• Asia Society Australia Executive Director of Policy, Richard Maude, writes his forecast for 2023. (asiasociety.org)
  • In the Caucasus and Central Asia, price pressures are expected to continue abating, easing from 11 percent in 2023 to 8.3 percent next year. (imf.org)
  • MENA central banks have continued raising rates in 2023, albeit at a slower pace than that of last year. (imf.org)
  • Chinese President Xi Jinping (3rd R), Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (3rd L), Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov (2nd R), Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon (2nd L), Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdymukhamedov (R) and Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the joint press conference of the China-Central Asia Summit in Xian, China on May 19, 2023. (channelnewsasia.com)
  • Silk Road Paper S. Frederick Starr, U.S. Policy in Central Asia through Central Asian Eyes , May 2023. (cacianalyst.org)
  • These guest research stays (secondments) took place in the framework of the EU-funded project "Central Asian Law: Legal Cultures and Business Environments in Central Asia" (project number 870647 H2020 MSCA-RISE 2019-2023), which runs from 01/03/2020 through 28/02/2024. (lu.se)
  • MOCCA: Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia" is a 4-year research and training project funded by the European Commission's HORIZON-MSCA-2021-SE-01-01 - MSCA Staff Exchanges 2021 programme (project number 101085855) runs from 01/01/2023 through 31/12/2026. (lu.se)
  • Meanwhile, growth in the Caucasus and Central Asia region exceeded expectations in 2017, but momentum is set to fade. (imf.org)
  • Moving to Caucasus and Central Asia. (imf.org)
  • Report by ASPI, AidData, and CSIS on China's public diplomacy efforts in South and Central Asia. (asiasociety.org)
  • China's president has presented a plan which would increase its influence in Central Asia as the summit with five former Soviet states concludes. (yahoo.com)
  • The gathering was the latest demonstration of China's growing geo-economic role in Central Asia, marking what Xi called a "new era" in Beijing's relations with the region. (worldpoliticsreview.com)
  • China's support for Central Asia also appear to be a counter-weight to US accusations of its coercive diplomacy. (channelnewsasia.com)
  • Despite several reports and information on Chinese projects with this aim, the question remains how effective China's soft power in Central Asia really is. (cacianalyst.org)
  • If Central Asian, U.S. and European producers all had open access to China's markets, all sides would benefit in the long run. (cacianalyst.org)
  • In the short term though, a U.S.-China trade war is a huge opportunity for Central Asian economies to soak up China's heavy industry outward direct investment despite the risk of a China policy bank debt-trap. (cacianalyst.org)
  • This disease occurs in most of tropical Asia, the Pacific Islands, the Caribbean Islands, Central and South America, and Africa. (cdc.gov)
  • Trachoma is found mainly in the poorest and most rural areas of Africa, Central and South America, Asia, the Western Pacific and the Middle East. (who.int)
  • Soon after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the leaders of the four former Soviet Central Asian Republics met in Tashkent and declared that the definition of Central Asia should include Kazakhstan as well as the original four included by the Soviets. (wikipedia.org)
  • But given Russia's isolation in the global arena, it is doubtful that the former Soviet Central Asian republics would be willing to do business with the Kremlin. (arabnews.com)
  • Turkiye was the first country in the world to recognize the independence of the former Soviet Central Asian republics in the 1990s. (arabnews.com)
  • According to data from the Central Bank of Russia, of the $13.99 billion in personal remittances sent from Russia to other members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in 2018, about 68.1 percent went to these three countries. (eurasianet.org)
  • The signing of the Caspian convention in August 2018 has opened up exciting new possibilities for getting Central Asian oil and gas to European and global markets. (cacianalyst.org)
  • At its June 22, 2018, plenary session, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on "Strengthening regional and international cooperation to ensure peace, stability and sustainable development in the Central Asian Region. (cacianalyst.org)
  • According to the 2019 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, temperatures in Central Asia are rising faster than the global average. (rferl.org)
  • and the announcement of a new U.S. Strategy for Central Asia 2019-2025. (cacianalyst.org)
  • On October 17-18, 2019, the 7th China-Central Asia Cooperation Forum, was held in Nanning, Guanxi province. (cacianalyst.org)
