The European Union and Central Asia: Economic development and trade

This paper analyses EU-Central Asia trade and EU economic assistance to Central Asia. Some companies have had a high profile in individual countries or energy projects (reflected relations between parent host country), but overall lagged the higher of Russian increasing Chinese presence. low priority external policies towards Soviet successor states. After 2007 became more active designing strategy, funding has been limited impact small. A significant development for Asian expansion Eurasian rail services. firm foundation and, if currently important routes are disrupted by events Russia, alternatives will be found. The concludes with discussion prospects new presidents Uzbekistan since 2016 Kazakhstan 2019.