Risky Business: The Drawbacks of the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan’s Borrowing
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is projected to deliver trillions of dollars in infrastructure investment to 68 participating countries…
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The Impact of Islamic Finance on Kazakhstan’s Ties with the Muslim World
On October 12, Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates signed a $6.1 billion agreement to expand bilateral cooperation and to implement more than 20…
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China’s Growing Railway Influence in the Caspian Region
Railway projects spurred by China’s trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) have heralded a rise in Chinese economic activity in…
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Tajikistan Mulls Accession to the EAEU Amid Potential Pressure from Neighbors
Discussions on the possibility of Tajikistan’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) were revived in July when Tajik Customs Service Chief Khurshed Karimzoda suggested that joining the union would…
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The Greater Caspian Region’s Transition to Online Learning Underscores the Need to Expand Internet Access
The detection of coronavirus in the Greater Caspian Region in late February 2020 precipitated the rapid shutdown of in-person schooling…
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As Good as Gold?: The Recent Ups and Downs of the Kyrgyz Mining Industry
On August 10, a Bishkek court ruled in favor of more than two dozen residents of Barskoon thought to have been affected by cyanide poisoning…
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Uzbekistan Shows That Business Development is the Way Forward for the Ferghana Valley
Clashes in the Ferghana Valley are not new occurrences. Disputes arising from the division of resources and ethnic strife have plagued the region…
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Enhancing the Kazakhstan-ASEAN Countries Economic Partnership
Kazakhstan and the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian States (ASEAN) have been gradually enhancing their economic partnership to…
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The Benefits of Deepening the Uzbek-South Korean Strategic Partnership
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan, Sardor Umurzakov, and the Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy of the…
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Tajikistan and China Discuss Improving Bilateral Economic Relations
Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the importance of bolstering Chinese-Tajik economic relations in a June 17 phone call to his…
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