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Turkey breaks ground on its section of the TRIPP rail corridor
Turkish project would help make TRIPP the go-to route for Middle Corridor freight.
US EPA’s controversial Climate Crisis report is full of lies and mistakes
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a controversial report in July claiming the effects of the Climate Crisis were overblown. A fact check by Carbon Brief found it is full of lies and errors.
Central Asian states stepping up efforts to tackle water-related challenges
An increasing amount of time and resources is being devoted to averting a crisis.
Mapping global drought risk - Statista
By 2050, more than 1.6bn people, including almost 20% of the African population, will be exposed to severe and extreme droughts, if a pessimistic scenario plays out, according to a report by INFORM Climate Change.
Forest carbon credits are facing a reckoning over albedo risks
Planting trees should reduce the amount of CO₂ in the atmosphere right? Well, its not so easy as that. Trees also provide shade and prevent sunlight from reaching the ground that could reflect it back into space, cooling the plant.
CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Might Russia be kicked out of Kazakhstan’s nuclear building programme entirely?
Of three NPP contracts made available by the Central Asian country, two have gone to China. The winner of the other one, Russian state corporation Rosatom, is, meanwhile, struggling with financing issues.
Kazakhstan pulls ahead of Russia for GDP per capita
Development a serious blow to Russian prestige.
The Caucasus and Central Asia are well wired – survey
Kazakhstan is the leader in “meaningful connectivity.”
Kazakhstan to shift all state comms with personal data to domestic app Aitu
President says exchanging information such as personal IDs and health details on international messaging services could breach data protection law.
US losing ground to China in competition over Central Asia’s critical minerals
Lots of talk, little action.
Central Asia becomes launchpad for Freedom’s digital banking expansion
Group is bringing Kazakhstan's sophisticated banking technology to the wider region starting with Tajikistan and Georgia.
Defrocked Kazakh cleric seeks to form Orthodox church independent of Moscow
Priest described Russia’s war in Ukraine as a “fratricidal sin”. Accused of attempting to form illegal “schismatic” venture.
Kazakhstan’s tenge depreciation roulette: seasonal, speculative or fundamental?
Currency has suffered a run of new lows. Analysts are divided on why and where it will stabilise.
Kazakhstan’s service sector expansion continued in July despite rising input costs, PMI shows
Seventh consecutive month of growth. New orders rose sharply amid strong demand.
Kazakhstan’s manufacturing remains subdued as output and employment decline, PMI data shows
New order growth slows in July.
Rosatom may whiff on Kazakh nuclear project due to financing yips
Chinese firm teed up to replace Russian entity on project
Kazakhstan reviews its big oil contracts looking for a better deal
COMMENT: Kazakhstan is reviewing its big oil contracts Kazakhstan has begun laying the groundwork for a revision of the contracts it signed with big oil in the 1990s when the country was flat on its back.
US DoE muddies the ClimateCrisis waters with report downplaying the emissions problem
As part of the Trump administration’s attempts to take the Climate Crisis off the agenda, the US Department of Energy has released a report downplaying the impact of fossil fuels on global warming.
Russian business travellers are discovering Uzbekistan
Are sanctions-busters scouting out a new hub?
Iran to open new railway routes to Central Asia
Iran will open new railway routes to Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, as well as Afghanistan and Turkey.