BISHKEK (TCA) — The Publisher’s note: Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, Central Asia was the scene of intense geopolitical struggle and the Great Game between the British and Russian Empires, an ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — The possible interaction between Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union and China’s Belt and Road Initiative can benefit many countries in Eurasia, including in Central Asia, and help “gre ... Read More
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev's decision earlier this month to declare Shymkent a city of national significance is of historical international value. It will facilitate the ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — In celebration of the 242nd Independence Day of the United States of America and the 100th birthday of the famed American composer Leonard Bernstein, the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Rep ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — The recent ceasefire between the Kabul government and the Taliban has signaled the existence of opportunities for a successful peace process in Afghanistan. We are republishing this ar ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — On June 28, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) hosted a business forum to create a networking platform for Kyrgyzstani garment manufacturers and foreign bra ... Read More
ASHGABAT (TCA) — Promoting foreign trade activity and raising awareness of the opportunities and challenges associated with exports was the goal of a workshop in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Union and the Kyrgyz Republic held their 15th Cooperation Committee meeting on 28 June in Bishkek. The Cooperation Committee reaffirmed their mutual commitment to continue ... Read More
TEHRAN (TCA) — A freight train from China arrived in the Iranian city of Bandar Anzali on the Caspian Sea on June 26, marking a new trade link and giving a fresh boost to the Silk Road revival, Iran’s ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — On June 27, at the end of the Parliament’s spring session, the President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Jeenbekov addressed the Parliament and the people outlining priorities of the country's ... Read More
TASHKENT (TCA) — The Chinese company Changan Automobile Group intends to organize the production of electric vehicles in Uzbekistan’s Ferghana Valley, the Jahon information agency reports. Talks on th ... Read More
ASTANA (TCA) — On June 27, a Kazakh-Japanese Business Forum and the 7th meeting of the Joint Commission of the Government and Private Sector on Economic Cooperation were held in Astana with the assist ... Read More
TASHKENT (TCA) — The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved a $-300 million policy-based loan to help improve economic management in Uzbekistan, which will help support macroec ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan authorities have extradited Kazakh opposition activist and blogger Muratbek Tunghyshbaev to Kazakhstan, despite pleas from human rights groups that say he could face false c ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — Representatives of the European Union and the Kyrgyz Republic held on 26 June in Bishkek their annual Human Rights Dialogue and discussed cooperation in human-rights related areas, the ... Read More
ALMATY (TCA) — The 12th annual OSCE Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) seminar began on June 26 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
ASTANA (TCA) — Polymetal International plc on June 26 announced the start-up of the new Kyzyl mine in Kazakhstan ahead of schedule and below budget.
KABUL (TCA) — The Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF), the largest source of on-budget financing for Afghanistan’s development, will continue to support the government’s poverty reduction, se ... Read More
KABUL (TCA) — Officials from the European Union and Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) said they will spend over $-16 million to promote border trade and expand economic ties along the border between ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — On June 25, the United Nations’ MAPS mission arrived in Kyrgyzstan for a week-long visit to support the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic in adopting the Sustainable Development Goals ... Read More
