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Kazakhstan to complete investigation into deaths of servicemen during Caspian Sea exercises soon

Brazilian builds boat from rubbish to collect more rubbish

A former Brazilian ocean canoeing champion has taken recycling to a floating extreme, constructing a boat from 230 discarded plastic containers so he can collect even more rubbish from the sea. Marcos Arnhold spent two months building the unusual craft in Guaratuba, southern Brazil, using 125 two-litre plastic bottles…

US and Turkmenistan Explore New Gas Routes Across the Caspian

US and Turkmen diplomats focused on expanding trans-Caspian connectivity and promoting energy export diversification during annual consultations in Ashgabat. Turkmen officials are signaling a strong desire to improve trade ties with both South Asia and the West, while maintaining the country’s long-standing status as …

Expanding U.S.–Turkmenistan Ties: Envoy and Business Group Visit Ashgabat

Turkmenistan and the United States are working to deepen their economic and diplomatic relationship, with a top American diplomat and a U.S. business delegation visiting Ashgabat this week. The U.S.-Turkmenistan Business Council had announced a semiannual business mission to Ashgabat on November 4–5, a trip that comes…

Opinion: Overcrowding on Almaty Buses – A Man-Made Transit Crisis

The Kazakh authorities’ grand plans to turn Almaty and its picturesque surroundings into Central Asia’s next tourist mecca have run headlong into a public transportation crisis this fall. Almaty residents have been flooding social media with photos and videos of overcrowded buses and trolleybuses, saying they have not…

18 Dead in Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisonings in Uzbekistan

Eighteen people died in three suspected carbon monoxide poisoning incidents in Uzbekistan between October 25 and November 1, prompting warnings about dangerously modified gas boilers being sold as new. On October 25, seven members of one family died in the village of Chimyon in the Fergana region. On November 1, anoth…

Kazakhstan’s Top Three Universities Slip in QS Asia Rankings

Kazakhstan remained the only Central Asian country with universities in the top 100 of the latest Asian rankings from higher education analysts Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), although all three of its leading institutions fell. In the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027 , released on November 3, Al-Farabi Kazakh Natio…

Kazakhstan Asks Russia to Reopen Druzhba Oil Route to Germany After Six-Month Halt

Kazakhstan has formally asked Russia to restore oil shipments to Germany through the Druzhba pipeline, six months after Moscow suspended the route. The request follows a drone attack on Russian infrastructure that briefly halted another Kazakh oil export route earlier this week. Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said…

Kazakhstan Victims Compensation Fund Pays Out Just 9% of Revenue

Kazakhstan’s Victims Compensation Fund has collected more than 9.3 billion tenge ($20.6 million) over eight years but paid out only about 9% of that amount to crime victims. Snezhanna Imasheva, a member of the Kurultai, Kazakhstan’s unicameral parliament, has proposed increasing compensation payments or expanding elig…

Hackers Walk Back Claim of Uzbekistan Data Leak Affecting 27 Million

Journalists in Uzbekistan found their own personal information and details about relatives in a database circulating online, Gazeta.uz has reported . The Interior Ministry announced an investigation on October 29 after reports linked the records to SAFE Service, formerly known as SafeRoad, a digital service for motori…

Kazakhstan Wheat Exports to Israel Under Discussion

Kazakhstan’s Food Contract Corporation is prepared to discuss long-term contracts to supply between 200,000 and 500,000 metric tons of food-grade wheat to Israel. Samat Tenbayev, deputy chairman of the company’s management board, outlined the proposal during talks in Jerusalem, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Agriculture sai…

Iran Reports More Tanker Fires in Strait of Hormuz

Two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday, as Iran continues to report a growing number of incidents with vessels trying to transit the Strait on routes unauthorized by the Islamic Republic. One of the oil tankers hit a naval min…

BP raises over $1bn from Aker BP stake sale

British energy major BP has raised about $1.06bn by selling part of its stake in Norwegian oil and gas producer Aker BP as it continues efforts to strengthen its balance sheet. The company sold 31.6m shares, representing around 5% of Aker BP’s total issued share capital, for NOK311 per share. The transaction generated…

Tokayev signs law on opening customs service offices of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Evergreen’s Suez return leaves Zim increasingly isolated

The container shipping industry’s long detour around southern Africa is rapidly coming to an end, with Taiwan’s Evergreen preparing to send its first ships through the Suez Canal after almost three years of avoiding the Red Sea. According to liner consultancy Linerlytica, Evergreen will deploy the 16,556 teu Ever Eon …

