On April 9, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed proposals aimed at developing e-commerce and establishing bonded warehouse operations in Uzbekistan https://www.eurasianstar.com/uzbekistan-to-develop-e-commerce-and-bonded-warehouses/

Economic growth in Kyrgyzstan is projected to moderate from an estimated 11.1% in 2025, but remain strong at 8.9% in 2026 and 8.4% in 2027, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) April 2026, the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) flagship economic publication. https://www.eurasianstar.com/adb-projects-kyrgyzstans-growth-at-8-9-in-2026-with-rising-inflation/

The Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Technical Supervision has announced that a new resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers has significantly increased fines for harming wildlife in Kyrgyzstan https://www.eurasianstar.com/fines-for-killing-wild-animals-raised-in-kyrgyzstan/

At the invitation of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on April 11 arrived in Uzbekistan on a working visit. https://www.eurasianstar.com/uzbekistan-and-kazakhstan-reiterate-commitment-to-strategic-partnership/

Tajikistan’s economic growth is expected to remain strong in 2026 and 2027, driven mainly by industry and services, according to the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) latest forecast https://www.eurasianstar.com/adb-forecasts-7-3-growth-for-tajikistan-in-2026/

Uzbekistan’s economic growth is projected to remain robust at 6.7% in 2026 and edge up to 6.8% in 2027, following an exceptionally strong expansion of 7.7% in 2025, according to the latest forecasts from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Asian Development Outlook (ADO) April 2026. https://www.eurasianstar.com/adb-report-uzbekistans-economic-growth-to-remain-strong-in-2026-2027-supported-by-reforms-and-investment/

Valmont Industries, a leading global irrigation machinery manufacturer, plans to localize production of precision irrigation equipment (Valley brand) in Kazakhstan https://www.eurasianstar.com/valmont-industries-to-produce-irrigation-machines-in-kazakhstan/

The first Destination Forum of Karakalpakstan will be held on April 23 in Nukus https://www.eurasianstar.com/uzbekistan-to-hold-first-destination-forum-of-karakalpakstan/

As of the end of 2025, Kazakhstan's external debt reached a record high of almost $182 billion, ranking.kz reported citing data from the National Bank. https://www.eurasianstar.com/kazakhstans-foreign-debt-rises-to-historic-high/

In March, as part of a tour of Latin America, Marat Akhmedjanov, the founder of the British publishing house Hertfordshire Press and the Eurasian Creative Guild (London), had an important meeting in Montevideo with the Ambassador of Armenia to Uruguay, Mariam Gevorgyan. https://www.eurasianstar.com/hertfordshire-press-founder-meets-with-armenian-ambassador-in-uruguay/

In recent years, investors from the Eurasian region have shown growing interest in Afghanistan with a focus on transport and energy infrastructure https://www.eurasianstar.com/turkmenistan-and-uzbekistan-are-major-investors-in-afghanistan/

Tajikistan has set a quota for recruiting migrant workers from Afghanistan, TOLOnews reports with reference to Tajik media. https://www.eurasianstar.com/tajikistan-approves-quota-for-afghan-migrant-workers/

Kazakhstan’s economic growth is expected to moderate in 2026 and 2027 as oil output nears peak production capacity and private demand softens, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) April 2026, released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). https://www.eurasianstar.com/adb-kazakhstans-economic-growth-to-moderate-but-stay-resilient/

Uzbekistan’s Cabinet of Ministers has adopted a resolution on the relocation of greenhouse farms from Tashkent and the Tashkent region to the Surkhandarya region https://www.eurasianstar.com/tashkent-to-improve-environmental-situation-by-relocating-greenhouses-to-surkhandarya-region/

Kazakhstan exported IT services for a total of $1.142 billion in 2025, 2.6 times more than $429 million the country spent on the import of foreign digital solutions https://www.eurasianstar.com/kazakhstans-it-exports-steadily-grow/

Uzbekistan’s economy demonstrated remarkable strength in 2025. Driven by robust consumption and investment, real GDP growth reached 7.7 percent, while the unemployment rate declined by 0.7 percentage points to 4.8 percent, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a statement following the 2026 Article IV Mission to Uzbekistan. https://www.eurasianstar.com/imf-assesses-uzbekistans-economy/

The Delegation of the European Union to Turkmenistan, in partnership with the Embassy of France in Turkmenistan, the French Institute in Turkmenistan, and the Embassy of Ukraine in Turkmenistan, opened the exhibition “The Worst Anniversary Ever” at the Nadar Gallery of the French Institute in Turkmenistan https://www.eurasianstar.com/the-worst-anniversary-ever-exhibition-on-ukraine-war-opened-in-ashgabat/

The largest number of crimes in Kazakhstan in 2025 was registered in Almaty—22,200. In Astana, the number of registered crimes was 16,000, but the capital was the “leader” in the number of crimes per 10,000 people (101.3), according to a crime rankings prepared by finprom.kz based on data from the Legal Statistics Committee of the Prosecutor General's Office. https://www.eurasianstar.com/the-largest-number-of-crimes-in-kazakhstan-last-year-was-registered-in-almaty/

On April 14 in Tokyo, Kyrgyz Minister of Labor, Social Security and Migration Kanat Sagynbayev met with Hideharu Maruyama, Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency of Japan to discuss the current state and prospects of Kyrgyz-Japanese cooperation in labor migration https://www.eurasianstar.com/kyrgyzstan-and-japan-develop-organized-labor-migration/

A project to construct a new Silk Road Museum in Samarkand was considered at a meeting chaired by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on April 17 https://www.eurasianstar.com/uzbekistan-to-construct-silk-road-museum-in-samarkand/

Uzbekistan will hold an international running marathon titled “In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great” in order to widely promote Uzbekistan’s sports tourism potential on the international stage, enhance the attractiveness of its regions, and increase the flow of both foreign and domestic tourists https://www.eurasianstar.com/uzbekistan-to-host-in-the-footsteps-of-alexander-the-great-marathon/