Kazakhstan Accelerates Renewable Energy Transition
Meeting with the heads of Kazakhstan’s electricity production industry on May 26, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced his intention to increase the…
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Public Opposition Slows Work to Tap Georgia’s Hydropower Potential
Mass protests occurred in western Georgia on April 3, 2021 following preparation for construction to resume on the controversial Namakhvani…
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Kazakhstan’s Senate to Review the Bill Banning Foreigners from Purchasing or Leasing Farmland
The Kazakhstani parliament is considering a bill to ban the purchase and leasing of farmland by foreigners. After being approved…
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Taking Stock of Regional Trade as Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Launch New Cross-Border Hub
On April 10, Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov and Kazakhstani Prime Minister Askar Mamin participated in an inauguration ceremony to…
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Migrant Workers And The Pandemic: The Need For Central Asia To Ease Dependence On Remittances From Russia
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause major disruptions to the global economy and movements of people. This reality has had…
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Could Kazakhstan’s Lake Balkhash Become the Next Aral Sea?
Lake Balkhash, the largest freshwater lake in Central Asia, could be headed for a similar fate as its salty cousin,…
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Uzbekistan: A New Linchpin in China’s Central Asia Policy?
On March 31, Uzbekistan’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Sardor Umurzakov and China’s Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met…
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Anti-China Protests Held in Several Kazakhstani Cities
On March 27, hundreds of protesters gathered in cities across Kazakhstan to rally against Chinese economic presence in the Central Asian country.…
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Suez Canal Shutdown Highlights the Need for a Trans-Caspian Trade Corridor
From March 23 until it was freed on March 29, the Ever Given, a massive container ship that had run aground while…
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Central Asia Balances Multiple Vaccine Diplomacy Efforts
The largest vaccination effort in history is underway as governments scramble to acquire sufficient supplies of vaccines to inoculate their…
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