Eurasia News

  Introduction Major shifts in global commerce have rarely been the work of a single port, railway or trade route. They have taken hold when whole systems of connectivity matured together, linking maritime gateways with inland markets, production centers with consumers, infrastructure with institutions, and regional ambition with international cooperation. T he ancient Mediterranean , the Silk Roads and the trading networks of the Indian Ocean all illustrate the same lesson: prosperity has depended less on individual corridors than on the systems that connect them. East Africa now appears to be approaching a similar moment. The expansion of the Port of Dar es Salaam, the proposed Bagamoyo Port and the revival of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) amount to more than a list of infrastructure projects. Taken together, they point to the gradual emergence of a regional connectivity architecture linking the Indian Ocean to the mineral-rich interior of Central Africa, and...

The 5th Anniversary Tashkent International Investment Forum (TIIF 2026) , held from June 16–18, 2026, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, marked a significant pivot from merely attracting capital to providing an institutional framework that protects and supports global investments . The summit drew over 7,600 participants from 100 countries , establishing Central Asia as a premier global business hub. The forum concluded with 166 signed agreements totaling $43.1bn (EUR37.6bn), among them 139 new projects worth $31.8bn (EUR27.7bn) , as disclosed in post-event data. Critical Minerals & Technology Pacts Entity Involved: The State-owned Uzbekistan Technological Metals Complex (TMK). The Pacts: Executed 10 international cooperation memorandums and agreements. Core Domains: Joint investment, exploration, and R&D targeting regional lithium, copper, and rare earth elements . Partners: Finalized with global manufacturers and financial institutions during the China and SCO Countries Investmen...