Uzbekistan
bneGREEN: Is coal killing us all?
Ending coal-fired power generation could prevent 14.5mn premature death from air pollution between now and 2050 and would create up to $16.3 trillion in economic benefits.
Uzbekistan: China comes bearing gifts
Will a railway connecting the two countries via Kyrgyzstan ever happen?
CEE companies weather the COVID-19 crisis
Prompt and decisive government intervention, financial lifelines and firms’ involvement in global value chains have helped minimise insolvencies, says EIB/EBRD report.
bneGREEN: Fossil fuel closures needed to stand any chance of meeting 1.5°C target
Ending new oil, gas and coal developments is not enough to reach net zero by 2050, according to new research. Instead, already built fossil fuel projects must be decommissioned early if climate change is to be limited to 1.5°C.
bneGREEN: More proof that climate change threatens lives and causes economic damage
Human activity has caused irrevocable damage to the climate, causing hundreds of billions of dollars of economic damage and threatening water and food supplies to millions of people.
EBRD 2022: Reforms and privatisation to drive Uzbekistan’s mid-term growth
Uzbekistan's growth slowed in 2022, but if the pace of reforms continues to be as fast as in the last few years it is expected to rebound to around 10% a year once the current health and geopolitical crises are over.
bneGREEN: Climate change, war in Ukraine and rising prices create perfect storm threatening global food security
The war in Ukraine has interrupted grain exports from the country and could create a global food crisis as vulnerable wheat importing countries in Africa and the Middle East face shortages and rising prices.
bneGREEN: Renewables set for record growth in 2022, but 2023 is not so rosy
Renewables are again set to break global records in 2022, with 320 GW of new capacity forecast to come online and new solar projects in China and Europe driving growth.
‘Market disruptor’ TBC UZ makes digital bank inroads in Uzbekistan
The fintech is reporting eyecatching market growth figures.
EBRD expects 30% GDP contraction in Ukraine in 2022, lowers emerging Europe projections
The EBRD has cut its 2022 emerging Europe growth forecasts again, reflecting a sharp downgrade for Ukraine and the regional fallout from the war and sanctions.
Perspectives | Does a Russian bank merit a sanctions waiver for Central Asia?
Transkapitalbank has requested the US Treasury let it continue to operate in Central Asia.
NEMETHY: How will the war in Ukraine affect Emerging Markets?
We have all heard the adage that a butterfly flapping its wings in the Amazon could affect the weather patterns on the other side of the planet. Might the war in Ukraine also have such unintended consequences?
INVESTIGATION: New evidence raises questions over the EU’s decision to sanction Russian oligarch Usmanov’s sister
On April 8 the EU added Saodat Narzieva, the sister of Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, to the personal sanctions list after Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), claimed she controls 27 Swiss accounts holding more than $2bn.
Uzbekistan’s multi-industry Orient Group getting ready to go to the next level
Orient Group is one of the three biggest companies in Uzbekistan with a 20-year track record in a wide variety of industries and sectors, and now the holding is getting ready to take its business to the next level. The holding has been flourishing.
.jpg)
Sanctioned Russian banks seeking way out of Kazakhstan
Alfa-Bank Kazakhstan has been fully bought out by Kazakh peer CenterCredit.
ISKP attack on Uzbekistan WAS launched but rockets failed to cross border say Taliban
Statement might explain why Tashkent denied there was any evidence of an incident and may rekindle fears terrorists in Afghanistan have started to target Central Asia.
ISKP terrorists in Afghanistan said to claim rocket attack on Uzbekistan
A regional affiliate of Islamic State on April 18 reportedly said it had carried out a rocket attack on Uzbekistan from neighbouring Afghanistan. If confirmed, it would be the first strike by the terrorist group against the Central Asian nation.
Russians flock to Central Asia to open sanctions-busting bank accounts
Some 10,000 Russian citizens have received personal identification numbers in Kazakhstan since Russia invaded Ukraine.
Uzbekistan: Nuclear deal with Russia still on the table despite sanctions
Even if Rosatom is not targeted by sanctions, its future projects could still be affected.
Uzbekistan stops shipping GM cars to Russia
Sanctions on Russia will help Uzbekistan’s GM plant meet demand at home.
