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Kyrgyzstan

Landlocked Kyrgyzstan is a republic in central Asia which gained independence in 1991. The country is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and China to the east. Its capital and largest city is Bishkek.

Iran and Kyrgyzstan agree on southern ports agreement

Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) November 25, 2024 – The Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) and the National Investments Agency of Kyrgyzstan have agreed...

First China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan freight train

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) September 12, 2024 – The first China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan freight train departed from Wuxi, Jiangsu province near...

Third major border crossing opened between China and Kyrgyzstan

Bedel, Kyrgyzstan (Ports Europe) September 12, 2024 – Bedel-Avtodorozhny, the third major crossing between Kyrgyzstan and China, has been...

Landlocked Kyrgyzstan wants to invest in Iran’s Shahid Rajaei port

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Ports Europe) August 21, 2024 – The landlocked Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan is looking for ways to invest in infrastructure...

Organization of Turkic States supports regaional trade corridors

Karabakh, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) July 10, 2024 – The Organization of Turkic States held a summit last weekend in Karabakh, Azerbaijan. The presidents...

Beijing not interested in China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – It looks like Beijing doesn’t see the 523 km long China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway as a...

$4.7 billion China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway line

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – Beijing will issue a $2.35 billion loan for the construction of the long-delayed $4.7 billion...

Eurasian Development Bank sees regional infrastructure needs

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 5, 2024 – Last month, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) published a report entitled “Infrastructure in...

EU Global Gateway commits €10 billion to Trans Caspian Transport Corridor

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – The Global Gateway Investors Forum for EU-Central Asia Transport Connectivity opened today in...

New sanctions-busting corridor to Russia bypasses Kazakhstan

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Ports Europe) July 5, 2023 – Russia and Kyrgyzstan will soon open a new Southern Transport Corridor across Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and...

Next railway corridor: China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan project

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Ports Europe) August 21, 2023 – One of the main topics of China’s Premier Li Qiang visit to Kyrgyzstan in October will be the...

Russia tries to bypass Kazakhstan for a new cargo corridor from Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek, Kyrgistan (PortSEurope) July 5, 2023 – Russia and Kyrgyzstan will soon open a new transport corridor bypassing Kazakhstan, across Uzbekistan and...

Making the Middle Corridor an eTIR Corridor

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) July 4, 2023 – Countries along the Middle Corridor, that connects Central Asia with Europe have agreed to accelerate...

The China-Central Asia Summit – a new Silk Road?

Xian, China (Ports Europe) May 22, 2023 – President Xi Jinpin has hosted his first-ever summit with the leaders of five Central Asian nations – the...

EBRD: sanctions, trade flows between Russia, Caucasus, Central Asia

London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) February 27, 2023 – A number of economists from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have...

Kazakhstan will build large trade and logistics hubs with five neighbours

Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 10, 2023 – By 2026, Kazakhstan will build five border trade centers with neighbouring countries, the Ministry...

Kyrgyzstan – one of the most landlocked countries – to use Khalifa Port Abu Dhabi

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Economy has signed an agreement with AD Ports Group (United Arab...

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