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Latest from our @joelucbarnes.bsky.social Uzbekistan made World Cup history with Abbosbek Fayzullaev scoring the first goal by a Central Asian side on football’s biggest stage https://ow.ly/zJc950Ze89r #WorldCup2026 #Uzbekistan #FIFAWorldCup #AbbosbekFayzullaev#ColombiaVsUzbekistan
Uzbekistan’s UzNIF listing shows how the country’s investment story is moving from reform promises to real market deals https://ow.ly/ENXQ50Zekch #CapitalMarkets #FrontierMarkets #PrivateCapital #Finance #TIIF #Taskentforum #UzNIFListing #UzbekistanInvestment
At the Termez Dialogue, India’s envoy argued that lasting connectivity is built on trust as much as infrastructure https://ow.ly/rNlv50ZcmMv #Connectivity #Diplomacy #TermezDialogue #TradeRoutes #RegionalCooperation #TrustBuilding
At TIIF 2026, Mirziyoyev told investors that New Uzbekistan is open for long-term partnerships, not quick deals. https://ow.ly/SVCL50ZcMp6 #TIIF2026 #ForeignInvestment #EconomicGrowth #BusinessNews #InvestmentOpportunities #LongTermPartnerships #Uzbekistan
Latest from our Ola's Kool Kitchen Team Great Britain follows a tug-of-war rope all the way to the World Nomad Games and finds Central Asian hospitality at the other end https://ow.ly/YwZR50ZcGhS #WorldNomadGames #TeamGB #TugOfWar #NomadSports #CentralAsia #NomadCulture #WNG2026 #Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek International Film Festival is starting to look like the region’s next serious cinema hub https://ow.ly/iRFK50Zcmk7 #BishkekFilmFestival #Cinema #FilmFestival #IndependentFilm #CentralAsiaCinema #MovieFestival #Kyrgyzstan
In the breathless air of Mexico City, Colombia overcame a spirited Uzbekistan 3-1 in the first FIFA World Cup game involving a Central Asian side.
New finds at Karakabak in Mangistau point to an ancient Caspian trade hub with links across East and West https://ow.ly/5MAZ50Zcn0m #SilkRoad #Archaeology #Mangistau #CaspianHistory #AncientTrade #Kazakhstan #Karakabak
Central Asia’s critical minerals race will favor countries that know what they have and control the data that proves it https://ow.ly/6lsg50ZcHLj #CriticalMinerals #Mining #Geology #SupplyChains #ResourceGovernance
Kyrgyzstan is offering bloggers tax breaks as Kazakhstan tightens scrutiny of influencer income, showing two very different answers to the same digital economy problem https://ow.ly/5n8B50ZcHUU #Influencers #TaxPolicy #MediaFreedom #SocialMedia #ContentCreators #Kyrgyzstan #Kazakhstan
My latest for @timesca.com I interview Team Great Britain about heading to the World Nomad Games for tug-of-war, hospitality, and a cultural exchange far beyond the rope timesca.com/tea-tug-of-w... #WorldNomadGames #TeamGB #TugOfWar #NomadSports #Kyrgyzstan
The Times of Central Asia
In summary, the Bishkek Film Festival has become a valuable platform for young filmmakers from around the world, and especially from Central Asia.
Archaeologists studying the ancient settlement of Karakabak in Kazakhstan’s Mangistau Region say new findings show the site was part of ancient trade routes
At the 5th Tashkent International Investment Forum (TIIF), global investors, bankers, development finance institutions, and export credit agencies gathered
A British tug-of-war athlete preparing for a nomadic sports festival in Kyrgyzstan sounds like the start of a strange travel documentary. It is also part of
TASHKENT, June 17 — President Shavkat Mirziyoyev opened the Fifth Tashkent International Investment Forum (TIIF) on Wednesday with a message aimed squarely at
TASHKENT, June 10, 2026 - Indian Ambassador to Uzbekistan Smita Pant used her official remarks at the Termez Dialogue 2026 to argue that connectivity between
Transparency is important here, too. Data sovereignty should not become another excuse for opaque dealmaking. Public confidence grows when citizens can see
A British tug-of-war athlete preparing for a nomadic sports festival in Kyrgyzstan sounds like the start of a strange travel documentary. It is also part of
