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Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, CKU railway, Middle Corridor, China, Black Sea
EconomyBrief15 Jun

Kyrgyzstan and Georgia reach for a Black Sea link as the China railway advances

On the first visit to Bishkek by a Georgian head of government, Prime Minister Kobakhidze and President Japarov agreed to connect the new China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway to Georgia’s Black Sea ports. The bet is that the Middle Corridor outlasts the war that briefly made it fashionable.

Railways Mongolia
EconomyAnalysis9 Jun

Mongolia is building a railway straight into China's steel industry — and it knows exactly what that means

83 million tonnes of coal exported to China in 2024. A new cross-border railway under construction since April 2025. $1.5 billion in additional annual revenue projected. The numbers are compelling. The dependency is real.

Nikol Pashinyan Vladimir Putin
PoliticsBrief1 Jun

The Train to Brussels Runs on Russian Rails

Armenia wants to end Moscow’s monopoly on its railways, electricity and gas. The June 7 election will determine whether it can