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
Uzbekistan•Horizon 20 Oct 2026•Source 13 October 2026•News
Uzbekistan brings Japanese industrial expertise into its energy-storage project pipeline
Uzbekistan’s investment ministry reviewed solar, wind and battery-storage projects with Sumitomo Corporation and Shikoku Electric Power, alongside grid modernisation, transmission-equipment and free-zone management themes. The discussion gives energy, engineering and industrial firms a practical reference…
Business implication
Energy developers, OEMs, engineering firms, storage integrators, grid-technology providers, cable and component manufacturers, software businesses, insurers, lenders…
Energy and transitionConstruction and infrastructureIndustrial manufacturing
Armenia•Horizon 20 Oct 2026•Source 12 October 2026•News
Armenia links its AI ecosystem to European supercomputing and advanced-computing dialogue
Armenia’s High-Tech Ministry reported October discussions with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center on research, talent and AI-factory experience, following a separate Ministry dialogue with Cerebras on AI computing and infrastructure. Together, the records give research institutions, technology firms,…
Business implication
For an authorised Armenia advanced-computing, cloud, AI platform, semiconductor, data, cyber, research or skills case, create a use-case and infrastructure file:…
Digital, ICT and innovationEducation and skillsIndustrial manufacturing
Uzbekistan•Horizon 20 Oct 2026•Source 10 October 2026•News
Uzbekistan and Japan advance a Samarkand industrial-zone and localisation dialogue
Uzbekistan’s investment ministry met the Japan-Uzbekistan Silk Road Foundation and Japanese business representatives in Tashkent to discuss industrial localisation, public-private partnerships and possible Japanese participation in a proposed Samarkand special economic zone. The dialogue gives industrial…
Business implication
Industrial, equipment, agri-tech, healthcare-technology, education, infrastructure and professional-service teams should build a Samarkand proposition file before…
Industrial manufacturingConstruction and infrastructureEducation and skills
Tajikistan•Horizon 20 Oct 2026•Source 6 October 2026•News
Tajikistan opens a health-security consulting assignment spanning laboratories, surveillance and veterinary supply chains
ADB has published an expression-of-interest notice for a 36-month consulting assignment under Tajikistan’s Integrated Regional Health Security and Primary Healthcare Services Project. The published scope connects veterinary epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, laboratory practice, disease surveillance…
Business implication
Eligible consultancies should open a bid-readiness file immediately: retrieve the current EOI and procurement documents; confirm country and consultant eligibility,…
Healthcare and life sciencesAgri-food and food systemsEducation and skills
Kyrgyz Republic · Azerbaijan · Kazakhstan · Türkiye · Uzbekistan•Horizon 20 Oct 2026•Source 2 October 2026•News
Turkic health ministers adopt a 2026 to 2027 cooperation agenda covering medicines, workforce and digital health
Health ministers from Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Türkiye and Uzbekistan met in Bishkek and approved an Organization of Turkic States health-cooperation action plan for 2026 to 2027. The agenda gives health, pharmaceutical, medtech, training and digital-health organisations a timely framework for…
Business implication
For an authorised health, medtech, pharmaceutical, training or digital-health case, select one country and one use case first.
Healthcare and life sciencesDigital, ICT and innovationEducation and skills
Tajikistan•Horizon 20 Oct 2026•Source October 2026•News
Tajikistan’s digital-economy programme
Tajikistan has approved a medium-term programme for development of the digital economy through 2030, with planned AI applications in healthcare, transport, agriculture and energy. Combined with current World Bank and EBRD reform work, the programme gives technology, systems-integration, training and…
Business implication
For an authorised Tajikistan digital case, build a use-case file before outreach: user and accountable owner; sector workflow and baseline; data origin, sensitivity,…
Digital, ICT and innovationEducation and skillsConstruction and infrastructure
Armenia•Horizon 20 Oct 2026•Source 1–9 October 2026•News
Armenia links AI-compute access with an emerging governance and skills agenda
Armenia’s High-Tech Ministry convened AI-sector stakeholders to discuss the national ecosystem, governance approaches and use of compute resources previously announced under a five-year Firebird AI agreement. The October discussion gives technology providers, research organisations and investors a defined…
Business implication
For an authorised Armenia AI or digital-infrastructure case, prepare a use-case and delivery file before contacting a programme owner or prospective customer:…
Digital, ICT and innovationEducation and skillsFinancial and professional services
Turkmenistan•Horizon 19 Oct 2026•Source 17 October 2026•Events
Turkmenistan’s OGT 2026 convenes a broad energy value-chain exhibition in Ashgabat
Turkmenistan’s official portal reported that more than 1,700 delegates from 75 countries and 450 companies had confirmed participation in the Oil & Gas of Turkmenistan 2026 conference and exhibition, scheduled for 21 to 23 October in Ashgabat. The programme spans exploration, production, transportation,…
Business implication
Energy technology, engineering, processing, automation, inspection, safety, efficiency, training and specialist-service firms should prepare a focused Turkmenistan…
Energy and transitionIndustrial manufacturingMining, materials and metals
Uzbekistan•Horizon 19 Oct 2026•Source 16 October 2026•Opportunities
Uzbekistan sets out an energy investment pipeline with signed projects, planned tenders and a 2050 master plan
Uzbekistan’s presidential administration reported six energy projects worth a combined USD 4.7 billion, plans to tender further solar and wind capacity, and a timetable for a National Energy Master Plan to 2050. The update gives equipment, storage, grid, engineering and workforce specialists a current map…
Business implication
Developers, OEMs, EPC contractors, storage providers, grid-technology firms, investors and training partners should build a project-readiness file for each target:…
Energy and transitionConstruction and infrastructureIndustrial manufacturing
Uzbekistan•Horizon 19 Oct 2026•Source 14 October 2026•News
Uzbekistan food processor secures finance for growth, cleaner operations and skills development
EBRD approved up to USD 29 million in senior financing for Top Oil, an Uzbek edible-oil manufacturer operating under the Milter brand. The package links working-capital finance with renewable-energy, wastewater-reuse, food-supply-chain and vocational-training measures, making it a useful real-economy…
Business implication
Food-technology, packaging, quality, utilities, circular-water, renewable-energy and skills partners should use the case to build targeted processor files: named…
Agri-food and food systemsIndustrial manufacturingEnergy and transition
Georgia•Horizon 19 Oct 2026•Source 5 October 2026•News
Georgia expands regional MSME lending through a GEL 120 million Credo Bank facility
ADB signed a GEL 120 million local-currency loan with Credo Bank to expand financing for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises outside Tbilisi, including women-led businesses. The transaction strengthens a concrete regional-finance reference for companies mapping investment, working-capital and…
Business implication
Equipment, technology, agrifood, hospitality, energy-efficiency and business-service providers can use the announcement to prioritise regional-market research.
Financial and professional servicesEducation and skillsAgri-food and food systems