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Project description: Kambarata HPP. The site of the Kambarata HPP-1 dam is located on the river. Naryn in a V-shaped canyon, 14 km above Kambarata HPP-2 Initiator: Kyrgyz Republic. Location: Jalal-Abad region Project cost: 2 billion 869 million US dollars Project payback: 10 years A feasibility study has been developed (by SNC Lavalin International Inc….

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published their press freedom index this month, highlighting the region-wide crackdown on freedom of expression in Central Asia. While Turkmenistan remains at the bottom of the table, the scores of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have all plummeted compared to last year. #142 Kazakhstan: Down Kazakhstan’s score fell by five points…

Journal Information World Policy Journal is the flagship publication of the World Policy Institute. The Journal’s pages are filled with articles written in a lively, non-academic style, coming from strong points of view that transcend the traditional foreign-versus-domestic policy divide, reflecting WPI’s “world” perspective. WPJ’s progressive, global outlook challenges conventional wisdom. It runs policy articles…

From 22 to 23 November 2017, UNIDO will host the First Regional Conference on Sustainable Industrial Development: “Promoting Sustainable Energy Solutions and Clean Technologies in CIS Countries” at the Vienna International Centre. The event is sponsored by the Government of the Russian Federation. Industrial transformation in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region has created…

Alexey Sim, Deputy Head of the Agency for Strategic Development, cited investment statistics for 2021 at an interview for the Economic Review. At the end of last year, Uzbekistan mastered $11.1 billion of foreign investments, which is 113% of the annual forecast. Investments in fixed assets amounted to $9.8 billion, demonstrating a growth rate of 110% compared to 2020. Foreign direct investment and loans were…