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Boris Kushhov

Who is to blame for Mongolia’s fuel shortages?

Since the third quarter of 2023, the Mongolian public have been shaken by regular media reports of gasoline and diesel shortages in various parts of the country. Furthermore, to lend credence to these reports, a regular succession of publications have appeared stating just how many days’ worth of fuel are left in the country. This trend has become particularly evident since the Russian Federation introduced restrictions on fuel exports in 2023 to stabilize its domestic market. Mongolia receives more than 95% of all its fuel by rail from its northern neighbor, and more than 75% of all of Ulaanbaatar’s fuel imports come from Rosneft…

Boris Kushhov

Bakhty-Ayagoz: Plans for the Kazakhstan Railway for the Needs of the Eurasian Corridors

On December 21, 2023, Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov gave the go-ahead for the construction of the new Bakhty-Ayagoz railway line in the Abay region. The project aims to construct a 272-kilometer double-track railway that will extend to the border of Kazakhstan and the PRC. The new line is expected to become operational in 2027. Currently, there are two rail border crossings with developed freight terminals on the Sino-Kazakh border: Khorgos and Dostyk-Alashankou. Almost 50% of all cargo transported along the China-Europe route passes through these border crossings…

Boris Kushhov

Developing Partnership between Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia in a New Era for Central Asia

In 1991, Saudi Arabia was one of the first countries to recognize Uzbekistan as a new independent Central Asian republic, marking a significant milestone in the modern history of relations between the two nations. During the 1990s and 2010s, the two countries cooperated on several occasions. One notable example is Uzbekistan’s active participation in so-called mosque diplomacy, which involved the construction of religious sites in several states with large Muslim communities, funded by Saudi Arabia…

Boris Kushhov

UAE-Turkmenistan: a year of revival followed by a year of progress?

Boris Kushhov

Rosatom in Kyrgyzstan - opening a new page in the nuclear power industry

Boris Kushhov

Rosatom in Uzbekistan: Final Stage of Negotiations Reached, Challenges Overcome, Prospects for Cooperation

Boris Kushhov

China-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran: New Corridor Promotion and Infrastructure Competition Between Countries in the Region

Boris Kushhov

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan: will the troubled border become calmer?

Boris Kushhov

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