Central Asia

Central Asian Businesses Adapt to Global Sanctions Shift

By Nagima Abuova on 2 March 2026

ASTANA — As global sanctions enforcement tightens, businesses in Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic are adapting to stricter compliance standards affecting payments, logistics and trade with the support of the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)’s regional initiative launched in June 2025. Across Central Asia, what may appear to...