Supported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the corridor was defined using advanced ecological modelling to optimize its boundaries
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Uzbekistan’s Minister of Agriculture recently visited Tajikistan to discuss strengthening agricultural cooperation through joint projects, scientific
Kazakhstan is using agricultural drones for the first time to combat locust infestations in the western region, aiming to protect over 300,000 hectare...
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adilbek Kasymaliev recently participated in a capsule-laying ceremony to launch the construction of four small hy...
A $250mn soft drink plant backed by Carlsberg Group and PepsiCo is planned for Kazakhstan’s Almaty region, aiming to produce 340mn liters annually, cr...
In April alone, steel output totaled 369,630 tons, up 1.2% from March and 5% compared to April 2024.
The announcement was made by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi after hosting talks with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Afghanistan’s acting
The country currently operates 154 renewable energy facilities—including wind, solar, hydro, and biogas plants—with a combined installed capacity exce...
The 16th Kazakhstan-German Business Council meeting in Astana brought together senior officials and business leaders to advance bilateral economic coo...
Kyrgyzstan’s First Deputy Chairman Daniyar Amangeldiev recently met with IsDB President Muhammad Al-Jasser to review ongoing projects and explore expa...
Kyrgyzstan’s investment in fixed assets surged by 62% in the first four months of 2025, reaching a record KGS 70.1bn ($802mn), as the government accel...
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov and PepsiCo’s regional president David Manzini recently discussed the expansion of a major investment project in Kazakh...
Taliban acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi pledged to prevent water waste and ensure proper delivery to Iran, framing the issue as both a relig...
Osh, the southern capital of Kyrgyzstan, has joined the EBRD's Green Cities programme to boost environmental sustainability, with support for a major
The Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry has announced the arrival of a high-capacity supercomputer nearing two exaflops...
Kazakhstan has joined over 65 countries in signing the Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action, highlighting its commitment to child-focused...
Tajikistan has removed criminal penalties for "liking" extremist social media posts, reversing a 2018 law that led to over 1,500 imprisonments and sig...
Russian energy firm Inteco Group signed a landmark deal with the Taliban to extract oil and build a refinery in Afghanistan, marking a new phase of ec...
The European Union has allocated €200,000 to support measles outbreak response in Kyrgyzstan, aiming to assist 70,000 people in Bishkek and Osh throug...
Kazakhstan and Armenia have launched national SDG 7 Roadmaps to advance access to affordable, reliable, and clean energy, outlining key policy actions...
The Taliban has escalated its crackdown on digital expression by arresting several TikTok influencers for "unlawful" online behavior, raising concerns...
A major conservation effort in Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul region is helping revive the endangered goitered gazelle, with support from UNDP and local partn...
Severe funding cuts to UNFPA are putting critical health services for Afghan women and girls at risk, with millions facing reduced access to maternal
Ministers from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan met in Tashkent to coordinate summer water and energy operations, signing a protocol to manage r...
UNICEF Tajikistan has provided 227 CPAP machines and 300 oxygen concentrators to the Ministry of Health to strengthen neonatal care and expand access
Malaysian energy company PETRONAS has teamed up with UAE-based XRG and Turkmenistan’s Hazarnebit and Turkmennebit to sign a new production sharing con...
Agriculture Minister Aidarbek Saparov met with CITIC Construction’s Chairman to discuss a deep grain processing project in Kazakhstan, focusing initia...
A new UNDP-GEF initiative in Turkmenistan aims to transform the construction sector by promoting sustainable design, energy-efficient technologies, an...
Afghanistan has handed over 16 truckloads of Herat white marble to Uzbekistan for the construction of the Imam Bukhari complex in Samarkand.
Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov recently chaired a meeting on advancing large-scale chemical and metallurgical projects aimed at building
The United Arab Emirates remains Kazakhstan’s top trade and investment partner in the Gulf, with total investments exceeding $4.3bn.
Uzbekistan has provided agricultural aid to Afghanistan, including selected seeds and food crops, to support food security, rural development, and dee...
Effective immediately, Air Astana has suspended regular flights KC 907/908 and KC 963/964 on the Almaty–Delhi–Almaty route from May 9 to 18, while fli...
Despite a 2.7% GDP growth in 2023-2024—the first increase since 2019—Afghanistan’s fragile recovery struggles to address deepening inequality, subsist...
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan held military parades in Bishkek and Dushanbe to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in World War II, honoring the hundreds...
Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov and the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, To Lam, recently met...
President Japarov spotlights blockchain and crypto as pillars of Kyrgyzstan’s digital future, unveiling plans for regulation, education, and a nationa...
Kazakhstan and Vietnam have agreed to raise the share of processed products in the agro-industrial complex to 70% over the next three years, as part o...
Kazakhstan is accelerating the development of its chemical and petrochemical industry through 49 ongoing projects, aiming to boost manufacturing, expa...
Foreign ministers from Central Asia and Russia met in Almaty to review progress since the First Central Asia-Russia Summit, highlighting trade growth,...
Pakistan's trade with Afghanistan saw a boost in July–February 2024-25, with exports rising by 84.25% to $592.8mn and imports surging over 230%.
Kyrgyzstan hosted an international conference on climate resilience, culminating in a resolution to strengthen early warning systems with AI, secure s...
Uzbekistan and Afghanistan have proposed joint agricultural initiatives to cultivate key crops using modern technologies—aimed at enhancing productivi...
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a bill sponsored by Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) aimed at blocking U.S. taxpayer dollars from reaching the Ta...