EU Survey Reveals Massive Support for Renewable Energy Transition

A majority of European Union citizens are in favor of an accelerated transition away from oil and gas and into alternative energy sources and transport electrification, a survey conducted by the European Investment Bank has shown, as reported by Reuters, which got an exclusive look at the survey. According to the surv…

Maersk upgrades profit outlook despite underperforming rivals

Maersk has raised its full-year earnings guidance for the third time this year, with the Danish shipping giant continuing to benefit from extraordinary freight rates, resilient cargo demand and widespread supply chain disruption. The Copenhagen-headquartered group now expects underlying EBITDA of between $14bn and $14…

Фрахтовый рынок Азовского и Каспийского моря, 45 неделя, 2026

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Kyrgyzstan secures up to $50 million from World Bank for clean energy transition

UAE Weighs Plans for Third Strait of Hormuz Bypass Pipeline

The United Arab Emirates currently operates one crude export pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz and announced earlier this year that it was building a second. A third pipeline is reportedly being planned to further expand crude capacity and reroute energy flows around Hormuz, reducing exposure to Iranian disr…

Transpacific emerges as liner shipping’s golden trade

The transpacific has become the most lucrative major container shipping trade in the world, with carriers generating five times more spot revenue per nautical mile on the Shanghai–Los Angeles route than on shipments to North Europe via the Cape of Good Hope. New analysis from Alphaliner shows that the extraordinary st…

U.S. Midterms Hand Democrats a Central Asia Agenda They Helped Build

Democrats have won control of Congress in the November 3 midterms, ending President Donald Trump’s Republican majority. But they inherit a Central Asia agenda their party helped build, backed by substantial orders for American manufacturers. Uzbekistan Airways’ new Boeing deliveries are due to begin in 2031 , while Ka…

Opinion: What is on the agenda for Central Asia at COP31?

The 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference , better known as COP31, is taking place in Antalya, Türkiye, from November 9 to 20. Delegations from almost 200 countries will participate in the event, including all the Central Asian republics, but Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan will play an outsize role in coordinating …

Child Labor in Kyrgyzstan: Poverty and Gaps in Enforcement

Dozens of children have been found working at markets in the southern Kyrgyz city of Manas, formerly Jalal-Abad. Police officers and social workers spoke to the children’s parents and guardians and issued warnings, Turmush reported on November 2. Nationwide, 19.6% of children aged 5–17 were involved in child labor in …

Kazakhstan Uranium Reserve Planned by End of 2027

Kazakhstan, the world’s largest uranium producer, plans to create a state strategic uranium reserve by the end of 2027 to secure fuel supplies for its future nuclear power plants. Deputy Prime Minister and National Economy Minister Serik Zhumangarin announced the deadline at a government meeting on November 3. The cou…

Kazakhstan Seeks to Reduce Dependence on Imported Medicines with New Pharmaceutical Plants

Kazakhstan plans to begin producing almost 500 types of medicine domestically by 2034 under eight investment projects worth approximately $862 million, the Health Ministry said on November 3. The projects are expected to create more than 1,200 jobs and reduce the country’s dependence on imported medicines. Production …

Uzbekistan Inflation: Consumers’ Estimates Exceed Official Rate

People in Uzbekistan believe prices have risen considerably faster than official inflation figures show, according to a survey by the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Respondents estimated annual price increases at 9.2% in September, compared with the official inflation rate of 6.4%. The survey covered 2,72…

China–Central Asia Flights Expand as Aviation Booms

Passenger and cargo links between Central Asia and China are expanding, with 117 scheduled weekly flights now connecting Kazakhstan and China, up 52% from a year earlier. Aviation officials from China and the five Central Asian countries are meeting in Tashkent on November 3–5 to discuss opening the market further. Tr…

Idan Ofer turns to Japan for boxship quartet

Idan Ofer’s Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has been linked to an order for four midsize containerships at Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding, marking a rare Japanese addition to its extensive newbuilding programme. Shipbuilding sources have identified the Singapore-based owner as the buyer of the quartet, which would take i…

Kazakhstan’s Youth Soccer Players Hospitalized After Suspected Food Poisoning in Tashkent

Six children and two adults in a youth soccer delegation from Kazakhstan remained hospitalized in Tashkent on November 4 after a suspected food poisoning outbreak during an international tournament. Kazakhstan’s embassy in Uzbekistan said they were in stable condition and that 10 other patients had been discharged . T…