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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…
Estonia is interested in expanding cooperation with Azerbaijan in energy, education, digitalization and other areas, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said. Report informs that Tsahkna was speaking at the fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Cooperation between the two countries in Tallinn. He …
Daily crude oil production from the Azeri–Chirag–Gunashli (ACG) block in Azerbaijan's sector of the Caspian Sea is forecast at 316,400 barrels in 2027, Report informs, citing the 2027 budget package. The figure is 1,700 barrels, or 0.5%, below this year's forecast. During the first three quarters of this year, ACG pro…
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna will visit Azerbaijan in late November to attend the official opening ceremony of the country's new embassy in Baku, according to Report . "The strengthening of our partnership is also reflected in Estonia's new embassy in Baku, which I have the honor of officially opening at t…
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 …
Lufthansa Cargo increased its base yields by 14% year on year in the third quarter, with strong demand and constrained capacity supporting pricing power, even as Middle Eastern airlines restored services. Overall yields rose 22%, as the carrier also successfully passed-on higher fuel costs. Adjusted EBIT more than tri…
Azerbaijan and Estonia have discussed possibilities for expanding cooperation in the fields of transport, logistics, trade, digital development, and innovations, Minister of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan Rashad Nabiyev wrote on X, Report informs. The discussions took place during the 4th meeting of t…
Expenditures on the digital modernization project of Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) CJSC, implemented with the financial support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), reached $6.163 million by the end of 2025, Report informs citing the ADB. Under the loan agreement, $5.222 million was utilized, with direct financing across …
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has doubled its full-year profit forecasts to $2bn, after more than quadrupling its net profit for the three months to September, amid a surge in rates and volumes. Over the second quarter, July-October for the Singapore-based carrier, net profit hit $1.3bn, compared with just $285m, a year…
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's Food Contract Corporation has proposed supplying food-grade wheat to the Israeli market via Azerbaijan and Georgia. According to Report , citing Kazakhstan's Ministry of Agriculture, the issue was discussed at the 10th meeting of the Kazakhstan-Israel Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Coo…
As Azerbaijan's economic development grows, the fiscal role of customs authorities in generating state budget revenues is expected to gradually decrease, Head of the State Customs Committee (SCC) Shahin Baghirov said at a meeting of the Milli Majlis Committee on Economic Policy, Industries, and Enterprising during the…
Feeder containership charter rates could face downward pressure in 2027 as a wave of newbuild deliveries adds capacity to a market that has enjoyed strong earnings in 2026. Ship brokerage Intermodal research analyst Vasilis Fousekis noted that the time-charter rate for a 1,700 teu geared feeder had climbed to about $3…
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…
Carriers are earning up to $1.30 per nautical mile on spot shipments from China to the US west coast, making the transpacific by far the most lucrative major container trade. Alphaliner’s latest analysis of spot freight revenue per nautical mile highlights the growing gap between the transpacific and other major trade…
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 …
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…
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…
There is no shortage of companies enjoying the AI boom – from airports to airlines and forwarders, the latest airfreight trend is filling both aircraft and coffers – but companies are now trying to find a way to prove their competitive edge in the market, whether by handling, network, or capacity. Expeditors yesterday…
A delegation from the Central Bank of Uzbekistan has paid a working visit to Baku to exchange experience with the Central Bank of Azerbaijan. According to Report , citing the Central Bank of Azerbaijan, the visit featured presentations on approaches and management practices developed in the areas of strategic manageme…
The carrier is changing its primary eastern railroad after 18 years. It could reshape competition for domestic containers – but the volume CSX will lose remains undisclosed, and the UP–NS merger is still only a proposal. The biggest question in Schneider National’s new rail deal is also the one nobody has answered: ho…
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…
Airport cargo infrastructure, as well as established ways of handling logistics, are being challenged by growing traffic. Airfreight capacity between Latin America and Canada is on the rise, courtesy of Air Canada (AC). Last month, the airline resumed service to Santiago and Lima, serving the Chilean capital with four…
Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are discussing ways to increase shipments of Kazakh oil across the Caspian Sea and through the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline. In the first nine months of 2026, shipments from Aktau through the pipeline rose 24% year on year to 1.16 million metric tons. At a meeting in Baku on November 3,…
The documentary "Crude & Ink: Stories Written in Oil", jointly produced by SOCAR and AnewZ television channel, was premiered at the Nizami Cinema Center, Report informs referring to SOCAR. The event was attended by Leyla Aliyeva, Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, government officials, members of the dipl…
AD Ports Group and HYT Capital plan to develop Uzbekistan into a regional trade and logistics hub through transport corridors, terminals and digital services.
Stock value at record $206.23 intraday post-interims. Quarterly revenue up 42%, operating profit up 55%. A freight market delivering disruption, scarcity, and an AI infrastructure boom. Expeditors’ new chief executive has produced extraordinary results – however, the real test may be what happens when the market stops…
In the first three quarters of 2026, total production from the Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) block of fields in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea was on average about 320,000 barrels per day (b/d), or about 87 million barrels or 12 million tonnes in total. Report informs that, according to the business…
Azerbaijan aims to keep its public debt-to-GDP ratio stable over the next four years, Finance Minister Sahil Babayev said at a meeting of the Milli Majlis Committee on Economic Policy, Industry and Entrepreneurship, where the 2027 state budget package was discussed. He said the public debt-to-GDP ratio is expected to …
The Central Asian region is one of Azerbaijan's priority destinations for partnership, according to Azerbaijani Deputy Minister Samad Bashirli, Report informs, citing the Ministry of Economy. Speaking at the Second Tianshan Forum on Expanding Sustainable Connectivity and Quality Investments in Central Asia, organized …