A new report by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), and London Stock Exchange Group assesses the current state and future of Islamic finance in Central Asia, identifying significant...
A new report by the U.S. Department of Energy provides a comprehensive update on oil and natural gas production in the Caspian Basin, analyzing the energy landscapes of four key countries: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan...
On April 23, 2025, Business Turkmenistan reported that Turkmenistan is inviting foreign investment in the development of the Galkynysh gas field. The article cited the chairman of Turkmengaz State Concern Maksat Babayev...
A report, The Investment Climate in Turkmenistan: Challenges and Possible Ways of Attracting Foreign Investment, authored by Slavomír Horák (Charles University, Prague), along with two Turkmen researchers, Berdymyrat...
Amid global uncertainty and a broader regional slowdown, Central Asia continues to stand out as the fastest-growing subregion within the World Bank’s Europe and Central Asia (ECA) economic forecast. According to...
On April 8, 2025, the World Bank Inspection Panel registered a formal Request for Inspection concerning key projects linked to Tajikistan’s Rogun Hydropower Plant (HPP). The request was filed by two individuals from...
Some interesting public health data have been made public reflecting on poor governance in the public health sector. In 2021, the World Bank has approved USD 20 million for the Turkmenistan COVID-19 Response Project...
The World Bank’s Turkmenistan Economic Report from December 2024 provides an overview of Turkmenistan’s economy, highlighting recent developments, key challenges and the outlook. Some of the important...
The United Nations published a Common Country Analysis (CCA) for Turkmenistan outlining the context for sustainable development in the country. The analysis was a collaboration of 19 UN agencies, funds and programmes...
The IMF report “A Confidence-Financial Inclusion Nexus in the Caucasus and Central Asia?” explores the link between public confidence in macro-financial stability and financial inclusion in the Caucasus and...
