... intentions” and “close historical ties” into practical action. Bilateral contacts were sporadic, and the early attempts by state-owned oil and gas companies to participate in the development of energy resources in Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan did not reflect the level of interest within India’s broader business community. Major national conglomerates, which form the “core” of the private sector, were not interested in local markets.
Over the past several years, however, the ...
Modern relations between Russia and Uzbekistan are not limited to a number of issues which arise in bilateral cooperation, even when its successful
Modern relations between Russia and Uzbekistan are not limited to a number of issues which arise in bilateral cooperation, even when its ...
Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Nabil Belkass, a prominent Moroccan youth leader and diplomatic figure, has successfully completed an official visit to Uzbekistan, strengthening ties between Morocco, Uzbekistan,Russia, China and the broader international community.
During ...
... business may well return to Russia.
Turkmenistan is likely to benefit tangibly from rising gas prices. Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, on the contrary, may lose due to the reduction in the inflow of remittances from Russia due to the contraction of the market. Uzbekistan is more stable in this regard due to the larger scale of the economy.
The Republic of Belarus will experience the impact of Western sanctions. In part, they will be offset by deepening trade ties with Russia. But due to the contraction of the ...
... During the 1990s, a violent civil war struck Tajikistan, while the beginning of the new century started with the US military intervention in Afghanistan. Later on, new ethnic tensions mounted in the Fergana Valley, two revolutions erupted in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan was shocked by the Andjan massacre and by the rise of the Islamic Movement.
A series of issues concerning Russia’s economic stability and national security arise not only because of the common historical past between Russia and the five -Stans....
... continue, albeit at a slower pace.
Unemployment continues to be an issue in all the countries of the region, affecting young people the most. According to official statistics, the unemployment rate ranges from 2.3 per cent in Tajikistan to 9.3 per cent in Uzbekistan, while the total number of jobless tops two million.
Experts say the problem is much bigger, though, since a large share of unemployed people is unregistered, being classified as seasonal workers or self-employed, as well as migrating to find ...
... groups in the region cooperate, many of them fighting in Syria and Iraq. But the biggest threat to Central Asia’s security is the situation in Afghanistan, where the Taliban provide organisational and logistics support to the
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
(IMU). Despite sustaining a significant blow, with its main groups squeezed out of the region, it still maintains a presence in the form of underground groups that could become active at any time, joining forces with the radical Tajik opposition ...
On November 22, 2019, RIAC held a working meeting with Murad Uzakov, Manzura Khusnidinova, staff of Information Analytical Center for International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, and Shakhriyor Khayriev, Third Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Russian Federation.
On November 22, 2019, RIAC held a working meeting with Murad Uzakov, Manzura Khusnidinova, staff of Information Analytical Center ...
The Working Group on the Future of U.S.-Russia Relations’ Report
Central Asia stands out as a comparatively “nontoxic” region where there are limited, but not insignificant, opportunities for U.S.-Russia collaboration both bilaterally and within multilateral frameworks: in the space industry, civil security, job-creation mechanisms and rural human capital, and knowledge sharing for instance. Any proposal of U.S.-Russia cooperation in a concrete domain will have to be made in a tri- or-multipartite...
... development finance—export credit agencies. The spearhead of China’s globalization 2.0 export credit agencies is China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation, Sinosure. Sinosure is moving into Belt and Road economies such as Azerbaijian, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan with a clear mandate to underwrite state lending activities in the region. However lacking competition and without transparency, Sinosure can effectively write its own rules of the game, and ensure that China’s renminbi (RMB) is the currency ...
