan is on track to be removed from the EU's aviation blacklist by May 2026, following progress in meeting international safety standards and a
Pakistani authorities have deported 2,811 Afghan refugees through the Torkham border in the past six days, many of whom say they were detained while w...
Kazakhstan will receive 3.7bn cubic meters of water from the Syr Darya River during the 2025 irrigation season under a regional agreement reached with...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), AIIB, and the energy ministries of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan have signed an MoU to support a feasibilit...
Spokespersons from the US National Security Council and the State Department have made it clear that there are no discussions or specific plans in pla...
Kazakhstan is increasing localisation in its machine-building sector, as John Deere begins production at the Agromash plant in Kostanay, supported by
Climatologist Erkin Abdulahatov warns that Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa Canal is diverting up to 25% of the Amu Darya’s annual flow, putting growing pressu...
President Sadyr Japarov met with EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso in Samarkand to discuss expanding cooperation in infrastructure, energy, and sustai...
At the Central Asia–European Union summit in Samarkand, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasized Kazakhstan’s strategic role as a reliable energy pa...
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan met with António Costa, President of the European Council, to explore ways to further deepen and broaden...
The €12bn investment package will be divided into four key areas: €3bn for transport initiatives, €2.5bn for critical minerals development, €6.4bn for...
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev urged global climate action at the Samarkand Climate Forum, emphasizing that Central Asia’s population could surpass 100m...
The president stressed the need to involve Afghanistan in regional economic processes through investment, infrastructure, and social development proje...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, in a remote address to the Samarkand International Climate Forum, urged swift regional and global action on cli...
Shavkat Mirziyoyev stressed the importance of collaboratively developing a comprehensive set of measures to ensure the effective implementation of the...
At the Central Asia–EU Summit in Samarkand, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev called for deeper regional cooperation in politics, trade, energy, and cultur...
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso, where they discussed ongoing projects and future collaboration across vari...
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev recently held high-level discussions with key leaders, including Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the EBRD, Ursula von de...
Kazakhstan has discovered a massive rare earth metal deposit with over 20mn metric tons of resources, potentially making it one of the world's top hol...