A meeting of Finance Ministers and heads of central (national) banks of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states was held at Ala-Archa State Residence on May 29, 2026.
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan plan to increase mutual trade turnover to $500 million. It was announced at a meeting of Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, Erlist Akunbekov, with his Tajik counterpart, Sulaimon Ziezoda, in Dushanbe. The press service of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan reported.
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic and Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration, Adylbek Kasymaliev, participated in a ceremony to hand over 370 new official vehicles equipped with modern digital technologies to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The Board of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has decided to keep the discount rate at 12 percent. This decision comes into effect on May 26, 2026, the press service of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic, together with Interbank Processing Center CJSC, announced the launch of international QR payments for Kyrgyz users through the Alipay+ system. National Bank Chairman Almaz Baketaev announced this new stage in the development of digital payments.
As of 2026, there area 1,831 greenhouse farms operating in Kyrgyzstan, covering a total area of 298.1 hectares. The country’s greenhouse sector development is unevenly distributed across regions, with a significant concentration in the southern regions. The Ministry of Agriculture reported.
Government officials, telecom executives, investors and startup founders gathered in Samarkand this week for GSMA M360 Eurasia 2026 , an event focused on one of the region’s biggest questions: how to turn expanding connectivity into long-term economic growth. Held on May 20-21, the summit brought to
KOBİA-nın təşkil etdiyi panel müzakirədə KOB-ların innovasiya, yaşıl texnologiyalar və rəqəmsallaşma vasitəsilə şəhər inkişafına töhfə verə biləcəkləri qeyd edilib. Bakıda keçirilən BMT-nin Ümumdünya Şəhərsalma Forumunun On Üçüncü Sessiyası (WUF13) çərçivəsində mayın 21-də Kiçik və Orta Biznesin İn
Tajikistan and the United Nations will co-host the 4th High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action “ Water for Sustainable Development ” 2018-2028 next week, as Central Asia and other regions face increasing water scarcity because of climate change, higher consumption,
Several Central Asian countries rank among the world’s highest consumers of water per person, according to data compiled by the Worldometer portal. The figures, based on statistics from UN agencies including UNESCO and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), place Turkmenistan first globally
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Kazakhstan highlighted the growing importance of the Middle Corridor in Ankara-Astana relations, while also showing how Kazakhstan is trying to deepen ties with Turkey without abandoning its multi-vector foreign policy. According to experts, the cent
Uzbekistan is taking a new step to position itself as an international filming destination with the launch of Global Cinema Weekend, an industry platform designed to connect cinema, tourism, and the creative economy. The initiative was formalized through a memorandum signed between the National PR-C
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met Special Envoy of the President of the United States for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor in Dushanbe on April 28 for talks focused on trade, investment, security, and the next stage of cooperation under the C5+1 framework. Gor also met Tajik Foreign Minister Siroj
In Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat, traffic police have intensified inspections of private taxi drivers in outlying districts such as Choganly, Garadamak, and Shor. While the measures are formally aimed at curbing informal transport services, they have had significant consequences for local residen
In recent years, regional integration has increasingly become a key instrument in countries’ economic and foreign policy strategies. This is particularly relevant for Central Asia, a landlocked region facing structural constraints in accessing global markets. In this context, the Silk Seven Plus (S7
Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan have agreed to establish new public parks in each other’s capitals as part of broader efforts to expand bilateral cooperation, Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade has reported . The announcement followed an official visit to Azerbaijan from April 22 to 2
The ongoing escalation in the Middle East, with Iran at its epicenter, appears to be accelerating economic rapprochement between countries in the region and Central Asia. Kazakhstan’s diplomacy has emerged as a key driver of this process. In recent days, Kazakhstan’s foreign minister has visited sev
Kazakhstan’s deepening engagement with Armenia has made TRIPP , part of the Armenia–Azerbaijan peace formula, a practical question for the Middle Corridor. The Armenia–U.S. implementation framework published in January presents the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) as a proj
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Central Asian countries must accelerate the transition from discussing climate goals to implementing them in practice, as water scarcity intensifies and the impacts of climate change deepen, participants at a regional conference said on Friday. A key event on the final day of the Regional Ecological
