Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan sign ‘historic’ border agreement
On March 13, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon signed the Agreement on the state border between Kyrgyzstan
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Uzbekistan and France establish a strategic partnership
On March 12, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev paid a state visit to France and held talks with President Emmanuel Macron. Following the
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EU Commissioner Síkela visits Turkmenistan to strengthen Global Gateway partnership
On March 12, European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jozef Síkela concluded a strategic visit to Turkmenistan, reinforcing the EU’s commitment to expanding cooperation
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Kazakhstan strengthens cooperation with leading US companies
A series of meetings took place last week between Gabidulla Ospankulov, Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
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EDB and IRENA join efforts to develop renewable energy in Central Asia
A delegation of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) met with representatives of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at the IRENA headquarters in Abu Dhabi
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Uzbekistan and France hold business forum in Paris
On March 11, just prior to the state visit of the President of Uzbekistan to France, a French-Uzbek business forum took place in
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EU’s Global Gateway in Central Asia: Commissioner Síkela’s mission to focus on mutual development projects
Between 12 and 18 March, European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Síkela will visit the five Central Asian countries to strengthen the EU-Central Asia partnership
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Japan and UNDP launch new initiative to strengthen Kazakhstan’s flood preparedness
The Government of Japan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kazakhstan have signed an agreement to launch a new joint initiative
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Uzbekistan and French Development Agency strengthen economic partnership
On March 10, Laziz Kudratov, the Minister of Investment, Industry, and Trade of Uzbekistan, participated in the 6th annual consultations between Uzbekistan and
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Do Central Asian neighbors distance from Kazakhstan?
Since the presidency of Nursultan Nazarbayev, official propaganda has maintained that Kazakhstan is Central Asia’s leader in terms of economic development, social sphere,
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Kyrgyzstan drafts National Development Program until 2030
The government of Kyrgyzstan has drafted the country’s National Development Program until 2030 and submitted the document for public discussion. The Program aims
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Free trade regime established between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
The Uzbek Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade has announced the successful bilateral implementation of the necessary procedures for the entry into force
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The shift of investment landscape in Central Asian and CIS countries
In the following article published in the latest issue of OCA Magazine, the magazine’s Editor-in-Chief, Nick Rowan, analyzes the investment landscape and offers
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UNDP launches project to enhance agricultural resilience and ecosystem conservation in Northern Kazakhstan
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kazakhstan, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan and Forestry and Wildlife Committee of the
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Japan shows interest in Trans-Caspian Transport Route
Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Japan Yerlan Baudarbek-Kozhatayev on March 5 held a meeting with Hiromasa Nakano, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
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EU Special Representative for Central Asia visits Turkmenistan
The newly appointed European Union Special Representative for Central Asia, Ambassador Eduards Stiprais, paid working visit to Turkmenistan on 4-6 March. He arrived
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Kazakhstan to build new reservoirs and irrigation canals
In 2025, Kazakhstan plans to build 1,953 km of irrigation canals to provide water to 256,000 hectares of farmland, Minister of Water Resources
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Uzbekistan reviews efforts to combat corruption
On March 5, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended a meeting of the National Council on Combating Corruption. The meeting analyzed the work
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EU-funded program empowers women in Central Asia border regions
On 4-6 March, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10), which is funded by the European Union (EU), successfully conducted a regional
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UN member states support Kazakhstan’s initiative to establish UN Center in Almaty
The UN General Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution on the establishment of the UN Regional Centre for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for
