Uzbekistan's active businesses near 600,000 in 1H26

IMF reclassifies Uzbekistan's exchange rate as floating

Kazakhstan to import metallurgical raw materials from Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan

Kazakhstan signs 70-plus deals worth $15bn during China visit

Kazakhstan performs over 13,000 open-heart surgeries, joins world's top 30 in cardiac surgery

Uzbekistan's business confidence rises as 64% of firms report better conditions

Uzbekistan's perceived inflation falls to 10.2%, record low in June

Tashkent international financial centre law sets fines up to $10mn

Taliban cuts corporate income tax to 10% in Afghanistan

Kazakhstan forecasts $7.2bn in agricultural exports in 2026

Kazakhstan's economy grows 4.1% in 1H26

S&P upgrades Uzbekistan's Navoiyuran to 'BB' on stronger production performance

Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan digitize major border checkpoints

Kazakhstan appoints new envoys to Kyrgyzstan, Qatar, Hungary and Serbia

Kazakhstan denies reports its territory used to launch drones targeting Russia

Central Asian countries take different approaches to Russia's fuel crisis

Kazakhstan adopts new measures to expand digital asset industry

Kazakhstan introduces one-entry-per-day border rule to curb fuel smuggling

Uzbekistan’s international reserves fall to $63.7bn as gold prices decline

Uzbekistan-Belarus trade quintuples to $965mn since 2017

Tokayev eligible to run again under new Constitution, Kazakhstan court says

Kazakhstan recovers $246mn through state audits in 1H26

Uzbekistan's annual inflation rises to 6.4% in June on higher utility and transport costs

Kazakhstan, IsDB discuss $4.2bn partnership and 2027–2032 strategy

World Bank approves $100mn grant for Tajikistan's economic reforms

Kazakhstan declares 2026 Year of AI as GDP surpasses $300bn

Uzbekistan's job vacancies rise 9.8%, real wages climb 9.5% in 1Q26