Central Asia
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Tajikistan's parliament has ratified a World Bank grant of $300 million for the Rogun hydroelectric power plant: The 3,780-MW project is expected to mobilize up to $3 billion in preferential financing.
Central Asia
Kazakhstan's current account balance posted a surplus of $2.4 billion in the first half of 2026, with exports rising 27.1% to $48.5 billion.
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At the 2026 Turkmenistan Investment Forum, Ashgabat unveils some rare macroeconomic figures to 850 delegates from around 50 countries: a GDP of 77.4 billion U.S. dollars, 6.3% growth, and 3% external debt.
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Kazakhstan has harvested 19.9 million metric tons of grain from just 83% of its total acreage and has announced six processing projects worth $4 billion.
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As of September 1, Uzbekistan’s Statistics Agency counted 21,490 foreign companies, 6,436 of which are Chinese-owned: With year-over-year growth of 44.5%, the People’s Republic is growing faster than any other investor.
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The EBRD forecasts growth of only 4.7% for Kazakhstan in 2026 and 5.8% for Central Asia as a whole: Oil production fell by 8.8% over seven months, while manufacturing and construction are driving the economy.
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Russia's diesel shipments to Kyrgyzstan rose to 72,000 metric tons in August, 16 times the amount from the previous month. However, a new drone attack on a Moscow refinery highlights just how fragile the supply chain remains.
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Tajikistan's capital investments grew by 18.4% in the first half of 2026, while foreign capital plummeted by 31.4% during the same period, according to the EDB.
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98% of the TAPI pipeline route in Herat has been prepared, and 122.3 kilometers of pipe have been welded: Turkmenistan is set to gain its first new gas customer in years.
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The German company Hyper Partners GmbH has completed its solar farm in the Pap district of Uzbekistan: 500 MW of capacity, a $350 million investment, and a 25-year power purchase agreement.
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Drone incident at the KTK terminal near Novorossiysk: Kazakhstan reduces its 2026 production target to 96 million metric tons and is seeking alternative routes for 82% of its oil exports.
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Uzbekistan's imports rose by 17.8%, while exports fell by 3.6%: After the first seven months of 2026, the trade deficit stood at 9.7 billion U.S. dollars, more than double the amount from the previous year.
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In August, Kyrgyzstan received 35,000 metric tons of crude oil via a new KazTransOil route—more than it received in all of 2025—in response to refinery outages in Russia and rising gasoline prices.
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KazMunayGas issues Central Asia's largest yuan-denominated bond: 3.5 billion yuan, seven times oversubscribed, with a 10-year maturity for the first time.
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Tajikistan will raise public sector salaries by up to 25 percent effective September 1; the minimum wage will increase by 30 percent to the equivalent of about $141 per month.