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Economic integration: A driving force for sustainable development
Leading thinkers from the world over gather at the Astana Economic Forum
this week. Their focus is on the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development,...
How Will Uzbekistan Become A Regional Transit Hub?
On 5th April of 2019, a meeting
of the railway authorities of Kazakhstan, China, Iran, Turkmenistan, and
Uzbekistan took place in Almaty dedicated to advancing cargo...
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, to Host the 8th UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Mayor’s Office of Nur-Sultan will be organizing the 8th UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism (Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan,...
Kazakh police raid raises spectre of China’s long arm
A police raid on a
Kazakh group documenting the plight of Kazakhs and Uyghurs caught in a brutal crackdown in China’s north-western
province of Xinjiang is...
Walking a Chinese tightrope: Kazakh quiet diplomacy produces limited results
The Kazakh government, in defense of Kazakh and by
implication Central Asian behind-closed-doors diplomacy towards China in the
face of mounting domestic pressure, has offered a...
Turkish-Chinese spat puts Central Asian leaders on the spot
A Turkish-Chinese spat as a result of Turkish criticism of China’s crackdown on
Turkic Muslims in its strategic but troubled north-western province
of Xinjiang complicates efforts...
Turkic Chinese soup: A barometer of anti-Chinese sentiment
A heavy soup made of pulled noodles, meat, and vegetables symbolizes Central Asia’s close cultural and/or ethnic ties with China’s repressed Turkic and Hui...
Kazakhstan Must Rise to Challenge of Diversification, as Productivity Stagnates
Kazakhstan’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected at 3.8% for 2018 – down from 4.1% in 2017 – and to stabilize at...
Developing the IT sector will make Central Asia more united and independent
This September marked the second anniversary of the death of Islam Karimov, the former President of Uzbekistan, and the de-facto accession to power of...
Kazakhstan Needs Robust Reforms to Boost Productivity and Growth
Kazakhstan needs to boost productivity to reverse the slowdown in economic growth, says a new World Bank report released today.
The new Country Economic Memorandum...