  • In March 2019, the second yearly summit of Central Asian leaders will be held in Tashkent. (cacianalyst.org)
  • Traveler to Central Asia, 2019 of recurrent fever episodes separated by asymptom- atic intervals of 1 week. (cdc.gov)
  • GENEVA - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers on Sunday begins a seven-day mission to Central Africa and the Great Lakes Region, where he will focus on some the continent's most protracted refugee situations. (unhcr.org)
  • During the early and later periods, the most frequent regions of exposure were Sub-Saharan Africa (22.7% and 26.2%, respectively), the Caribbean (21.3% and 8.4%, respectively), Central America (13.4% and 27.6%, respectively), and South East Asia (13.1% and 16.9%, respectively). (cdc.gov)
  • Central Asia is a subregion of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the southwest and Eastern Europe in the northwest to Western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. (wikipedia.org)
  • Russian culture has two distinct terms: Средняя Азия (Srednyaya Aziya or "Middle Asia", the narrower definition, which includes only those traditionally non-Slavic, Central Asian lands that were incorporated within those borders of historical Russia) and Центральная Азия (Tsentralnaya Aziya or "Central Asia", the wider definition, which includes Central Asian lands that have never been part of historical Russia). (wikipedia.org)
  • While the predominant role of cardiovascular disease is common everywhere, the significance of infant deaths is more marked in Central Asia and the Caucasus, and the importance of external causes is most notable in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, and the three Baltic nations. (worldbank.org)
  • This Note examines the economic, religious, and ethnic connections between Transcaucasian and Central Asian Countries (CACs) and Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Russia. (rand.org)
  • Yu Chengzhong, chairman of Horgos Jinyi International Trade Co Ltd, said they export about 1,000 metric tons of vegetables and fruits in 50 trucks every day to Central Asian countries, Russia and Belarus. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • Peter Hopkirk is known in scholarly realms as the "laureate of the Great Game," referring to his numerous books on the strategic conflict between Tsarist Russia and Victorian England for supremacy over Central Asia, for which India was the ultimate prize. (matadornetwork.com)
  • When Russia hurts, Central Asians feel the pain. (eurasianet.org)
  • In Central Asian capitals as well as in Moscow and Beijing, these three events served to alter the existing geopolitical calculus: Washington effectively reminded Central Asians and U.S. rivals Russia and China of itself and its interests. (cacianalyst.org)
  • While the U.S. has rightly focused on Ukraine and the nearby members of NATO, Russia and China have launched serious threats to Russia's other former colonies in Central Asia. (silkroadstudies.org)
  • In September, the United States has what might very well be its last chance to play the kind of balancing role that will prevent Central Asia from coming solely under the purview of China and Russia. (silkroadstudies.org)
  • Most economies in Southeast Asia are net food importers. (asiasociety.org)
  • Energy-hungry economies, substantial demands for heating, and a high energy and fiscal reliance on fossil fuels mean that countries in Europe and Central Asia are a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. (worldbank.org)
  • Thanks to the Belt and Road Initiative, Horgos has experienced a boom in business and trade with a number of Central Asian economies over the past few years. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • Growth in many economies in the Middle East and Central Asia is slowing, reflecting the combined effect of tighter policies, oil production cuts, geopolitical tensions, and other domestic challenges. (imf.org)
  • Since 1991, the EBRD has invested over €1.5 billion in more than 250 agrifood projects in Central Asia to foster the transition to open market-oriented economies and to promote private and entrepreneurial initiative. (ebrd.com)
  • Beijing's wider policy to develop industrial and agroindustrial capacity in Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Middle East means that these economies can use short-term structural changes in global trade dynamics to their longer term advantage. (cacianalyst.org)
  • Such technological developments have broad implications for all Central Asian economies. (lu.se)
  • Central Asia has a population of about 72 million, in five countries: Kazakhstan (19 million), Kyrgyzstan (7 million), Tajikistan (10 million), Turkmenistan (6 million), and Uzbekistan (35 million). (wikipedia.org)
  • The Russian geographer Nikolaĭ Khanykov questioned the latitudinal definition of Central Asia and preferred a physical one of all countries located in the region landlocked from water, including Afghanistan, Khorasan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uyghuristan (Xinjiang), and Uzbekistan. (wikipedia.org)
