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    Belarus-Kyrgyzstan Bilateral Trade Up 43% January-July 2022

    Belarus trade turnover with Kyrgyzstan increased 43% in the seven months January to July 2022, according to the National Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan. Both countries are members of the Eurasian Economic Union, which also includes Armenia, Kazakhstan and Russia. The EAEU sits in the geographic space between Western China and Eastern Europe.

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    Russia Asks SCO & BRICS Countries To Verify Donbass Referendums

    By Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Pivotal moment for SCO security credibility as Moscow throws down the gauntlet in requesting support  Russia is due to hold referendums in four disputed regions in the Donbass area, seized during the on-going Ukraine conflict in response to what Moscow has said is genocidal activities against ethnic Russians living there. In some[…..]

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    Kazakhstan – Tajikistan Bilateral Trade Up 16.5% In H1 2022

    The trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Tajikistan reached US$621.4 million over the period from January – June 2022, compared to US$519.02 million during the same months of 2021, according to Kazakhstan’s Statistics Committee.

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    Turkmenistan, UN To Establish Joint National Fund To Meet Development Goals

    Mukhammetgeldi Serdarov, Turkmenistan’s Finance Minister has met with Gwi-Yeop Son, the regional director of UN Development Coordination Office for Europe and Central Asia, to discuss plans to create a joint national fund to finance the projects of UN agencies in Turkmenistan. Both parties stated that the creation of the joint fund will contribute to the[…..]

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    China’s Belt & Road And Beyond – September 19 2022

    Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Analysis & Opinion Competitive Connectivity (CNAS) Regional Belarus, China to advance cooperation on Belt and Road initiative (Belta) Tax, Investment, and Trade Agreements Between Countries in the Middle East and China (Middle East Briefing) Israel-China Bilateral Trade and Investment Outlook (Middle East Briefing) Egypt & Qatar Join Shanghai[…..]

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    Uzbekistan Signs US$15 Billion Worth Of Agreements With China At SCO Summit

    Uzbekistan and China signed agreements worth a total of US$15 billion in trade, investment and financial and technical cooperation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Heads of State meeting in Samarkand on Thursday (September 15). The deals were signed during a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Uzbek leader Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and according to a[…..]

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    The Pope Addresses The Heart Of The Belt & Road Initiative In Kazakhstan

    By Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Global religions are working together at the Congress of Leaders Of World & Traditional Religions to work out how to solve the mess the World’s elite political leaders have made One of the more unusual state visits was made this week as Pope Francis, the Head of State of Vatican City, turned[…..]

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    Xi Jinping Engages With Kazakhstan

    Kazakhstan is a major player in energy and metallurgy as well as being a vital link between China and the West.  China’s President, Xi Jinping, is in Astana, the Kazakhstan capital, to meet with Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for talks before both head to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Heads of State summit taking place in[…..]

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    New Aviation Era Approaches As The C919 Passenger Airliner Nears Regulatory Approval

    China’s C919 passenger aircraft is shortly to be authorized for use by China’s aviation regulator. Two of the aircraft were shown to have landed simultaneously at Beijing Capital Airport as China’s rival to the Boeing BA.N 737 MAX and Airbus AIR.PA A320 family of jets, is set to be certified by China’s aviation regulator on[…..]

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    The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Heads Of State Summit: Samarkand, Thursday/Friday September 15/16

    Presidents Putin and Xi will meet for the first time since the Ukraine conflict, while the new Middle-East-Central Asia ‘C5’grouping will feature heavily as will complete regional dedollarisation   It’s an important week in the Middle East this week as a major political conference is held; with Thursday and Friday (September 15/16) seeing the Shanghai[…..]

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