On February 18, 2026, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev returned to Washington for a second high-level visit within three months and presided over the signing of a set of agreements that went beyond the commercial transactions of the November 2025 C5+1 summit. The centerpiece was a Joint Investment Framework between the […]
Kazakhstan Joins Abraham Accords to Unlock US and Gulf Investment Channels for Tech and Minerals
On November 6, 2025, Kazakhstan became the first Central Asian state and the first country outside the Middle East and North Africa to join the Abraham Accords, the normalization framework inaugurated by the Trump administration in 2020 and originally signed by the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan. The announcement came […]
Uzbekistan Opens Visa-Free Entry for All US Citizens as Part of 15M Tourist Target by 2030
As of January 1, 2026, all citizens of the United States can enter Uzbekistan without a visa for stays of up to 30 days. Presidential Decree No. 203, signed by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on November 3, 2025, formally lifted visa requirements for American travelers, removing the previous requirement to obtain […]
Uzbekistan Creates US Business Council and Pledges $100B in American Deals Over a Decade
In the days surrounding the November 2025 C5+1 Presidential Summit, Uzbekistan moved beyond the signing of individual commercial contracts and laid the institutional foundations for what President Shavkat Mirziyoyev described as a new era of systematic economic cooperation with the United States. At the center of that architecture is the […]
US Firm Freedom Holding and NVIDIA Sign $2B Sovereign AI Hub Deal with Kazakhstan
The week of the historic C5+1 Presidential Summit produced a technology agreement that may prove as consequential as any of the commercial deals signed at the White House. On November 7, 2025, NASDAQ-listed Freedom Holding Corp. (ticker: FRHC), a Nevada-headquartered financial services and technology firm operating across 21 countries, signed […]
All American Rail Group Signs $3B Kyrgyzstan Railway Deal Tied to Trans Caspian Corridor
A Texas based rail firm signed a 3 billion dollar public private partnership agreement with Kyrgyzstan in February 2026 that will connect the landlocked country to the Trans Caspian International Transport Route for the first time through American built and managed railway infrastructure. The deal between All American Rail Group […]
ATBA Discusses Strategic Trade and Investment Pathways with Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz
In a major initiative aimed at strengthening transatlantic trade and expanding economic corridors, the leadership of the American-Turkic Republics Business Alliance (ATBA) recently engaged in a high level strategic dialogue with the Vice President of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Cevdet Yilmaz. The exclusive meeting focused on accelerating Turkey’s export […]
US Eyes UzAuto Motors as Uzbekistan Opens Largest Ever Privatization Wave
Uzbekistan is preparing the largest privatization program in its post Soviet history, and the United States has explicitly signaled its interest in participating in one of the most valuable assets on offer: UzAuto Motors, the country’s dominant automotive manufacturer. According to a factsheet released by the US State Department following […]
Leidos Wins 19 Year Air Traffic Control Contract for Kazakhstan
American defense and technology firm Leidos has signed a landmark contract with Kazaeronavigatsia, Kazakhstan’s national air navigation service provider, to modernize the country’s entire air traffic management system. The agreement, announced on October 8, 2025, carries a 19 year period of performance and covers four air traffic control centers and […]
Wabtec and World Bank Back Kazakhstan’s Middle Corridor Rail Expansion
Two landmark transactions in the space of five months have placed American industry and international finance at the center of Kazakhstan’s most ambitious infrastructure project: the modernization and expansion of its segment of the Trans Caspian International Transport Route, commonly known as the Middle Corridor. Together, a 4.2 billion dollar […]