Transport & Industry: Škoda Transportation signed a €120M deal to deliver 10 modern electric trains to Uzbekistan Railways’ commuter unit, with a local maintenance joint venture and training academy aimed at faster repairs and skills transfer. Green Tech & Waste: Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia and France agreed on a trilateral “Zero Waste” partnership to develop high-tech projects for deep processing of hazardous industrial and household waste, with head-of-terms signed at TIIF-2026. Digital Infrastructure: Saudi DataVolt secured up to $150M in non-recourse financing for a 12MW AI-ready green data center in Tashkent (TAS-1), targeting late-2026 operations and workforce development. Energy & Minerals: India and Uzbekistan discussed critical minerals supply as key to clean baseload power for India’s AI/data-center growth, alongside plans to double bilateral trade and cut non-tariff barriers. Trade & Business Links: Uzbekistan and Iraq launched a joint business council at TIIF-2026 to boost corporate cooperation, including food, electrical engineering and construction, plus B2B matchmaking. Climate Finance & Resilience: A GCF concept-note training workshop wrapped up in Almaty, helping Central Asian countries build project pipelines for climate funding. Regional Water-Energy Watch: A new analysis highlights Kambarata-1 dam cooperation as a real test of durable cross-border rules for shared water and power.