Author: Sabira Kadyrov

Brussel, Frankfurt (16/11 – 23) A levying of embargoes and export bans, the imposition of sanctions, erection of fearsome “license” (= restriction) protocol: there’s nothing new about this back-and-forth in world trade, in the eternal jousting for advantage among markets and nations. The clever Chinese imagined they had the world tea market all locked up until an earnest Scottish botanist carrying the telling name of “Robert Fortune” snuck into the Middle Kingdom to observe their agriculture, steal tea plants, and pick up tricks of tea processing. The Chinese global tea monopoly was busted wide open. The fortunate Mr. Fortune was…

Berlin (05/11 – 40) The international transport corridor “Tajikistan-Europe” will be expanded. The initiative for the implementation of the “Crossroads of the World” project was announced at the IV International Tbilisi Silk Road Forum, which concluded in the capital of Georgia. The project envisions the development of connections between Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Iran. This means that the Silk Road, which once passed through the North Caucasus, will now be connected to the South Caucasus hub. “In this way, another node is added to the multimodal corridor ‘China – Tajikistan – Uzbekistan – Turkmenistan – Iran – Turkey – Europe’,”…

Brussels (21/10 – 75) In May 2022, tens of ethnic Pamiri protesters were killed by security forces as demonstrations were violently suppressed and an “anti-terrorist operation” was launched in the east of the country. Activists, local leaders, journalists and bloggers were arrested and sentenced in unfair trials. Many reported being tortured. Access to information, including through the media and internet, remained heavily restricted. Domestic violence remained widespread with victims rarely securing justice or support. Afghan refugees continued to be detained and deported. Tajikistan’s economic and political life continued to be tightly controlled by the president, in the 30th year of…

The World Bank (WB) is prepared to finance substantial projects in Kyrgyzstan, including those in the energy sector, water purification, irrigation, and agriculture, according to the bank’s representatives. This declaration was made during a meeting between the WB mission and Mamasadik Bakirov, vice president of the Kyrgyzstani Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a source at the Chamber told Trend. It was observed that WB projects offer opportunities for long-term growth and the bolstering of the nation’s infrastructure, which will contribute to its sustainable growth and the enhancement of its residents’ quality of life. WB delegates showed interest in the situation…

Frankfurt (22/09 – 58.33) Since May 2022, the Tajikistani authorities have stepped up their ongoing crackdown on Pamiris, an ethnic, linguistic and religious minority originating from the Pamir mountains in Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast of Tajikistan. They have arbitrarily detained hundreds of Pamiris, including civil society activists and human rights defenders, and imprisoned over 200 of them after convictions in unfair trials, in a campaign aimed at stripping the local communities of their leadership and dismantling their civil society. The authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Pamiri civil society activists, journalists and human rights defenders who have been detained solely…

Korea defeated Kyrgyzstan 1-0 Saturday to move closer to a berth in the Asian Olympic men’s football qualifiers next year. Hong Yun-sang’s third-minute goal stood as the winner for South Korea in their second Group B match of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup qualification tournament at Changwon Football Center in the southeastern city of Changwon. Korea, now at the top of the group with three points, will close out the event with a match against Myanmar at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Korea will win Group B and qualify for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup with at least…

A meeting of working groups, including representatives of the government delegations of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, was held in the city of Cholpon-Ata within the framework of the joint Kyrgyz-Uzbek demarcation commission, trend reports. At the meeting, the parties discussed important aspects related to the demarcation of the state border between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Particular attention is paid to the preparatory work necessary to create a special (general) geodetic network that will be used during the demarcation activities. During the negotiations, a friendly and mutually understanding atmosphere was established. An appropriate protocol was signed, fixing the agreements reached. Source : Menafn

During the working trip to Washington, D.C., Minister of National Economy Alibek Kuantyrov met with the leading experts of the World Bank on taxation, human capital development, infrastructure, fair economic growth and green economy, for discussing the areas of further joint work, Azernews reports, citing Kazinform. Director of Strategy and Operations for Europe and Central Asia region at the World Bank Carolina Sánchez-Páramo noted the importance of the joint work of the Kazakh Government and the World Bank on achievement of sustainable development of the economy of Kazakhstan and Central Asian region by implementing various reforms and implementation of the…

A ceremony of signing a grant agreement and exchange notes between the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Government of Japan and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in the Kyrgyz Republic under the project “Scholarship Program for Human Resource Development” was held in Bishkek, Azernews reports, citing Kabar. According to the Ministry of Finance, the Government of Japan provides gratuitous assistance for the implementation of the Human Resource Development Scholarship Program (JDS) project in the amount of USD 2.26 million. Deputy Minister of Finance Tatikov emphasized the importance of this project, as the results of the project…

Kazakhstanis have become much less likely to purchase foreign currency. NUR.KZ journalists learned how much the country’s foreign exchange market sank compared to previous periods. Wishing to keep their savings, Kazakhstanis resort to various financial instruments. Some, for example, prefer to keep money on deposits in banks. According to analysts, this method turned out to be one of the most effective. Others, for this purpose, acquire foreign currency, which in some cases may be more stable than the tenge. However, there has been a noticeable decline in the foreign exchange market. According to the National Bank of the Republic of…