For decades, Central Asia’s economies were closely associated with oil, natural gas and traditional energy exports. Today, however, the region is increasingly attracting international attention for a different reason: its enormous renewable energy potential.

Azerbaijan has pursued a consistent and forward-looking policy to develop information and communication technologies (ICT) as a central pillar of its socio-economic transformation, particularly since the early 2000s.

The merger of two state-backed brokerages in China to create a sector leader with $230 billion in assets is part of Beijing's drive to consolidate the $1.7-trillion industry amid challenging markets, and the move is set to gather pace, analysts said, News.Az reports.

“The strengthening and unification of the Turkic world will turn the Turkic world and the Organization of Turkic States into a great powerhouse on a global scale,” President Ilham Aliyev said at a meeting with the speakers of parliaments of TURKPA member states.