Uzbekistan
An economy that spent decades closed off is opening in real time, and each new reform reshapes what Central Asia’s center of gravity looks like.
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Sep- 2026 -5 SeptemberCapital
Uzbekistan is quietly rewriting Central Asia’s fintech map
With 39% of adults still unbanked, Tashkent's $1 billion strategy and September 2026 open-banking launch aim to displace Kazakhstan as the region's financial technology hub.
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Aug- 2026 -9 AugustCapital
South Korea’s energy bet in Central Asia lacks the capital to win
KEPCO seeded a technology unit with 20 billion won, but China's state-backed packages bundle financing, equipment, and execution—a combination Seoul has yet to match.
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Jul- 2026 -22 JulyScience
Russia’s nuclear retreat opens Central Asia to Beijing and Washington
Rosatom announced a 50% investment cut on June 26, forcing Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to weigh Chinese state-backed reactors and U.S. small modular designs against a cash-starved Russian incumbent.
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Jun- 2026 -24 JuneCapital
China just locked Central Asia’s uranium and copper supply
A $3.5 billion investment package across Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan signals Beijing is displacing Russia as the region's primary economic partner, controlling the fuel cycle from mine to reactor.
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9 JuneCapital
Hong Kong just bet $1.65 billion on Central Asia. The real trade is zero.
John Lee signed 96 cooperation documents in five days, but 2023 trade with both countries combined was barely $2.6 billion—a gap that reveals whether this is diversification or capital routing…
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6 JuneCapital
Hong Kong is quietly becoming Central Asia’s privatisation banker
Kazakhstan's state railway will list in the city in 2026, signalling a shift in who intermediates the region's US$68 billion state-asset sell-off away from London and Moscow.
