Kazakhstan
Bottleneck on the border, truckers baffled by major snarl-up on Kazakhstan-Russia frontier
Tens of thousands of goods vehicles stranded. Yet nobody is quite clear on what is going on.
COMMENT: Trump was “sent by heaven”, Russia is a “God-given” neighbour, says Kazakhstan’s president. What's cooking?
With White House and Kremlin visits in the space of six days, pressure was on Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to pull off a masterclass in multi-vector foreign policy.
Kazakhstan's Tokayev hails close ties with Putin’s Russia days after lavishing praise on Trump
As Kazakh president completes state visit in Moscow, Kremlin spokesman shrugs off remarks he made in US, saying “a great many people who end up visiting the White House start talking like that.”
PANNIER: Booming breadbasket Kazakhstan now shipping grain to three continents
Drought-stricken countries such as Iran thankful Kazakhs are enjoying bumper crops. Improving cargo routes helping to push up shipments.
Kazakh farmers put Starlink on horses and dogs to herd livestock
High-tech twist on nomadic tradition as farmers use artificial intelligence, drones and Starlink satellite internet to monitor and herd their animals on the steppe.
California’s Joby to sell eVTOL aircraft to create pioneering ‘air taxi’ service in Kazakh ‘smart city’
Kazakhstan’s government wants Alatau City to develop and showcase “technologies of the future”.
US, Central Asia relations will be strengthened “like never before”, says Trump
At White House summit with region’s five presidents, American leader commends series of business deals.
Kazakhstan’s AIFC arbitration centre emerges as a Eurasian rival to London and Singapore
The international arbitration centre at the Astana International Financial Centre is increasingly being used by regional and international businesses for commercial dispute resolution.
Bottleneck of truck traffic on Kazakh-Russian frontier slowly clearing
Local media outlets indicate that graft may be involved.
First deals struck at US-Central Asia summit include Boeing aircraft, mining and agricultural machinery agreements
Secretary of State Marco Rubio commits to visiting each of region’s five countries.
Kazakhstan’s services sector enters negative zone for first time in 10 months, October PMI shows
Business confidence remains historically subdued.
Will Trump’s Central Asia summit in Washington help break the Chinese chokehold on rare earths?
“Rare earths”. As Donald Trump on November 6 hosts Central Asia’s five presidents in Washington, DC, observers can forgive themselves if they quickly lose count of the number of times these buzzwords are uttered.
INTERVIEW: Population growth makes Central Asia a “hot” region for investors, says Roca executive
Global bathroom products manufacturer Roca Group plans to invest €70mn in an industrial complex in Kyzylorda, as it eyes growing demand across Central Asia.
Kazakhstan defies global FDI downturn as investors target new sectors
Renewables, agribusiness, data centres and advanced manufacturing among new magnets for investment sitting alongside oil, gas and mining.
October PMI shows Kazakhstan’s manufacturing declined for fifth consecutive month
Renewed fall in new orders. Some firms point to difficulties receiving goods via stringent Russian customs checks.
COMMENT: China’s latest economic conquest – Central Asia
For the five Central Asian republics - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan - China has in recent years emerged not only as a dominant trading partner, but increasingly as the only partner nearby that can actually deliver.
What Central Asia wants out of the upcoming Washington summit
Clarity on critical minerals and a lot else.
The Arctic and Antarctica record "off the charts" heat as polar warming accelerates
Parts of both the Arctic and Antarctic have experienced historically high temperatures in recent weeks, with weather stations in East Antarctica recording record-breaking warmth for the month of October, alarming climate scientists.
Is Kazakhstan building a digital utopia, or a China-style surveillance state?
Many Kazakhs will tell you that officials should limit their ambitions to fixing the internet speed. Others worry that the time for joking is over.
Turkmenistan’s TAPI gas pipeline takes off
Turkmenistan's 1,800km TAPI gas pipeline breaks ground after 30 years with first 14km completed into Afghanistan, aiming to deliver 33bcm annually to Pakistan and India by 2027 despite geopolitical hurdles.