Kyrgyzstan had, after previous experiences with strongman rule, restricted the presidency to a single term. Mr Japarov did ...

A new report by the World Bank finds that if ECA countries had maintained their pre-crisis productivity pace, today’s GDP ...

The underlying challenges to lasting peace along Central Asia’s borders lie in the fundamentally top-down structure of ...

Firms’ limited access to adequate, stable and diversified financing hinders business growth in Europe and Central Asia. Most ...

China’s trade and infrastructure engagement with Central Asian states surged in 2025, reshaping regional economics, politics, ...

Not long after late 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan became independent, illegal ...

On paper, the change is simple: the informal Central Asian format is now a C6. Politically and conceptually, it is much more ...

China’s trade with Central Asian states grew significantly during the first 10 months of 2025, compared with the same period ...

From bootstrapped startups to the region’s first female-focused venture fund, Kazakhstan’s women are breaking barriers, ...

China is mounting a high-level diplomatic push to reinforce its economic and strategic dominance in Central Asia following major U.S. inroads into the region’s critical mineral sector.

Leaders from across Central Asia gathered to discuss progress in universities, highlight new partnerships and explore how ...

Countries in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) must accelerate efforts to use their existing economic assets more efficiently and ...