  • The most limited definition was the official one of the Soviet Union, which defined Middle Asia as consisting solely of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, omitting Kazakhstan. (wikipedia.org)
  • The human rights section of recent EU draft strategies implies that human rights conditionality especially in policy toward Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan and public expressions of concern on individual cases by EU governments have hampered the development of relationships with Central Asia and produced little result. (hrw.org)
  • I would say that the biggest threat not only to Uzbekistan but across Central Asia is water shortages. (rferl.org)
  • In response, the European Union (EU) broadened its support for Central Asia, while the International Atomic Energy Agency led efforts to develop a strategic master plan for the most contaminated sites in the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. (ebrd.com)
  • China is ready to coordinate development strategies with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and promote the modernisation of all, Xi said in an address to a China-Central Asia Summit in northwest China. (channelnewsasia.com)
  • TASHKENT, Uzbekistan - An INTERPOL training course targeting human trafficking and migrant smuggling across Central Asia has concluded in the Uzbek capital. (interpol.int)
  • Uzbekistan has emerged as the Central Asian country with which India has not only accelerated but also diversified engagements in the past few years. (cacianalyst.org)
  • According to Uzbekistan's Foreign Ministry, all UN members unanimously supported the draft document, developed by Uzbekistan along with other Central Asian states. (cacianalyst.org)
  • During the ten-plus years of U.S. presence in Afghanistan, the U.S. depended on Central Asian countries, particularly Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, to funnel military supplies through the Northern Distribution Network into Afghanistan. (cacianalyst.org)
  • Asia (Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan). (cdc.gov)
  • MOCCA is a research and staff exchange programme intended to contribute to the global and national efforts of understanding and counteracting corruption by conducting interdisciplinary research on the multilevel orders of corruption in five countries in post-Soviet Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan). (lu.se)
  • Central Asians can build on a relatively rich experience of regional cooperation two decades ago, which culminated in the Central Asian Cooperation Organization (CACO). (cacianalyst.org)
  • Reporting on these developments, Central Asians never fail to note that, since their new nations gained independence in 1991, no U.S. president has ever visited the region and that there are no prospects for such a visit until at least after the American elections in the Fall of 2024. (silkroadstudies.org)
  • Central Asians cooperated by opening their territories to the transport of NATO war materiel, but the U.S. and NATO did not reciprocate. (silkroadstudies.org)
  • Disappointed, Central Asians wonder why the U.S. is so passive in advancing its own interests in their region. (silkroadstudies.org)
  • Central Asians have no intention to roll back their ties with their large neighbors, but seek rather to balance them with ties with the West. (silkroadstudies.org)
  • Central Asia is a region of varied geography, including high passes and mountains (Tian Shan), vast deserts (Kyzyl Kum, Taklamakan), and especially treeless, grassy steppes. (wikipedia.org)
  • The forests of Mongolia are mainly located in the northern part of the country along the Russian Federation border, forming a transition zone between the Siberian taiga forest and the central Asian steppes. (fao.org)
  • The eastern steppes of Mongolia are of great ecological importance because, unlike most other grasslands in Central Asia and the rest of the world, there has been relatively little modification by human use. (fao.org)
  • Spanning the North Pacific, the Arctic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, encompassing the steppes, deserts and mountains of Central Asia, the lush forests of South Caucasus and the karst ecosystems, underground freshwater and wetlands of the Western Balkans - this vast region hosts an exceptional array of globally important and threatened species. (iucn.org)
  • His legacy is still seen: Humboldt University of Berlin, named after him, offers a course in Central Asian studies. (wikipedia.org)
  • A central thrust of this strategy should be securing greater compliance by the governments of Central Asian countries with their international human rights obligations. (hrw.org)
  • It also provides a brief summary of human rights concerns in several Central Asian countries and suggests key actions and benchmarks to address them. (hrw.org)
