Firms generally upbeat on year ahead, but facing difficulties in retaining staff.
Firms successfully secure new business with competitive pricing strategies.
Growing optimism on ambitions to link Central Asia via Afghan territory to Pakistan’s Arabian Sea ports, the Gulf and Iran.
Country’s first court hearing to be screened online has included CCTV showing how wife died after torturous beating that lasted several hours.
But domestic economic woes may be slowing Beijing’s exports.
Analysis shows Turkmens consume less than one banana per person per year.
Germany’s slow recovery is dampening growth prospects for Central and Southeast European economies.
Researcher says Kazakhstan is no mere “node in Beijing’s transregional geoeconomic strategy”. Such thinking obscures Chinese actors’ adaptive approach to local interests and overlooks gains Kazakhstani actors “skillfully extracted”.
The Great Game’s got a new name.
Urges region’s five nations to tackle shadow trading equipping Russian war machine. Awkward fact is that much of the trade is made up of redirected deliveries from Britain.
Brutal assault caught on camera prompts changes.
Since Russia lost leverage in the region after invading Ukraine, many countries have sought to fill the gap. In terms of pledged capital, the Arab nations have become big players.
Despite the global "green transition," predictions of decreasing demand for fossil fuels have not yet been realized. And sanctions imposed on Russia are rewriting energy export routes.
Farmers who rushed for promised profits floored across the region.
Eurasia has 20 major petrochemical projects underway worth over $200bn to double plastics production.
Astana said to have added $138bn claim for lost revenue, arguing energy majors developing Caspian Sea field have not fully delivered on production pledges.
Media platform that has promoted far-right EU politicians was expelled from Czechia last month.
Coal addiction in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan fuels regional global warming conundrum.
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan going ahead with “Birlestik-2024”. Russian consternation is growing.
Rapid snowmelt amid sudden weather change, combined with heavy rains and already waterlogged ground prove a disastrous combination.