Tajikistan
Tajikistan’s Zypl pioneers AI financial sector scoring system to drive SME lending
Zypl, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company founded in Tajikistan in 2021, is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) models to drive financial inclusion in emerging and frontier market (EM/FM) economies.
PANNIER: Precarious balancing act for ‘everybody’s friend’ Central Asia
West might talk tough on Russia sanctions enforcement, but it may have to settle for half-hearted promises from region.
Freedom House says Ukraine war threatens democracy across Emerging Europe
Democratic governance deteriorates in Emerging Europe and Central Asia, with worst declines in already authoritarian regions.
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Xi presents grand development plan for Central Asia
Some observers conclude, however, that the big event produced lots of rhetoric and little action.
Threat posed by Taliban’s huge canal project to Central Asia farmland causing mounting anxiety
Uzbek official cited as saying “negotiations with the Afghan side are held on a regular basis, but in a closed mode so as not to disturb society”.
Flurry of investment moves precede milestone China, Central Asia 5+1 summit
Beijing woos region at a time when Russia is too distracted by the Ukraine war to focus effectively on its backyard.
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Milestone China-Central Asia ‘5+1’ summit pursues new blueprint for relations
Stans were eager for red carpet treatment. Notably, Russia was not invited.
EBRD cuts regional growth forecasts again but Central Asia still going strong
Inflation remains a drag on growth in Emerging Europe, along with sluggish growth in advanced economies and stricter financing conditions in Central Europe and the Baltic states.
EBRD 2023: EBRD meets in Samarkand as Central Asian transformation accelerates
Development bank holds its annual meeting in Central Asia for the first time in 12 years.
Eurasia Development Bank hoping to attract investment into Central Asia with Almaty conference
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) will host a conference for major investors in infrastructure and ESG project in Almaty, Kazakhstan on May 15-17 to promote inter-regional and sustainable investments as well as climate issues.
Leaders of all five 'Stans plus Armenia in Moscow for May 9 victory parade
The leaders of Central Asia's five republics plus Armenia's PM arrived in Moscow to stand by Putin for the annual May 9 Victory Day parade, despite strong US pressure to downgrade and even break ties with Russia where possible.
Both Kyrgyz and Tajik armed forces likely committed war crimes in border conflict says HRW
Ambulances and cars carrying civilians shot at. Laser-guided bomb dropped on town square killing at least 10 locals. Human rights group condemns “callous conduct” of soldiers on both sides.
Tajikistan pleads poverty, spends money on unneeded luxuries
A panhandling president is unaccountable to his Western benefactors.
Boom time on Central Asia’s stock exchanges pushes capitalisation above $100bn
Trading driven by covid rebound and rising importance of five ‘stans’ as manufacturing and transit economies due to sanctions imposed on Russia’s economy.
ING: World trade to see big shifts and weaker growth in 2023
World trade has been falling, but we still expect growth to return this year. We do notice large shifts in world trade as advanced economies – especially the US – are diversifying input sourcing.
Data indicate Korea exporters dodge sanctions by shipping to Russia via Central Asia, South Caucasus
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Georgia among countries that appear to be conduits for sanctioned goods from East Asia nation.
ING: IMF remains cautious on world economic outlook
Amid a downgrade to the IMF’s global growth forecast, EM sovereigns should remain resilient with areas of relative growth outperformance, easing pressure on commodity importers and fiscal reform momentum.
Lavrov meets with Eurasia leaders to work on Afghan problem
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is attending the fourth ministerial conference of Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries on April 13 in the Uzbek city of Samarkand to try to find a solution to the Afghan problem.
Russia’s parallel imports hindered by Central Asia bottleneck
E-commerce companies are actively exploring options for building logistics sites in Kazakhstan.
Serbia’s foreign minister reaches out to Central Asia with three-country tour
Under pressure from the West after refusing to join Russia sanctions, Belgrade seeks to build relations with Central Asia in visit that focussed on trade ties and Kosovo.