  • Over the past five years, Central Asian countries have already seen some of the worst droughts, which has led to shortages of water for irrigation and hydropower. (rferl.org)
  • And beyond are other central Asian countries. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • In the past, it took about two to three days for vegetables and fruits from Horgos to go through the customs and then be sent to Central Asian countries. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • In the past few years, we have seen great demand from Central Asian countries, so establishing a factory here would make it easier for our products to reach these markets," he said. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • Second, Horgos' proximity to Central Asian markets. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • In this video we have gathered seven experts from China and the Central East Asian countries to discuss the Belt and Road Initiative and bilateral ties. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • They will touch on the opportunities, challenges and potential for cooperation in the Central East Asian region, offering insights into the unique visions they hold for the development of Central Asia and its cooperation with China. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • This summit has added new impetus to the development and revitalisation of the six counties, and injected strong positive energy into regional peace and stability," Xi said later at a press conference with his Central Asian counterparts. (channelnewsasia.com)
  • Xi said China and the Central Asian countries should deepen trust and offer "clear and strong support" on core interests such as sovereignty, independence, national dignity and long-term development. (channelnewsasia.com)
  • He did not mention Ukraine, which like the Central Asian nations, was part of the Soviet Union. (channelnewsasia.com)
  • China is ready to help Central Asian countries improve their law enforcement, security, and defence capability construction," he said. (channelnewsasia.com)
  • To bolster our cooperation and Central Asian development, China will provide Central Asian countries with a total of 26 billion yuan (US$3.8 billion) of financing support and grants," Xi said. (channelnewsasia.com)
  • The five-day training event brought together law enforcement experts from 14 Central Asian countries to learn how to tackle the region's trafficking and smuggling challenge. (interpol.int)
  • The five-day (30 April - 4 May) event brought together law enforcement experts from 14 Central Asian countries to learn the latest investigative skills required to coordinate transnational responses to the region's trafficking and smuggling challenge. (interpol.int)
  • Central Asian states are embarking on a new effort to build regional cooperation. (cacianalyst.org)
  • According to the Congressional Budget Justification by the Department of State (FY2013), the U.S. will make a cut of 13 percent in aid to the Central Asian region. (cacianalyst.org)
  • It is understandable that the Central Asian countries will be affected by this, but Afghanistan has the right to use the water of the Amu Darya River for its development," Najibullah Sadid, a water and environmental expert at Germany's University of Stuttgart, told IWPR, adding that successive wars had put the project on hold. (eurasiareview.com)
  • Besides its numerous threats to invade Kazakhstan, Moscow is actively courting the five Central Asian states. (silkroadstudies.org)
  • Like the Baltic states and Ukraine, all five Central Asian countries are struggling to preserve their independence. (silkroadstudies.org)
  • Back in 2015, then-Secretary of State John Kerry approved the creation of the "C5+1," a consultative body involving all five Central Asian states and the U.S. However, this project - a copy of arrangements that Japan, Korea, and the EU had long since instituted - was proposed not by Washington but by Kazakhstan. (silkroadstudies.org)
  • Central Asian Law: Legal Cultures, Governance and Business Environment in Central Asia. (lu.se)
  • The main idea behind publishing this preliminary research report is to provide a platform for Central Asian guest researchers to present the research projects they developed during their research stay in Lund and share their initial research findings with the Central Asian Law project team and the wider academic and policy audiences. (lu.se)
  • Central Asian countries to a different extent remain dependent on consumption, exports, or transit of fossil fuel. (lu.se)
  • It is a significant moment for strengthening cooperation and deepening friendship between Central Asia and China. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • He also called on China and Central Asia to increase their oil and gas trade, develop energy cooperation across industrial chains, and boost cooperation on new energy and the peaceful use of nuclear energy. (channelnewsasia.com)
