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Asia Infrastructure

Rosatom may whiff on Kazakh nuclear project due to financing yips

bne IntelliNews August 2, 2025

Chinese firm teed up to replace Russian entity on project

Just two in five Afghans have electricity, say officials

bne IntelliNews July 31, 2025

Matters could get worse. Tajikistan has advised it plans to reduce power exports to Afghanistan this winter.

Iran to open new railway routes to Central Asia

bnm Tehran bureau July 31, 2025

Iran will open new railway routes to Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, as well as Afghanistan and Turkey.

Multimodal China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan rail and road freight route goes into operation

bne IntelliNews July 24, 2025

Corridor connects Wuhan in central China to Tashkent. With realisation of the “CKU” railroad years away, operators will hope for brisk business.

Breakthrough moment for Trans-Afghan Railway project hailed by Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan

bne IntelliNews July 22, 2025

Three countries agree to prepare feasibility study. Russia too would benefit from infrastructure linking Central Asia to Arabian Sea coast.

LNG in Asia: A transitional step on the way to a greener future

bno - Taipei Office July 5, 2025

As the global push for decarbonisation intensifies, liquefied natural gas - LNG - is emerging as a pivotal player in Asia’s energy transformation.

COMMENT: Iran's new rail link to China played a role in provoking the 12-day war

Ben Aris in Berlin June 29, 2025

Iran launched its first-ever direct railway connection to China in May, its first rail link to Asia that does not rely on transshipment through seaports or Russia, significantly improving its national security by avoiding the seaborne exports.

Tosyali dethrones Eregli to become largest Turkish steelmaker

Akin Nazli in Belgrade June 26, 2025

Company owner Fuat Tosyali became a favourite businessman of president Erdogan. Projects he’s involved in include making Turkey’s “native and national” Altay battle tank.

Syria receives IMF visit for first time since 2009

Akin Nazli in Belgrade June 25, 2025

Conflict-torn country faces “enormous challenges”, says mission. Majority of GDP wiped out. Restoring power infrastructure alone could cost at least $40bn.

Xi signs treaty to elevate China's ties with Central Asia at Astana summit

bne IntelliNews June 17, 2025

Document refers to "permanent good-neighbourliness and friendly cooperation". Chinese leader takes jab at US, saying trade and tariff wars "produce no winners".

Airlines scrap week’s worth of Turkey flights to Iran, Iraq and Jordan as Israel keeps up its bombing of Iranians

Akin Nazli in Belgrade June 13, 2025

To avoid danger zone, aircraft diverted to airports in locations including Istanbul, Baku and Cyprus.

Nissan's Oppama Plant in Japan faces uncertain future as restructuring efforts take toll

bno - Taipei Office May 29, 2025

Opened in 1961 on a former Japanese naval airfield, the facility was key in transitioning Yokosuka's economy from military to civilian, in the process manufacturing iconic models like the Bluebird.

COMMENT: How Nepal and Bhutan navigate the India-China rivalry

bno - Chennai Office May 28, 2025

While New Delhi flexes its military posture to signal resolve both to Beijing and Islamabad, neighbouring microstates like Nepal and Bhutan find themselves compelled to recalibrate their security interests and economic alignments.

Indonesia's energy future: The structural hurdles to achieving independence

bno - Surabaya Office May 20, 2025

As Indonesia accelerates its march toward energy independence, President Prabowo Subianto's administration has made ambitious declarations: achieving full energy sovereignty within five years

Kazakhstan joins Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan in warning Taliban canal could hit water security

bne IntelliNews May 18, 2025

Knock-on effects could leave country facing crisis, Astana conference hears.

Indonesia’s data centre industry: huge market, limited infrastructure

bno - Surabaya Office May 10, 2025

Under President Prabowo’s administration, the government has pledged support for the development of the data centre sector to accelerate digital transformation and drive a technology-based economy.

Looking at ramifications of China’s shifting energy usage patterns on Central Asia

Eurasianet May 7, 2025

Renewables are up, fossil fuels down.

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