AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoCement Push: Tajikistan has broken ground on a new 1.2Mta cement plant in Khatlon’s Kushoniyon district, aiming to cut shortages and stabilize prices, with completion targeted for 2029 and local limestone supply nearby. SCO Economic Shift: A Tajik economist says China is helping the SCO move beyond security into wider cooperation, including transport, digital and finance, with an SCO development bank planned to unlock long-term funding for Central Asia. Fuel Supply Pressure: Central Asia is scrambling as Russian refinery disruptions reshape fuel routes—Kyrgyzstan is looking to China while Tajikistan seeks larger crude and fuel volumes from Iran. Airline Fuel Savings: Central Asian carriers are under rising fuel costs, pushing airlines toward data-driven operations to find additional efficiency gains beyond fleet renewal. Border Modernization: The ADB approved a $400m facility to modernize border crossing points across CAREC, targeting faster trade and fewer logistics bottlenecks. Tourism Roadmap: Tajikistan finalized a five-year tourism development plan focused on hospitality upgrades, heritage protection and boosting visitor numbers. Industry Retail: TALLSEN Hardware opened a standardized immersive experience store in Khujand, designed to let customers test products before buying. Agriculture Trade Snag: Kyrgyz border inspectors blocked 160kg of Tajik melons and watermelons for lacking phytosanitary certificates, citing quarantine risk.
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