Georgia–Tajikistan Deals: Georgia’s PM Irakli Kobakhidze wrapped an official visit to Dushanbe with a joint communiqué and 11 signed agreements covering civil aviation, agriculture, tourism, education/science, culture, sports, climate change, and a new intergovernmental economic commission—aimed at boosting trade, industry cooperation, and tech innovation including AI. EU Finance for Industry: The European Investment Bank opened a Central Asia regional office in Tashkent, targeting a near-€3bn pipeline for transport corridors, hydropower (Rogun, Kambarata-1), water management, digital connectivity, and climate resilience—supporting regional project delivery. Tajikistan Industrial Push: Tajikistan set a goal to lift industry’s GDP share to 30% by 2030, citing critical minerals and shifting focus from extraction to processing in textiles, agri-processing, construction materials, machine building, chemicals, and electrical equipment. Trade Finance for Cotton: At IsDB Group meetings in Baku, ITFC signed a US$10m Murabaha facility with Tajikistan to finance cotton purchases for export, plus trade-finance agreements with The Gambia and IFC. Regional Debt Watch: Central Asia’s external debt (excluding Turkmenistan) rose 34.9% in five years to about $290.8bn in 2025, with Kazakhstan holding the largest share and Uzbekistan the fastest growth. Security Incident: A former Daikundi logistics officer, Behzad, was reportedly killed by gunmen in Afghanistan near the district governor’s office, after repeated displacement between Afghanistan and Tajikistan.