| ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
| ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| AU |
African Union |
| BOMCA |
Border Management Programme in Central Asia |
| BRI |
Belt and Road Initiative |
| CADAP |
Central Asia Drug - Action Programme |
| CAPS |
Central Asian Power System |
| CAWEP |
Central Asia Water and Energy Program |
| CIS |
Commonwealth of Independent States |
| CKU |
China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway |
| CPC |
Caspian Pipeline Consortium |
| CRM |
Critical raw materials |
| CSTO |
Collective Security Treaty Organisation |
| EAEU |
Eurasian Economic Union |
| EBRD |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| EIB |
European Investment |
| EISA |
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment |
| EPCA |
Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreements |
| EU |
European Union |
| FSB |
Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation |
| GDP |
Gross domestic product |
| GSI |
Global Security Initiative |
| GSP |
Generalised Scheme of Preferences |
| IDB |
Islamic Development Bank |
| IFAS |
International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea |
| LEICA |
Law Enforcement in Central Asia |
| NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
| OSCE |
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe |
| OTS |
Organization of Turkic States |
| PCA |
Partnership and Cooperation Agreements |
| RES |
Renewable energy sources |
| SCO |
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation |
| SECCA |
Sustainable Energy Connectivity in Central Asia |
| STRIVE |
Strengthening Resilience to Violent Extremism |
| TAPI |
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline |
| TITR |
Trans-Caspian International Transport Route |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| UN |
United Nations |
| UNGA |
United Nations General Assembly |
| US |
United States |
| USD |
United States Dollar |