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Drones kill 4 in Novorossiysk and set a fuel-oil terminal alight in the port that ships Kazakhstan's oilBrent clears $100 for the first time since July, with Azeri Light at $108 against the $65 in Baku's budgetGeorgia promises to double its ports by 2032 for a corridor whose shallowest link is on the other seaRussia's defence minister tells Dushanbe the Afghan border gets special attention and its drone units get Russian help

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The war that gave Central Asia an edge is over
EnergyAnalysis18 Jun

The war that gave Central Asia an edge is over

The US and Iran signed the memorandum ending their war late Wednesday — Trump at Versailles, Pezeshkian in Tehran, Pakistan's Sharif as mediator in Islamabad. Hormuz is filling with ships again. For Central Asia, the windfall of the last three months begins to unwind, and a different door opens.

EnergyBrief11 Jun

Kazakhstan says it is ready to pump more Russian gas to Uzbekistan

Kazakhstan’s energy minister said on 10 June that the country is ready to carry more Russian gas to Uzbekistan, toward 11 billion cubic metres a year. The pipeline that once sent Central Asian gas north now runs the other way.

Turkmenistan and Georgia push trade and transit ties in Tbilisi
EconomyBrief10 Jun

Turkmenistan and Georgia push trade and transit ties in Tbilisi

Turkmen and Georgian officials met in Tbilisi on 10 June to expand trade, investment and transit, with Georgian Railway and Black Sea ports at the centre of the talks.