The first-ever EU-Central Asia summit is set to take place in Uzbekistan on April 3-4, 2025, bringing together top European and Central Asian leaders to strengthen interregional cooperation. The ...

Uzbekistan plans to issue sovereign eurobonds in 2025, following a record $4.1bn in eurobonds by the end of 2024, as assessed by Avesta Investment Group, and confirmed by Zakhro Murtazaeva, financial ...

The Uzbek-Japanese IT Cooperation Forum, held on February 13, kicked off a new era in the partnership between Uzbekistan and Japan. The event brought together top industry leaders, innovators, and ...

Uzbekistan's export volume reached $27bn by the end of 2024, according to Deputy PM Jamshid Kuchkarov. He noted that the country’s GDP last year grew by 6.5% . Foreign investments also saw an uptick, ...

Somon Air, Tajikistan's national carrier, has seen a 28% increase in passenger traffic in 2024, transporting over 1mn passengers, according to the Central Asian country’s Civil Aviation Agency. This ...

Kazakhstan and Russia have agreed on 171 collaborative projects, with more than 50 already in the final stages of implementation, as President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with Russian Security Council ...

The Uzbekistan-Mongolia Joint Commission on International Road Transport met at the Ministry of Transport to discuss the introduction of the "E-Permit" electronic permit exchange system to streamline ...

A new presidential decree in Uzbekistan introduces incentives for environmentally conscious citizens, offering them benefits, including discounts on consumer loans from banks with a state share of ...

Uzbek students studying abroad will receive support in building successful careers upon their return home, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced during a dialogue with the nation’s youth at the ...

Afghanistan has signed contracts worth $264mn for the design of a new railway that will connect Kandahar and Herat, covering a distance of 737 kilometers in the country's west, according to Rail ...

Authorities in Uzbekistan have intercepted an illegal shipment of diesel fuel worth UZS 1.3bn ($100,116) smuggled from Turkmenistan, according to a report by Uzenergoinspection. Photo: Diesel fuel ...

Trade relations between Kyrgyzstan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reached $155mn in the period from January-November 2024. Of this, Kyrgyzstan's exports to the UAE amounted to $99mn, while imports ...