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East-West Connect
How is this country looking to mobilise €18B for cleaner energy?
In partnership with MDQ
Kazakhstan aims to mobilise €18 billion in investment in cleaner energy through its just energy transition platform, QaJET, with support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Business Line
Uzbekistan targets jobs and investment as visitor numbers rise
In partnership with Center for the Production of Content for Mass Media under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
As international visitor numbers grow, Uzbekistan is introducing financial incentives for tourism businesses, expanding air and rail connections, and easing travel requirements. The reforms aim to attract investment, increase tourism revenue and create new economic opportunities across the country.
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Business
Uzbekistan signs $4.7bn energy deals, plans two more nuclear plants
Foreign firms including ACWA Power, EDF and Toyota Tsusho are involved in projects covering 3,000 MW of generating capacity and 400 MW of storage. Tashkent is also preparing 128 oil and gas exploration blocks for investors and pursuing a future electricity connection to Europe.
Economy
Fed’s Warsh hails economic resilience but sees ‘bumpy’ AI road ahead
US Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said in Bangkok on Friday that the global economy has proved surprisingly resilient and called AI the most consequential change of his lifetime, but gave no hint on interest rates ahead of the Fed’s meeting this month.
Business
Moonshot AI eyes Hong Kong IPO in early 2027 after a $50bn valuation
Chinese AI start-up Moonshot AI is targeting for a Hong Kong listing in early 2027 after its valuation hit $50 billion (€44.6bn), while rival DeepSeek is raising between ¥80 billion (€10.6bn) and ¥100 billion (€13.3bn) in a round led by Tencent and CATL, fuelling bets on its own market debut.
Markets
Why ordinary investors struggle to buy into the robotics boom
Most of the companies building the robots of the future are still private, leaving ordinary investors with limited options such as Tesla, diversified industrial groups or new vehicles like RoboStrategy, a Nasdaq-listed fund whose shares trade at more than twice the value of its assets.
Focus
Azerbaijan International Investment Forum: Where capital meets opportu
In partnership with Azpromo
The 2nd Azerbaijan International Investment Forum brought together representatives from more than 70 countries to discuss investment, trade, infrastructure and diversification, with more than $10 billion in contracts and agreements signed.
Economy
Trump announces $200bn in South Korean energy investment plans
US President Donald Trump announced Wednesday plans for $200 billion in South Korean investments in US energy projects, including $54 billion for a long-planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Alaska that Seoul said it had not yet agreed to invest in.
Business
Five million robots now work in factories as humanoid hype is tested
Over five million industrial robots now work in factories worldwide, the highest total ever recorded, even as Boston Dynamics shelves a stock listing and Chinese regulators slow a rush of humanoid IPOs, showing a widening gap between practical machines and the humanoids capturing headlines.
Business
Enterprise Uzbekistan targets global tech firms with special regime
A new business framework is intended to let foreign companies test innovative products, recruit international specialists and expand across regional markets. Investors see opportunities, while authorities finalise the rules ahead of a planned launch in early 2027.
Tech News
Europe’s AI demand could set off nuclear energy boom, says JP Morgan
The EU’s goal of ramping up data centre capacity is already driving more investment in nuclear energy projects as the bloc seeks to decarbonise and secure energy security at the same time, says the global investment firm.