  • Today Sino-Russian energy cooperation outside Central Asia and deepening political elite-level friendships signify the re-assertion of that bilateral entente as the U.S. diminishes its profile in Central Asia. (cacianalyst.org)
  • One of the first geographers to mention Central Asia as a distinct region of the world was Alexander von Humboldt. (wikipedia.org)
  • Human Rights Watch welcomes the initiative of the EU and the German presidency to embark upon a Central Asia strategy, following years of neglect of this important region by the EU. (hrw.org)
  • The IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (IUCN ECARO) was established in 2015 with a view to supporting IUCN constituency and implementing the IUCN Programme in most countries of the IUCN Statutory Region East Europe, North and Central Asia. (iucn.org)
  • Following ASPI's project examining the crisis of governance in Central Asia, ASPI has continued to provide a forum for dialogue about how the region can increase security, manage conflicts, strengthen the rule of law, and deepen ties with the rest of Asia. (asiasociety.org)
  • An Asia Society leadership group's report recommends a ten-point policy agenda for preventing a water crisis in Asia, which could have a profound impact on security throughout the region. (asiasociety.org)
  • The Europe and Central Asia region faces increasing vulnerability to climate change, as warmer temperatures and more volatile weather patterns disrupt ecosystems and increase the frequency of extreme droughts, floods, heat waves, and forest fires. (worldbank.org)
  • "Health is a major development challenge facing the region today," said Philippe Le Houérou, World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia . (worldbank.org)
  • The report suggests that both prevention and treatment must play a central role in the future health agenda in countries across the region, in particular through wider implementation of cost-effective measures. (worldbank.org)
  • XIAN: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday (May 19) unveiled a grand plan for Central Asia's development, from building infrastructure to boosting trade, taking on a new leadership role in a region that has traditionally been a Russian sphere of influence. (channelnewsasia.com)
  • A combination of corruption scandals and increasing awareness of the need for greater transparency and less favouritism is reflected throughout the Europe and Central Asia region, even in the cleanest countries . (transparency.org)
  • With illegal migration into Central Asia becoming an increasingly serious security threat in the region, improving the exchange of police information and boosting the use of tailored INTERPOL capabilities was central to the training programme. (interpol.int)
  • With a view to producing country-specific and regional reports on people smuggling and human trafficking in Central Asia, INTERPOL is currently conducting an environmental scan in the region. (interpol.int)
  • but by the time the U.S. military established a presence in Central Asia in support of Afghanistan operations, a Sino-Russian entente had begun to close over the region. (cacianalyst.org)
  • Meanwhile, the fact that China is outmaneuvering Moscow in the region only serves to remind us of Beijing's larger aspirations, which embrace all Central Asia as much as Taiwan. (silkroadstudies.org)
  • DEN-3 was only recently (October 1994) reintroduced into Central America and is now spreading throughout the region. (cdc.gov)
  • These landlocked countries urgently pleaded for the West to open a transport route across Afghanistan to the southern seas, India and Southeast Asia. (silkroadstudies.org)
  • Wendy Cutler, Tim Groser, Yeo Han-koo, Elizabeth Chelliah, Kurt Tong, and Candi Wolff discuss Asia Society Policy Institute's latest report on Asia's critical role in the future of trade negotiations. (asiasociety.org)
  • This NOFO aims to enhance Central Asia's capacity to provide high-quality HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, laboratory, and strategic information (SI) programs. (cdc.gov)
  • Last week, U.S. President Joe Biden met with his counterparts from the five states of Central Asia in the first-ever leaders' summit of the so-called C5+1 format. (worldpoliticsreview.com)
  • The China-Central Asia Summit is just around the corner, taking place from May 18-19 in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • The success of the recent summit between the Russian and Chinese presidents is significant not only for agreements reached between the two sides but also for the absence of disagreements over Central Asia. (cacianalyst.org)
  • This research report is a compilation of essays written by guest researchers from Central Asia who spent four to twelve months at the Department of Sociology of Law, Lund University, and conducted research on various topics pertaining to legal cultures, governance and business environments in Central Asia. (lu.se)
