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B5+Italy Turns Italy’s Central Asia Strategy Into Working Platform

By Sapargali Shalgimbayev, Domenico Palmieri on 21 September 2026

The launch of B5+Italy in Astana matters because it gives Italy and the five Central Asian states a standing mechanism to turn last year’s summit diplomacy into investment, industrial partnerships, and regional economic cooperation. The Central Asia-Italy Business Forum may look like another event in the region’s crowded calendar...