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Evaluation of China’s “Made in China 2025” Strategy

According to the reports of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other international organizations, China, which has the second largest economy in the world, grew steadily until 2008 with approximately a 10% growth rate. China has become one of the leading economies in the Asia-Pacific region in a short time and achieved to be a new economic […]


15th Anniversary Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization on June 23-24, 2016

On June 23-24, 2016, 15th Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held in Tashkent under the chairmanship of the President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov. Steadily adhering to the “Shanghai Spirit” the SCO member states signed the Tashkent Declaration, the Action Plan for 2016-2020 for the implementation of the SCO Development Strategy towards 2025, the Program on the […]


Asya Avrupa No: 7

Merhabalar, Asya Avrupa dergimizin Temmuz 2016 sayısında da, diğerleri gibi, bir röportaj, üç analiz ve 22 haber yorum yazımıza yer verdik. Bu sayımızdaki röportajı Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesinden Prof. Dr. Recep Kök ile gerçekleştirdik. Röportajın konusu daha ziyade ekonomik, finansal ve politik risklerden oluşan ülke riski bileşenlerinin reel sektör performansı üzerindeki […]


Contemporary Energy Relations Between Georgia and Azerbaijan

The energy relations between Azerbaijan and Georgia have shown a significant development which serves as a primary factor that have been strengthening their bilateral relations since 1992. Since both countries are located in the South Caucasus, it can be claimed that the geography has laid the foundation for the development […]


The United States Revealed it’s Budget Spending on Central Asia for 2017

During a congressional subcommittee on June, 9, 2016, the U.S. State Department and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) make the case for the department’s FY (Fiscal Year) 2017 budget, which requests $164.1 million for Central Asia. By requesting the budget, Daniel Rosenblum who is the Deputy Assistant Secretary […]


Remittance Outflow from Russia: Changes in Transfer Cost and Work Permit*

Executive Summary: Remittance which was sent by migrant workers to their home countries are seen as small amounts that meet the needs of the migrants’ households. However, these small amounts are three times larger than total foreign aid in 2015. Russia is an important destination for the Central Asian countries. Over […]


The Eurasia Project: a New Challenge for Kazakhstan’s Energy Industry

It is well known that over 90% of revenues, which go to the National Fund (NF) of Kazakhstan, originate from exports of energy resources. Taking into account the fact that these funds are allocated for both increasing economic development and financing budget deficits, there is a strong need for keeping […]


Prospects for China – Kyrgyzstan Economic Relations in the Framework of the Silk Road Economic Belt Project

Since 1992, when China and Kyrgyzstan established their diplomatic relations, they have succeeded in developing political, economic and cultural relations in mutual trust. Signing of more than 200 various interstate and intergovernmental agreements between Kyrgyzstan and China shows the acceleration of relations between the two countries in various fields. In terms of trade and economic relations, China has remained the main […]


China-Kazakhstan Relations in the Oil and Gas Sector

Searching for diversity in investors and routes to export its oil and gas, Kazakhstan has opened its energy sector for further development jointly with foreign oil and gas-producing companies. Since the 1990s, Kazakhstan’s oil and gas industry has been characterized by the westward orientation of oil and gas export flows. […]


Current Developments of China’s One belt, One Road Initiative

Over the last three decades, China has reached a high economic growth rate. Now, functioning in an open economy, Chinese business firms need to enter global markets and participate more actively in global competition. The co-construction of the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) project launched by the Chinese leader Xi […]