Tajikistan will receive a $1.7 million grant to introduce a “Single Window” digital system in the country’s free economic zones to simplify administrative procedures and improve the investment climate. The project agreement was signed in Vienna during a meeting between representatives of Tajikistan’
Air Belgium will start cargo flights through Ashgabat International Airport in early August, reflecting Turkmenistan’s hopes of becoming an air cargo hub between Asia and Europe despite its traditional restrictions on the aviation market. Sapar Palvanov, Turkmenistan’s ambassador in Brussels, discus
A top official of the Collective Security Treaty Organization , an alliance of some post-Soviet states, says its main challenge in Central Asia continues to be the threat emanating from militants i n Afghanistan’s northern border region. Viktor Vasilyev , c hairman of the alliance’s Permanent Counci
The European Union used its latest human rights dialogue with Turkmenistan to press Ashgabat on the gap between outward engagement and domestic control. The 18th annual EU-Turkmenistan Human Rights Dialogue was held in Ashgabat on June 22. It came during a period of slightly more visible contact bet
Residents of the town of Kaka in Turkmenistan’s Ahal region are facing a shortage of cash. Queues at ATMs stretch for dozens of people, but many residents are unable to withdraw money because the machines quickly run out of banknotes. As a result, some are turning to intermediar i es who help them o
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov took part in a state awards ceremony in Cholpon-Ata, Issyk-Kul region.
President Emomali Rahmon has signed an amnesty law covering 18,038 convicted people as Tajikistan prepares to mark 35 years of independence. The measure provides full release for 11,305 people and reduces the unserved terms of 6,733 others. The 11,305 figure includes prison and settlement-colony sen
В проходящем в столице V Ташкентском международном инвестиционном форуме участвуют свыше 8 тысяч делегатов из 99 стран.
The Chinese engineering company China Nerin Engineering Co., Ltd. has been selected as the EPC contractor for the construction of key production facilities at Togolok gold deposit.
Turkmenistan’s President Serdar Berdimuhamedov has been awarded the title of professor in economic and political sciences and elected as an academician of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan. The announcement was made by the state-run Golden Age . The award ceremony took place at the Academy of
Analysts at the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) presented an updated macroeconomic outlook for 2026-2028. According to the baseline scenario, Kyrgyzstan’s gross domestic product is expected to grow by 10.2 percent this year.
Kyrgyzstan, along with other countries, is increasing funding to fight HIV, the UN News Service reports.
Tajikistan continues to record one of the strongest economic growth rates in Central Asia, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in its June 2026 Regional Economic Prospects report . The EBRD estimates that Tajikistan’s economy grew by 8% year-on-year in the first
Kyrgyzstan continues to strengthen its position on the international tourism map. During a meeting between Manasbek Samidinov, Chairman of the Board of Airports of Kyrgyzstan OJSC, and a delegation from the United Arab Emirates, they discussed the prospects for expanding air service between Kyrgyzstan and the UAE and new opportunities for developing the country’s tourism potential.
Tajikistan is using only a fraction of its vast hydropower resources despite possessing the largest hydropower potential in Central Asia, according to the State Committee on Investment and State Property Management. The committee said Tajikistan remains the regional leader in hydropower resources an
Officers of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) conducted a special operation to neutralize active members of the international terrorist organizations Khatiba al-Tawhid wal-Jihad and the Islamic State. The SCNS press center reported.
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Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Adylbek Kasymaliev, met with a delegation from the United Arab Emirates to discuss prospects for cooperation in tourism, air connectivity, trade, and investment.
First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Daniyar Amangeldiev, chaired the 17th meeting of the commission on combating the financing of criminal activities and the legalization of criminal proceeds. The meeting was attended by the heads of more than 20 ministries and agencies.
Over the first five months of 2026, 174 deceased citizens of the republic were delivered to Kyrgyzstan. Baktybek Kudaiberdiev, Director of the Center for Employment of Citizens Abroad, announced to journalists.