Uzbekistan•Horizon 28 Oct 2026•Source 27 Oct 2026•News
Uzbekistan and French companies map urban, water, transport and energy cooperation
Uzbekistan’s investment ministry met the French Special Representative for Sustainable Cities and Transport together with companies including Alstom, SUEZ, Veolia, EDF, Dassault Systèmes and IVECO. The agenda identifies urban infrastructure, water, transport, energy and digitalisation as active…
Business implication
Companies should watch three next records: project-specific follow-up from the ministry or named participants; PPP, municipal, utility and transport procurement…
Construction and infrastructureEnergy and transitionTransport and logistics
Armenia•Horizon 28 Oct 2026•Source 26 Oct 2026•News
EU–Armenia task force reviews transport, energy and digital-connectivity project pipeline
The fifth EU–Armenia Joint Task Force reviewed economic stability, energy resilience, reform benchmarks and a pipeline of transport, energy and digital-connectivity projects under the wider 2024–2027 Resilience and Growth Plan. The meeting gives advisers and suppliers a defined programme-monitoring route.
Business implication
Infrastructure, energy, digital, consulting and finance teams should watch three evidence points: publication of a project-level pipeline and allocations; the mandate…
Construction and infrastructureEnergy and transitionTransport and logistics
Azerbaijan•Horizon 28 Oct 2026•Source 26 Oct 2026•Regulatory update
Azerbaijan signals further digitalisation of customs and transit procedures
Azerbaijan’s State Customs Committee used its nine-month performance meeting to emphasise procedure optimisation for export and transit, wider digitalisation and artificial intelligence, stronger customs–business cooperation and electronic reporting. The direction is relevant to traders, carriers and…
Business implication
Logistics, trade-compliance and customs-technology teams should watch three next checks: publication of the nine-month performance indicators; new electronic-service…
Transport and logisticsDigital, ICT and innovationIndustrial manufacturing
Kazakhstan•Horizon 22 Oct 2026•Source 22 Oct 2026•Opportunities
Kazakhstan reports USD 4.8 billion of documents at its Global Investment Roundtable
Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister reports 22 documents with a stated total value of USD 4.8 billion signed at the ninth Kazakhstan Global Investment Roundtable in Shymkent. Named workstreams include wind and storage, road control, glass production, a Kuryk terminal, a data centre, a medical city and recycling.
Business implication
For a named project, confirm the document type, parties, sponsor and project company, financing, land and grid or utility position, permits, feasibility and design…
Energy and transitionDigital, ICT and innovationConstruction and infrastructure
Türkiye · Azerbaijan · Kazakhstan · Kyrgyz Republic · Tajikistan · Turkmenistan · Uzbekistan•Horizon 21 Oct 2026•Source 21 Oct 2026•Regulatory update
Turkic customs authorities back wider eTIR use across regional corridors
IRU reports that customs leaders from the Organization of Turkic States reaffirmed support for TIR and eTIR. Several Central Asian corridors are already operational, while Türkiye–Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan operations and wider links to Europe and China are being prepared.
Business implication
Carriers, forwarders, customs-software providers and shippers should map each intended route separately.
Transport and logisticsDigital, ICT and innovationFinancial and professional services
Uzbekistan•Horizon 20 Oct 2026•Source 20 Oct 2026•News
Uzbekistan reports 54 US-linked agreements worth USD 12 billion if implemented
Uzbekistan’s government reports that 54 trade, investment and technology documents signed during US delegation business events could total USD 12 billion upon implementation. The package spans industry, transport, energy, critical minerals, finance, digital technologies, agriculture, health and education.
Business implication
For any named company or sector, create a separate account file: document type and counterparties, scope, project company or buyer, financing, permits, localisation,…
Industrial manufacturingTransport and logisticsEnergy and transition
Kazakhstan•Horizon 20 Oct 2026•Source 19 October 2026•Opportunities
Kazakhstan–Korea investment dialogue puts Almaty logistics, metro and digital assets on an early project map
Baiterek Holding and Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation discussed an early list of Kazakhstan projects for possible assessment by the Kazakhstan–Korea Joint Investment Fund. The list includes an Almaty-region transport, industrial and logistics hub, an airport-linked metro…
Business implication
For a target asset, build an investment-and-delivery file before approaching a fund, public body, developer or local partner: asset owner and sponsor; fund or…
Construction and infrastructureTransport and logisticsDigital, ICT and innovation
Uzbekistan•Horizon 20 Oct 2026•Source 19 October 2026•News
New Tashkent Airport enters EPC mobilisation, sharpening the aviation-infrastructure delivery map
Larsen & Toubro reports that it has received a limited notice to proceed for the passenger-terminal and landside scope of the New Tashkent International Airport project. Together with Uzbekistan’s public records on the project and its surrounding logistics plans, the update gives aviation, airport…
Business implication
Build a project-specific account file before pursuing any introduction or offer: confirm the legal employer, project company, airport owner and future operator;…
Transport and logisticsConstruction and infrastructureTourism and hospitality
Kazakhstan•Horizon 20 Oct 2026•Source 16 October 2026•News
Kazakhstan sets aviation-hub priorities as passenger and air-cargo activity grows
Kazakhstan’s Transport Ministry reports 12.4 million airline passengers and 136,500 tonnes of airport cargo for the first nine months of 2026, while aviation stakeholders outlined airport, cargo-hub and digital-development priorities. The update gives air-cargo, airport technology, maintenance, logistics,…
Business implication
Start with a named airport, carrier, cargo operator, ground handler, terminal owner or authorised delivery organisation.
Transport and logisticsConstruction and infrastructureDigital, ICT and innovation
Uzbekistan•Horizon 20 Oct 2026•Source 16 October 2026•News
Uzbekistan tracks commissioning of a 12 MW DataVolt data centre at IT Park Tashkent
Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Digital Technologies and DataVolt reviewed final-stage construction and commissioning preparations for the IT Park data centre in Tashkent. EBRD project disclosure identifies the facility as a planned 12 MW Tier III carrier-neutral data centre supported by an approved senior loan,…
Business implication
Data-centre, cloud, network, power, cooling, cybersecurity, facilities-management, sustainability and skills firms should prepare a disciplined asset file: current…
Digital, ICT and innovationEnergy and transitionIndustrial manufacturing
Kazakhstan · Azerbaijan · Türkiye · Kyrgyz Republic · Georgia•Horizon 20 Oct 2026•Source 16 October 2026•Regulatory update
Kazakhstan expands electronic road-permit exchange across key Trans-Caspian partner markets
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Transport reports that electronic exchange of foreign road-transport permits expanded in 2026 to Azerbaijan, Türkiye and the Kyrgyz Republic, while a test exchange with Georgia began. For carriers, exporters and logistics teams, the update strengthens the case for building…
Business implication
Shippers, forwarders, carriers, manufacturers and distributors should add a digital-permit workstream to each planned road movement: identify the exact bilateral…
Transport and logisticsDigital, ICT and innovationIndustrial manufacturing
Kazakhstan•Horizon 20 Oct 2026•Source 15 October 2026•News
Kazakhstan and Russia complete first e-CMR road-freight pilot, advancing a practical digital-document route
Kazakhstan and Russia launched a first pilot international road movement from Astana to Moscow using an electronic CMR consignment note under an Eurasian Economic Union project. For carriers, shippers, freight forwarders, customs-technology providers and insurers, the pilot provides a concrete reference…
Business implication
Prepare one e-CMR readiness file per candidate lane: contracting shipper, carrier, driver, vehicle and consignment; cargo and regulatory controls; document issuer and…
Transport and logisticsDigital, ICT and innovation