  • Book S. Frederick Starr and Svante E. Cornell, Strong and Unique: Three Decades of U.S.-Kazakhstan Partnership , Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, December 2021. (cacianalyst.org)
  • Central Asia was historically closely tied to the Silk Road trade routes, acting as a crossroads for the movement of people, goods, and ideas between Europe and the Far East. (wikipedia.org)
  • UNICEF works in countries and territories across Europe and Central Asia to uphold the rights of every child. (unicef.org)
  • The right to clean air is far from the reality for children and young people in Europe and Central Asia. (unicef.org)
  • Addressing Safety and Health at Work in Eastern Europe and Central Asia while Facing Pandemic" Brief description: ILO continues to offer support to its constituents and proposes solutions to face pandemic and its consequences on labour market, OSH and working conditions and access to social protection floor. (ilo.org)
  • Countries in Europe and Central Asia have all made commitments to decarbonize and will face significant challenges in a rapidly changing global policy environment. (worldbank.org)
  • Moreover, many countries have a unique opportunity to make use of their landscapes - countries in Europe and Central Asia are the world's largest source of carbon absorbing boreal forests and grasslands - as a source of climate mitigation. (worldbank.org)
  • The market and climate transition in Europe and Central Asia will have large and uneven impacts, with some workers and communities hit especially hard, as labor markets shift from brown to green jobs, and energy prices adjust to new market realities. (worldbank.org)
  • Turkey has experienced very large health gains, Central Europe has steadily improved since the 1990s, and the Western Balkan countries have performed in line with global norms. (worldbank.org)
  • "The three major objectives of the health systems in Europe and Central Asia are improving population health outcomes, protecting households against the high and uncertain costs of medical care, and ensuring the efficiency of government health spending," emphasized Ana Revenga, World Bank Director for Human Development in Europe and Central Asia . (worldbank.org)
  • The package is part of a broader consortium programme between the EBRD, the FAO, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Scientific-Information Center of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination of Central Asia (SIC ICWC), as well as ministries from participating countries. (ebrd.com)
  • Europe, Central Asia and the state of corruption in 2014: The gold standard? (transparency.org)
  • Elections in Central Asia continue to pose challenges and foster change, but perhaps nowhere more so than in the neighboring countries of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. (voanews.com)
  • Two-way trade between China and Central Asia hit a record US$70 billion last year, with Kazakhstan leading with US$31 billion, as China seeks deeper links in its quest for greater food and energy security. (channelnewsasia.com)
  • Follow @RFERL on Twitter so as not to miss our regular conversations on life and social change in Central Asia every Thursday at 3 p.m. in Prague/9 a.m. in Washington (7 p.m. local time in Bishkek/Almaty/Astana, and 6 p.m local time in Tashkent/Dushanbe/Ashgabat). (rferl.org)
  • Most countries in Central Asia are still integral to parts of the world economy. (wikipedia.org)
  • The EU draft strategy states that the EU s overall aim is The establishment of stable, independent and prosperous countries adhering to democratic values and market economy principles in Central Asia. (hrw.org)
  • Despite not being a member of the Organization of Turkic States - an influential regional grouping of Turkic-speaking countries - Turkmenistan plays a key role in Ankara's Central Asia strategy. (arabnews.com)
  • The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched a €6 million package aimed at addressing the energy-water-land nexus in the agrifood sector of countries in Central Asia. (ebrd.com)
  • The goal of the Forum was to further strengthen ties between China and the countries of Central Asia. (cacianalyst.org)
  • The present-day challenges confronting Central Asia are highly likely to persist over the coming years: some internal, others having to do with regional trends and tensions. (asiasociety.org)
  • This research report consists of introduction and five papers that explore contemporary issues and challenges in Central Asia, such as the problems accompanying the internationalization of higher education and research, anti-corruption legal frameworks and the business climate, cultural branding, legal culture education, and the digital economy. (lu.se)
