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India’s doubts over TAPI Pipeline persist amid security and geopolitical concerns

bno - Mumbai bureau January 24, 2025

The TAPI pipeline project, upon completion, will span 1,814 kilometres, beginning at the Galkynysh Gas Field in Turkmenistan, the world’s second-largest natural gas reserve

PANNIER: Tajikistan, Taliban tone down the hostile rhetoric

Bruce Pannier January 9, 2025

Grudging acceptance that relations need to improve seen in Dushanbe and Kabul.

Central Asia emerges as new e-commerce hub

bne Central Asian bureau December 27, 2024

The Central Asian region, encompassing five countries with a combined population of 75mn — Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan — is poised for an e-commerce boom.

Growing Islamic finance in Central Asia to unlock GCC investment

bne IntelliNews December 16, 2024

The Eurasian Development Bank, the Islamic Development Bank Institute and the London Stock Exchange Group have joined forces to support the rapid development of Islamic finance in Central Asia.

CSTO states express serious concern over terrorist threat in Afghanistan

bne IntelliNews December 1, 2024

Putin says country’s security situation stabilising, but killing of Chinese worker in Tajikistan in possible cross-border raid has raised anxiety.

INTERVIEW: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank financing Central Asia’s green future

bne IntelliNews November 25, 2024

The Chinese-owned multilateral development bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), has become a major player in Eurasia and a driving force between driving sustainable development in the region.

Award seen as Nobel Prize for human rights won by Kabul women’s rights activist and jailed Tajik lawyer

bne IntelliNews November 20, 2024

Jury recognises “exceptional courage and determination” in “deeply repressive environments”.

PANNIER: Central Asia faces tough race against clock to prevent water crisis

Bruce Pannier November 19, 2024

Region in no doubt that climate change has arrived. Efforts to save critical resource taking on more urgency.

Pakistan could quit TAPI as India now “extremely lukewarm” on gas pipeline project, says report

bne IntelliNews November 12, 2024

Demise of investment would deal major blow to Turkmenistan, which badly needs to diversify its gas exports.

URUS-ClearPic: M&A in Central Asia Tracker

Alexander Teddy Managing Director of Urus Advisory November 12, 2024

In recent years, the economies of Central Asia have witnessed various mergers and acquisitions driven by economic restructuring, geopolitical developments and opportunities arising from regional connectivity initiatives.

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