SCO Trade Talks in Dushanbe: The 25th meeting of SCO ministers for foreign economic and trade activities was held in Tajikistan, with India pushing for “Security, Connectivity and Opportunity” to cut trade costs, boost intra-SCO commerce, and speed up customs digitalisation and paperless document exchange. Korea-Central Asia Deal Push: Seoul’s first summit with all five Central Asian states wrapped with a “Seoul Declaration,” aiming to turn critical minerals and energy into supply-chain cooperation, plus a plan for leaders’ summits every two years and an industrial ministers’ mechanism. KoFIU–Tajik AML Pact: Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit and Tajikistan’s National Bank unit signed an MoU to exchange financial information and strengthen anti-money laundering work. Uranium Cleanup Update: Kyrgyzstan’s Mailuu-Suu cleanup faces higher costs after engineers found tailings inside a dam, extending remediation needs through 2032 and highlighting long-running risks in Central Asia’s uranium sites. Air Quality Watch: IQAir’s 2025 report ranked Pakistan the most polluted, with Tajikistan also listed among the countries exceeding WHO PM2.5 guidelines—an issue with clear public health and business implications. Kazakhstan Harvest Review: Kazakhstan reported harvest progress and financing for 2027 sowing, including concessional loans for producers and machinery leasing—key signals for regional grain supply planning.