The economies of Central Asia are slowly opening up to foreign investors after more than two decades of relative isolation. Uzbekistan just sold $1 billion of Eurobonds in its first foray into international debt markets. In doing so, it follows its neighbor Tajikistan, which issued its first bonds in 2017 to finance the construction of a dam and hydroelectric power plant.
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Ever since the collapse of the Soviet Union, water has been a main source of conflict in Central Asia. A recent report by the International Crisis Group has spoken of the need to end the “weaponization of water” and emphasized the importance of technical, rather than politicized, solutions to sharing regional resources like water.
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Southeast Europe – Zuidoost-Europa correspondent