  • The way is clear for a project that will boost Beijing's economic ties and diplomatic influence within Central Asia', writes Asia Society Policy Institute's Genevieve Donnellon-May in the South China Morning Post. (asiasociety.org)
  • However, with the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan opposing continuing the lease, there are doubts whether the U.S. will retain any influence in Central Asia after 2014. (cacianalyst.org)
  • Wendy Cutler, Vali Nasr, and John Park join Tom Nagorski for Asia Society's annual look at the year ahead. (asiasociety.org)
  • Central Asia and the South Caucasus have long been within Russia's geopolitical orbit. (arabnews.com)
  • Is the Central Asia Metals (CAMLF) dividend sustainable? (benzinga.com)
  • Sam Bhutia is a country analyst covering Central Asia and South Caucasus at The Economist Intelligence Unit. (eurasianet.org)
  • In the DRC, he will visit Angolan refugees at the Kilueka refugee settlement and Central African refugees who arrived in Zongo, in the north of the country, following last year's coup attempt in Bangui, CAR. (unhcr.org)
  • The UN refugee agency is sending a first convoy of non-food relief items to help thousands of refugees who have camped out in southern Chad after fleeing fighting in the Central African Republic. (unhcr.org)
  • NDJAMENA, Chad, April 3 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency is sending a first convoy of relief items for thousands of Central African refugees who recently fled fighting and atrocities at home for the safety of southern Chad. (unhcr.org)
  • It will send the relief items from the Chadian capital of Ndjamena to the south of the country, where an estimated 30,000 people have camped out at the border area following a huge influx of refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR) at the end of February. (unhcr.org)
  • Despite a lack of food and having to sleep in the open, most of the Central African refugees - like Founga - have told UNHCR officials that it will likely be years before they feel safe enough to go back home. (unhcr.org)
  • The borders of Central Asia are subject to multiple definitions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Historically, political geography and culture have been two significant parameters widely used in scholarly definitions of Central Asia. (wikipedia.org)
  • From the mid-19th century until almost the end of the 20th century, Central Asia was colonised by the Russians, and incorporated into the Russian Empire, and later the Soviet Union, which led to Russians and other Slavs emigrating into the area. (wikipedia.org)
  • Thank you for joining our Press Briefing on the Economic Outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia, and many thanks to many of you who have come to Marrakech to cover our Annual Meetings. (imf.org)
  • Xi said the building of Line D of the China-Central Asia natural gas pipeline should be accelerated. (channelnewsasia.com)
  • On the upside, a faster than anticipated global decline in inflation would reduce pressure on central banks to raise interest rate further. (imf.org)
  • In 2015, the Environmental Remediation Account for Central Asia (ERA) was established on the initiative of the EU. (ebrd.com)
  • If no action is taken, economic damages from droughts and floods in Central Asia are projected to be up to 1.3% of GDP per annum, while crop yields are expected to decrease by 30% by 2050, leading to around 5.1 million internal climate migrants by that time. (worldbank.org)
  • There are different reports saying that crop yields across Central Asia are expected to decrease by 30-40 percent by mid-century. (rferl.org)
  • This unique ecosystem is facing an environmental threat, however, which is not widely known, but which could have irreversible consequences for both the Fergana Valley itself and for Central Asia more broadly. (ebrd.com)
  • In the pre-Islamic and early Islamic eras (c. 1000 and earlier) Central Asia was inhabited predominantly by Iranian peoples, populated by Eastern Iranian-speaking Bactrians, Sogdians, Chorasmians and the semi-nomadic Scythians and Dahae. (wikipedia.org)
  • Foreign investors and specialists in installing renewables capacity can benefit from the planned expansions in the wind and solar facilities in Central Asia. (lu.se)
  • Formulating goals and criteria for human rights progress in the Central Asia strategy would be consistent with EU practices elsewhere and those of other European institutions. (hrw.org)
  • The Fergana Valley, home to more than 15 million people, is the agricultural powerhouse of Central Asia. (ebrd.com)
  • Analysis Svante E. Cornell, Kazakhstan's Crisis Calls for a Central Asia Policy Reboot , The National Interest, January 34, 2022. (cacianalyst.org)
  • We are going to start with opening remarks from Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department, and then we will take your questions. (imf.org)
  • How much per share is the next Central Asia Metals (CAMLF) dividend? (benzinga.com)