# The Times of Central Asia

> The Times of Central Asia is a news source in the TOLD catalogue, based in United States. TOLD classifies its editorial position as **Balanced**.

- **Domain:** timesca.com
- **Website:** https://timesca.com
- **Country:** United States
- **Region:** North America
- **Language:** English
- **Editorial position on TOLD:** Balanced
- **Founded:** 1999

## About

The Times of Central Asia arrives each morning with a tariff ruling in Astana, a hydropower loan in Dushanbe and a mineral survey in Tashkent, filed in English for investors and diplomats. A fifth of its output concerns the country whose registration it holds; a third concerns Kazakhstan. Owned abroad and contactable only at a New York address, it publishes the Kyrgyz press-freedom stories that Kyrgyz outlets increasingly cannot.

## Profile

- **Ownership:** Founded in Bishkek in 1999 by Giorgio Fiacconi, now listed only as founder emeritus. The site names an owner and an English-language reference names a company called Frontier News; no registration number or jurisdiction of incorporation could be located. The only published contact address is in New York. There is no editor-in-chief; the senior editorial role is managing editor and head of investigations.
- **Funding:** Display advertising sold in three banner packages to a business, diplomatic and specialist readership. No paywall, no subscriptions, and no donor, foundation or state grant funding identified. One institutional podcast partnership with a Central Asia research society.
- **Focus areas:** Central Asian politics, economy and investment across Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, plus Afghanistan, China, Russia and Iran as they bear on the region; energy, critical minerals, trade and diplomacy


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## Latest headlines

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- [Kyrgyzstan E-Commerce Platform to Be Built With Chinese Firm](https://timesca.com/kyrgyzstan-e-commerce-platform-chinese-firm/) — 2026-08-31T13:21:06.000Z
- [Kazakhstan Vice President and Prime Minister Approved by Parliament](https://timesca.com/kazakhstan-vice-president-prime-minister-approved/) — 2026-08-31T12:49:15.000Z
- [Uzbekistan J-10CE Fighter Jets Confirmed in Official Footage](https://timesca.com/uzbekistan-j-10ce-fighter-jets/) — 2026-08-31T12:41:01.000Z
- [Islamic State Khorasan Province Expands Reach Beyond Afghanistan](https://timesca.com/islamic-state-khorasan-province-expands-threat-beyond-afghanistan/) — 2026-08-31T11:59:28.000Z
- [Tokayev Calls for Nuclear Talks 35 Years After Semipalatinsk Closure](https://timesca.com/tokayev-calls-for-nuclear-talks-35-years-after-semipalatinsk-closure/) — 2026-08-30T19:14:00.000Z
- [Turkmen Fashion Heads to Paris](https://timesca.com/turkmen-fashion-heads-to-paris/) — 2026-08-30T11:14:17.000Z
- [Middle Corridor Must Cut Delays, TITR Chief Tells TCA](https://timesca.com/middle-corridor-must-get-faster-titr-chief-tells-tca/) — 2026-08-28T11:17:56.000Z
- [TAPI Pipeline Moves Closer to First Gas Sales in Afghanistan](https://timesca.com/tapi-gas-pipeline-first-sales-afghanistan/) — 2026-08-28T10:18:20.000Z

## Assessment note

Latest assessment: 2026-07-28. Generated with TOLD Source Prompt Brief v1.2.7. TOLD summarizes framing patterns and third-party classifications; it does not assess factual accuracy, intent, or legitimacy. External classifications: 9 (4 themes).

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